amalone1013
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2016
Our budget (all in, everything included from little things like postage stamps to big things like the catering) is just over 10. But that's literally everything, as well as highballing the catering cost, since we don't know what exactly that'll end up being. It's ridiculous how expensive these things get. We're also including our honeymoon in that number, and things that have already been paid for. I have a very detailed spreadsheet on my laptop, lol.
I am all about the spreadsheets!
Your plans for DL sound fun, but that finagling sounds like a pain in the butt. I hope it goes well!
Thanks! I hope when we get there, it's realized that we don't all have to be glued at the hip. But it's Disney! It can't be too bad
We're skipping a DJ and will just use Pandora or Spotify with a case amp we're going to buy on Amazon. It's $100 with free shipping and includes a mic for the ceremony and toasts and stuff. We just couldn't justify the cost. Our biggest expenses are the venue, catering, photography, and honeymoon (which may end up getting canceled, we haven't worked that out yet).
If this DJ won't move dates, we might go that route. We already have to come up with something if we want ceremony music. The lights were really just a perk
Our big ones are venue, food/alcohol, and photography. We're counting the honeymoon separate. If it came down to it, the honeymoon could get pushed back... but F&W! lol. I don't get why people look at you all crazy when it's like, no, I am not going to spend six figures on a wedding, I have other plans for my life (like maybe a house, a dog, eating dinner tonight...). I got a quote for 6 employees to serve food and alcohol if we DIY the food and it was $2800. I wish I knew more people around me, because it'd be like, "Who has high school/college age responsible siblings who want to make some cash?"