Parents Not Attending My Wedding

Hi.
I`m in a similar situation. I`m white and engaged to an African-american man. Our date is set for Aug. 2004. My mom is okay with it because she supports me in whatever I do, she`s not thrilled about it though. Like I always imagined her being when her first daughter gets married. It`s hard because I want to be a big happy family, but I love this man. So, I`ll have to settle for a little smaller family. Hang in there. I`m also in the process of trying to plan a really cheap wedding, but still elegant. I just recently started thinking about planning since it is so far away, but if I think of anything I`ll let you know. Feel free to e-mail me if you`d like.
Hotsalsa_11@yahoo.com

Where are you located? I am in Tampa Fl and have found some pretty good deals. You can look on ebay for some reasonable wedding dresses. For your reception you can have a glass fish bowl with fruit, lemons, etc in it. A few peices of ribbon splahed in the arrangement will also look beautiful... With a few votice candles lit around the bowl. If you have a dollar tree in your area you should look there for wedding favors. You can get a nice silver or gold frame for a $1 each... Much cheaper then ordering. You can print a nice note to place in each "thanks for sharing in our special day... Thanks for all of your love and support on our special day" , etc. Or you can use them as place setting name tags. If you are looking for reasonable reception food try a dessert bar with coffee and punches - this would probably be very nice for a midday wedding. Good luck and god bless!

I am sorry to hear about your parent`s lack of support for your wedding. Life is too short... I have been engaged for a year & 4 months and I`ve been pretty good at cutting costs as follows:
*I bought my veil on eBay for $10.00
*Instead of a traditional wedding cake, we are serving two small cakes at each table. One is german chocolate cake in honor of my grandma who passed away and the other is angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries in honor of my fiance`s grandma, also deceased. We ordered the cakes from a grocery store bakery - total cost: $150! (will serve all 100 guests...)
*I found my shoes on clearnce at Ross for $3.00
*I am giving my bridesmaids beautiful copper & beaded magic wands for attedndant gifts. I found these at www.femailcreations.com. They are pricey -but - I am also having them carry these instead of flower bouquets so I saved money there.
*I decided to use birdhouses for centerpeices (our wedding is outdoors and casual). I spent between $3-7.00 a peice for these. Another idea I had considered were to use garden staues as centerpeices. I found these for very cheap at WalMart. Once the wedding is over, these could be placed around your yard and would help you remember your big day.
*Favors are optional. You can save by not doing favors. I decided to go ahead and do small paper mache birdhouse favors which costed about .50 cents each.
*We are having a friend do our photography and another friend will video tape for us. That was a huge savings!!!
*You can usually save on a wedding dress by looking for a bridesmaids dress in white or ivory.
*I made my own wedding invitations. There are a lot of kits that are very easy to do on a computer. I spent about $15.00 total.

I hope something here helps you. Despite your situation with your parents, enjoy your wedding day!

Sorry to hear that you`re not getting the support of the family. If you`re on a budget like I am, here`s a few suggestions...
EBAY EBAY EBAY. This has been a lifesaver for me. I bought my veil...2 tier cathedral length for $20, and beaded it myself (that cost me all of $1.65). I bought the favors...simple little bells with a poem card for the guests to ring when they want the bride a groom to kiss...for $40 (and that was for 200 favors). I just bought a faux pearl choker for $4.99 that is absolutely gorgeous, and for decorating I spent $9.00 for 150 yards of white tulle that I can use for archways, tables, pews, and a multitude of other things!! I know the message boards have had bad things to say about David`s bridal, but my dress is absolutely beautiful. I got it during their $99 sale for $249!!!! Hope I helped you a bit!