Let’s start off by saying that I have been more than practical and responsible with my wedding planning. I do care about the details, but all along I never fretted on the cost of things because I knew I would be able to keep my budget really low – due to a small wedding and because I’m crafty, resourceful and smart. (Oh yeah, and extremely pretty)
It didn’t take me more than a few minutes of cruising all the major wedding sites to realize that anything with the word “wedding” attached to it instantly jacks up the price. Fortunately for us, inviting 30 people instantly drops the average cost on several areas of the wedding budget – stationary, food, drinks, cake, flowers, etc. Awesome. On the other hand, there are some areas that no matter if you have 2 people in attendance or 200; you won’t be able to really cut cost.
For example, wedding videography. The “investments” do vary among companies, however if you want something magnificent, you’ll be paying top dollar. And here we are with about 5 months to go and I just recently decided that I must have cinematic wedding filmmakers to capture my big day. I know I could find something much less expensive, but I need the best of the best when it comes to wedding day visuals. I’m not down with anything traditional. I’m currently back in school at “one of the leading art education institutions in the United States”, therefore I’m a total snob when it comes to anything in the creative realm. I’ll admit it. I’m a snob. And very opinionated.
I’m pretty sure I freaked out the Fi with my enthusiasm and determination on having (what appears to be) the best wedding videographers in the state. He’s been giving me several dose s of reality and we discussed the option at great length. All along this roller coaster of planning, nothing besides my DIY invitations has had me this excited about wedding stuff. I hope he understands how important it is for me to have a movie trailer of our ceremony… and the rest of the footage. I’m sure our parents will think we’re nuts for doing this – especially since we’ve stressed how we wanted to keep things simple. But this is my big splurge. I never got the Jimmy Choos… I went with Steve Madden. I didn’t get the designer dress… I went with BCBG off the rack. I’m not even getting a wedding band… I’ll be using my e-ring. And I’m o.k. with all these decisions. However, when it comes to the photography and (now) film, I’m willing to take the plunge and spend a few thousand bucks. Gulp. Yes, the thought of the “investment” does make me a little nauseous at times. But I just remind myself, in 10 years, all the money I spent on my wedding won’t matter.
So now we’ll have invited 24 friends and family to attend, but will have about 9 vendors also there for the whole sha-bang. Hmm. Things are starting to look a little unbalanced, but whatever.
Let’s get this show on the road…
It didn’t take me more than a few minutes of cruising all the major wedding sites to realize that anything with the word “wedding” attached to it instantly jacks up the price. Fortunately for us, inviting 30 people instantly drops the average cost on several areas of the wedding budget – stationary, food, drinks, cake, flowers, etc. Awesome. On the other hand, there are some areas that no matter if you have 2 people in attendance or 200; you won’t be able to really cut cost.
For example, wedding videography. The “investments” do vary among companies, however if you want something magnificent, you’ll be paying top dollar. And here we are with about 5 months to go and I just recently decided that I must have cinematic wedding filmmakers to capture my big day. I know I could find something much less expensive, but I need the best of the best when it comes to wedding day visuals. I’m not down with anything traditional. I’m currently back in school at “one of the leading art education institutions in the United States”, therefore I’m a total snob when it comes to anything in the creative realm. I’ll admit it. I’m a snob. And very opinionated.
I’m pretty sure I freaked out the Fi with my enthusiasm and determination on having (what appears to be) the best wedding videographers in the state. He’s been giving me several dose s of reality and we discussed the option at great length. All along this roller coaster of planning, nothing besides my DIY invitations has had me this excited about wedding stuff. I hope he understands how important it is for me to have a movie trailer of our ceremony… and the rest of the footage. I’m sure our parents will think we’re nuts for doing this – especially since we’ve stressed how we wanted to keep things simple. But this is my big splurge. I never got the Jimmy Choos… I went with Steve Madden. I didn’t get the designer dress… I went with BCBG off the rack. I’m not even getting a wedding band… I’ll be using my e-ring. And I’m o.k. with all these decisions. However, when it comes to the photography and (now) film, I’m willing to take the plunge and spend a few thousand bucks. Gulp. Yes, the thought of the “investment” does make me a little nauseous at times. But I just remind myself, in 10 years, all the money I spent on my wedding won’t matter.
So now we’ll have invited 24 friends and family to attend, but will have about 9 vendors also there for the whole sha-bang. Hmm. Things are starting to look a little unbalanced, but whatever.
Let’s get this show on the road…
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