Trying this again cause I want creative ideas or guidance from folks with experience having a cool multi-day love festival instead of a traditional stuffy wedding. Here’s the deets:

—we would rent a villa somewhere cool (guests can pay $100/200 a night for a couple nights to stay)

*even when I was my best friends MOH I had to pay for my room at the resort on my own and did not mind, so I’m not interested in feedback on this choice, it is context for what my budget is going towards

\Villa is for the ceremony and party with 15 of our closest guests staying overnight, the remaining 40 or so guests can coordinate on their own to stay nearby so we will not be housing every single guest*

—hire local caterers to do one wedding dinner and perhaps a lunch or breakfast buffet, all other meals people can cook for themselves in the large kitchen

—yes I would budget for a decent photographer but not for multiple days of coverage, that’s crazy!

—want to do a standing ceremony with no officiant just us in the middle, friends circled around, say nice things to each other (paperwork handled separately for a legal marriage)

—we will focus on an amazing venue that doesn’t need extra decor and flowers to be cool, good photos, and one or two good group meals

—we will de-center small extras that add a lot to the cost but not a lot to the experience (paper invites, custom signage, menus, seating charts, favors, temporary decor, chair rentals, things that are used once and thrown away)

—I’m going to buy a cute dress for less than 1k that I will actually wear again versus a traditional expensive wedding gown that will then sit in my closet

—our friends are world class DJs and will bring equipment and play for the night

—we are a creative and talented crew that is used to throwing multi day parties so people will surely be happy to bring their own ideas and offerings to the experience

I would love to hear from folks who like this vision, have fun ideas, or wisdom from doing this themselves!!

I’m not interested in hearing from people who don’t understand the vision or have nitpicky reasons why they think it won’t work out. Thank you 🙏🏼

Just got this dress for $100 when originally it is $650. I was wondering what I could add to it to enhance it. I accidentally uploaded the wrong photo yesterday as I thought it was that dress until I looked at the dress again.

We want something that is upbeat, fun, has a great/loving message and possibly starts off slow and builds to a faster pace. We are hoping to choreograph our dance to it but are having trouble finding the perfect song.

Hello! I want to make my own bouquet. What are some websites that sell realistic looking faux flowers?

Got married in August and this was my dress, I just wanted to share as I only had around 40 guests! The second picture I also have a bridal cape as I didn't want a veil. All together it cost £1k but I think it was worth it ❤️ (long time reddit user, first post) I'm a UK size 16 but went a size up for the dress ofc

Location: $535 for 2 days with table chairs
Attire: $2100 for me and $450 for suit
Florals: $1,000-$1,200 and we got custom faux
Food and Drink: $2,000 for 90 people (no alcohol)
Cake: $400 for 100 people
Decor: $1,400
Linens: $440
2 airbnb’s: $1,430
Nails: $160
Officiant: $500 and we used his speakers
Faux Glass sign: $240
Rehearsal Dinner: $700
Photography: $1,028
Hair: $450
and some random stuff we bought last minute like pens, vases, pictures etc.

Hi everyone!

I came across this Central Park photoshoot at Bethesda Terrace and was wondering if something like this would be worth booking for a couple’s photos.

Here’s the listing: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-park-photoshoot-at-bethesda-terrace-nyc-photographer-tickets-2002661535563

Has anyone done a session like this? I’d love to hear what you’d look for in terms of photo quality, posing guidance, and the overall experience before booking. Would you go this route or look for someone independently? We will be traveling to NYC for the next few weeks so thought I'd try it out!

Thanks!

My first attempt at making my own bouquet with Trader Joe's flowers! I have a few months to practice but I think my first try turned out pretty good. I have a single lace glove that I will use to wrap it. I'll probably use less greenery and focus on how it looks from the side (not just the top) next time - it's coming off more rustic than I wanted. What do y'all think?

We rented the spot for 4 hours for $20. My first thoughts were maybe some pumpkins, a couple lanterns with tea lights, and a fabric swag across the top of the arbor. Open to any advice!

I’m sure this is an impossible ask, but curious on peoples thoughts. Mainly talking about venue/catering with this, as extras such as florals, dj, expensive dress/tux etc will easily not happen.

Want to have a very intimate ceremony (max 25-30 people) in a nice park or something(no church)
Then just a place to get together, eat and mingle. I prefer not a cheap looking VFW but not 100% against it. I would like venue to have catering included. A little dance area would be nice to hookup our own music, but also can live without.

From what I hear venues alone are more than 10k starting on LI so I know I’m asking for a miracle. Not against doing it off season or during weekdays either. Just trying to start the wedding process without getting hopes up or in debt lol.