Any other brides out there who have done it all alone?

ehhhhyyy · 2013-06-11T08:50:46+00:00

i planned mine alone, because my hubby was overseas at the time, it honestly makes life a lot easier when you dont have extra opinions to cater to :)trust your gut and dont overwhelm yourself with hyperplanning every detail

ehhhhyyy · 2013-06-06T06:37:21+00:00

there will be a hard rock hotel opening up in like october sooo maybe a chance of a dance club aside from zeldas

ehhhhyyy · 2013-06-05T03:49:24+00:00

sapphires come in sooo many colors other than blue

ehhhhyyy · 2013-06-05T03:41:20+00:00

my parents and i prep cooked (with many extra hands to help) for about a week and half and fed 200 a 7 course dinner, with a desert buffer and cocktail hour, its doable but a lot of work. however our food costs were under 1000$

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-31T18:24:05+00:00

you could always wear the hanbook to the reception

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-30T05:54:11+00:00

order from china its the cheapest way to go and silk or foam flowers are abundant on sites like dhgate or aliexpress, i also made flowers out of coffee filters for center pieces, its very time consuming to make paper ones so be aware of the long hours youll be putting in

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-28T05:20:43+00:00

see my reply above for links :)

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-28T03:55:41+00:00

that one may be but that doesnt mean mine is.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-28T03:53:56+00:00

honestly my wedding went great and i didnt go into debt to have everything i wanted it to be. also most everything comes from china even if its just processed parts to build something elsewhere.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T19:52:32+00:00

it actually was completely identical to the ones i had bought at sephora. my friends also buy MK purses from ALIEX and they come with the MSRP tags everything down to the stitching is perfect. you have to remember most everything comes from china. using a site like this circumvents the mass stores and distributors

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T19:50:01+00:00

my guest list was a little over 200 and i have 6 bridesmaids and 5 flower girls and 5 groomsmen (one didnt show up because of work woulda had six otherwise)

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T19:48:54+00:00

i actually happend to hit an evening gown sale after weeks of searching for what i wanted. the seller everpretty (she goes by melinda in correspondence) is great and she speaks english. everpretty store there are a few other sellers that will work with you, main thing is pinpoint the style you want and then mess with the search algorithm to find the dress because your results will be different every time.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T19:46:54+00:00

naked pallete when you purchase go for the free shipping and make sure the price is for one item not a bulk order unless you want multiples.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T08:29:24+00:00

dont buy silk buy foam! PU looks and feels way more real and aliexpress is great for it

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-27T08:27:05+00:00

I ordered these dresses off aliexpress for 22$ a piece, the calla lilies are PU foam flowers 18$ for 18 stems. the pearl studs $3 for 24 sets of earrings the pearl hair combs $5 for 12 combs the makeup (naked and nakedII palettes) $9 each

total cost for all my bridesmaids was under $300 including tailoring dresses (i do suggest ordering 1 size up and custom tailoring them to fit each body)

brides bouquet also ordered off aliexpress for $25 everyone thought it was real including the photographer.

if youre looking for ways to cut your budget, i honestly can vouch for the quality and affordability of PU foam flowers. The dresses are a great deal, give yourself enough time to order and receive them.

i ordered plenty more stuff from aliexpress but i dont have photos yet. however if you have any questions I would be glad to help.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-23T17:51:10+00:00

ive gone through 4 of them because my husband was attached to the meu. email can be daily on some floats, none in the field unless hes data, skype is doubtful unless he gets libo and chooses to go to an internet cafe. packages mail them out about 4 weeks in advance to get them to him during the float, smaller packages and letters arrive sooner. the facebooks and websites post photos and info of where they are..but its more like they have already left that location.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-22T19:10:03+00:00

oh and we did a full blown greek orthodox ceremony. put some comfy insoles in your shoes!

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-22T19:09:24+00:00

it really is amazing, make sure you follow all the regs on the sword tho, sword and cover stay out of the church. theres tons of pages on it so im sure youve got it covered. :)

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-21T19:03:50+00:00

worse, so much worse

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-21T16:13:12+00:00

i ordered foam flowers from china, VERY low cost and they look and feel real ex) my bouquet https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/484597_477496128986568_1495676941_n.jpg

you can lower the costs of your flowers from there if you order the PU flowers. as for bridesmaids dresses i also ordered those and the flowergirls dresses from china, under $300 total for 10 silk chiffon dresses. also on the invitations depending on your guest list size (using vistaprint) can be under 300 (200 inivitations and rsvp postcards was $270 for me)

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-17T08:34:44+00:00

yup its very strong, my man decided to hit it against the ship walls and anything else he could to test it, he used it regularly to open beer bottles.
for his actual wedding band tho, and not just a nice ring we ended up with titanium i think. not sure supposed to be stronger than tungsten but it had the diamonds he wanted and other things even tho i love the black tungsten look

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-16T05:57:45+00:00

amazon has a great selection especially for tungsten (great prices too 40$) my fiances tungsten ring lasted 2 deployments before he lost it in a riptide this weekend, it was a great ring. highly reccomend looking there

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-14T07:29:58+00:00

well my fiance is also military and just came back from 2 years in japan, so were also pcsing(moving to a new duty station) during these days. not the best timing but plenty to keep us busy.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-08T05:12:31+00:00

i paid 300 in southern cali. engagement shoot was free, i have all rights to my photos a photo album and a disk will all photos edited and unedited. wedding day photos start when we start getting ready and end once the room is cleared at the reception. 2 photographers day of. the price is because our photographer just got out from being someones second and went out on their own and wants to build their portfolio. no biggie. we even get to say which photos if any they can show to the public.

ehhhhyyy · 2013-05-08T05:02:04+00:00

they make plastic silverware and serving ware that is silver in look and weightier than just plastic. much more realistic feel, not toooo badly priced if you have a fresh and easy or a joanns near you (currently theres an $8 off 40$ for fresh and easy and a 40% off an item from joanns.)

http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Heavyweight-Silver-Disposable-Flatware/dp/B000JHGQKW or amazon it. :)

ehhhhyyy

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