Tomorrow it will be two months since our wedding! Things have calmed down significantly and we are settling back into life as usual. Being able to look back, enjoy pictures, and still here great things about our wedding really warms our hearts and reminds us on a daily basis that we are blessed beyond measure with a strong support system of friends and family.
Going into this post, Kimili and I talked a lot about whether to tabulate our expense and see exactly how much we spent, which was apart of the original plan for the "final thoughts". Now that everything is said and done, I think we are just content knowing that we were able to celebrate our love with a wedding that was uniquely us, we had everything we wanted and enjoyed the company of our loved ones. Based on that, and the fact that we're a little freaked out to know the grand total, we chose not to do a detailed breakdown. If I had to guess, I would say we spent between $15,000 and $25,000 in total; including catering which was gifted by my parents and the rehearsal dinner which was gifted by Kimili's mother. This was by no means our budget, but due to an unanticipated headcount spike we ended up planning for about twice the amount of guests we originally planned for. Being someone who was totally budget conscious and determined to pay for a majority of the wedding, having our budget turned upside down was extremely stressful to me. We recognize that we were extremely blessed to be able to account for the increase and in hindsight, don't regret one thing we had to work through or plan for to have the wedding of our dreams. At the end of the day we wouldn't change a thing!
Some elements of our wedding that I was not able to discuss in great detail, but were extremely important to us were our pre-ceremony cocktail hour with our favorite snacks, kids room with babysitter, our unplugged wedding ceremony, writing our own vows, bridal-party inspired candy station, recognizing my parents anniversary within our wedding, open bar & party bus transportation for all guests, and in general having a wedding that celebrated us but also showed our guests how important they were to us. If you are considering any of these for your own wedding and have any question's please don't hesitate to
contact me directly.
Enjoy a few pictures taking by our family member and check out
Alexa's Photography for a preview of what she captured. For future brides, our advice would be to plan for what you want, research alternative options and realize you may have to bend a little. Most importantly take time to slow down and cherish each moment of your wedding day, it goes by fast!
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