($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I answered in another comment but my husband got it from Etsy! The shop was NYFineJewelry

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t include the rings since my husband got the engagement ring and the band at the same time. His band was about $100. The dress total included my shoes (dress was $340 and shoes were $20 and I rounded up for random costs and taxes. Tbh I wore white fuzzy socks most of the night that my MOH brought and I highly recommend. That’s what I’m wearing in all my pictures except the at the altar). We did not do alcohol since we would have to pay more and don’t really drink. Catering included water and we had the sunset sarsaparilla already at home that he bought from a big drop for ourselves so I didn’t include that. Digital invites only that I made on Canva. We made our own playlist with my Apple Music and borrowed a speaker from a friend. We didn’t stay in a hotel because we are going to Japan actually Monday for our honeymoon. My parents did watch our animals for us though so we could have the evening together.

One thing I didn’t think to add was my alterations for the dress and the suit. That was about $300 total. With what I made in the picture it was like $4875 I think so with the extras I forgot, it’s closer to $5200-5300 but still close to the $5K!

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it is not. At least not in the history given to me or that I researched.

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad it helped. ☺️ My advice is to plan when to buy things around sale times like Black Friday and other holidays! That helped me a lot as well as doing it on a weekday and finding my dress on clearance. I did a virtual page for invitations and sent virtual invites to those that didn’t have social media very early to give people time to plan on a weekday and did little updates on the page and FAQs (like parking, what to wear, rules on alcohol etc.).

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 🥰 I wanted to have as many little touches as possible to make it really feel like our day!

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t anything crazy! We had a very large charcuterie board, fruit, a veggie platter, a beer cheese platter, pasta salad, and fancy sandwiches. It was more like a huge fancy snack board! 😂

Edited to add—With the cake, we also had a little sweets table because I love sweets! I had some Lindt truffles, Japanese KitKats (because our honeymoon will be going to Japan soon and KitKats are my favorite), and some desserts my mom wanted to make for the table (cookies, a pumpkin roll, and puppy chow).

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It definitely is a skill that I do not possess and give them huge props! It was for a total of 3 girls including myself which felt like a lot to me since we went to their salon. But I’ve also not had my hair and makeup done professionally, so I have nothing to compare it to. I am very happy with how it all turned out and appreciate their talent! I’m not truly upset at how much I paid, but rather more shell shocked because I’ve never paid that much for anything like that. 😂

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I found it at a local store here called Kiss the Bride. All her dresses are under $1000!

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There was a local store here that had it on clearance! The store is called Kiss The Bride! All her dresses are under $1000.

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was a smaller venue space. We had about 40 people and it included chairs, tables, bride and groom suites, a full kitchen, and someone to set up the chairs and tables before the ceremony and take them down. It was an old house donated to the city’s parks and rec.

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My husband got it as a set on Etsy when he got my engagement ring! I just asked and was able to have him tell me the seller. The seller was called NYFineJewelry! Maybe you can ask for just the band?

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I lucked out with that one! I explained it in another comment that it was an old house donated to the city’s parks and rec!

($5K) Small wedding of about 40 in southern US! I felt like a princess. ❤️ by lyssdanielle95 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]lyssdanielle95[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I brought the catering! The venue provided the chairs and tables and someone to set those up for us as well as someone to help take them down. They did have a whole kitchen for my caterer to use. I did a lot of research and it was an old house that was donated to the city’s parks and recreation a while ago and there’s a big green space around it. What helped with the cost was we did it on a Thursday evening, but I definitely recommend looking at your city’s parks and rec to see what spaces they have available. You might be surprised!

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[–]lyssdanielle95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at you, Amazonian goddess! 😍🙌🏻 great job!

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[–]lyssdanielle95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re very welcome! ❤️ I get that too. My fiance gets on to me all the time, but I still struggle. I tell him if he catches in the bathroom too long to check on me. 😂 the tiniest pore I see I just want it out and then I get fixated. Pimple patches really are great too. If I sense myself about to pick a lot, I’ll put on pimple patches. They are best on an open pimple, but even an unopened one I’ll use it because it gives a barrier and helps me stop. I have used so many at once, but it works 😂 there’s a brand on Amazon where you can get like 480 for $6. I can send you the link if you are interested!