Friend Getting Married

Hey Courtney,
Yes my friend has asked relatives and is saving money for it, they just need a little help. I threw a ball park figure of $5000 at her last night when we were at work, the thing is the groom has over 200 family memebers and that`s not even includning friends. She`s estimating to be married by 2008, I just thought that maybe it would be nice to try to get them some extra help. She doesn`t know that I`m doing this......I wanted to surprise her

That sounds good Courtney I`m happy for you that things are working for you. Those are good suggestions.....I will tell her to consider that. Good blessings with you and your fiance....don`t be believe in luck....just the blessings of the Lord. If you think of anything else please don`t hesitate to hit me up. Thanks

Dee

Thanks so much Courtney I appreciate it.

Here are some things that you can look to do. My cousin had a beautiful wedding with 200 people and only paid $6000. She had the reception at the Knights of Columbus Hall. They cater and it was really cheap, she is Catholic and she always volunteered through her church so they gave her the hall for free, we asked the local bake that our family use to donate the cake and they did, the florist gave her flowers that were going to be thrown out because they were a certain amount of days old, they sprayed them with water and the flowers were beautiful but they died the very next day. They were only good for that day. The decorations came from the dollar store and family members also donated some. The Bridal shop allowed her to wear a gown from their show room and she had it dry cleaned and returned it back to them. The catering and open bar is what cost them. We went to local trade schools and got photography (for a reference and they used some of the pictures for their portfolio), videography (same, all we had to do was give them a reference and allow them to use the video for their school grade and portfolio), we went to an outlet and found the bridesmaids gowns for $22 and they were nice. Write letters, look for students and find donations in your neighborhood busiesses. You will be amazed with what you get.

We got married and what we did was invite family members who were very close to us. Meaning, if you were at the past 3 family gatherings, then you were invited. If you did not mind paying for hotels (if you were from out of town), then you were invited. We cut our list down from 525 people to 250. Why are you paying for all of these people to eat if you can`t afford it. They need to invite close family and close friends. That will cut the list down. They are not going to have a nice wedding and reception for $5000 and his guest list is 200+ not including hers. Maybe cut the list down to include 100 people total.

Thank you all very much for your advice. I will bring these suggestions to my friend and I`m sure that she will take them all into consideration. Please dont get into any arguments let`s all be nice to each other. Thanks again.

Dee.