As I was checking off the things on our wedding accessories list, I was beginning to worry about the cost of our ceremony and reception. I started thinking that maybe we should just elope to one of those wedding chapels you hear so much about. You know, like the Chapel of the Deeply In Debt. But I really wanted a big wedding and everyone, including our parents was looking forward to being there. I just wasn’t sure if we would be able to afford it. Our parents all helped with what they could, but none of us was really in the position to pay for everything. We both have large families, and of course, everyone wanted to be there. After the invitations came pouring in, we were all surprised that everyone’s RSVP was a definite yes. We thought that surely out of 318 people that a few were not be able to make it. But everyone had confirmed they would be there.
After what seemed like endless shopping we had most of the wedding and reception plans taken care of. All the bridesmaid, flower girl, groomsmen and ring boy were taken care of as far as attire. My gown and his tux were ready too. In fact all everything for the ceremony, including unity candle and décor were done with. But I still had the reception to plan for, and pick out gifts for our wedding party. He took care of his groomsmen gifts and ring boy and I was handling the flower girl and bridesmaid gifts. Our wedding cake we picked out together. After tasting all those cake samples I didn’t care if I ever had cake again. But there were some very gorgeous cake designs and decorations. We decided on a white cake with a buttercream whipped frosting decorated in a floral pattern around each layer. It really was quite beautiful.
Next I picked out the table settings, centerpieces, silver and glassware. There were so many styles of champagne flutes to check out. I never knew they came in so many designs. I chose a special bride and groom set for our wedding table and lovely plain crystal flutes for our guests. Next I went through every wedding favor selection I could find and that was a hard choice. There were items I wanted to buy just for me. Adorable little picture frames, flower vases, lovely candle holders and candles, and that was just a few of the choices. Wedding receptions have really come a long way. There are some wonderfully unique options for wedding favors these days.
Now my last assignment was the gifts for bridesmaids, and flower girl. I bought my little niece a lovely locket as her gift, and had an inscription added to let her know how much I appreciated her. For my girls, I found the most fantastic scarves and had their initials put on each and every one of them. It wasn’t exactly cheap bridesmaids gifts, but they weren’t as expensive as I thought they would be. I was really surprised at the low cost, because they look quite expensive. Even my fiance was relieved when I told him what we had paid for them. I know the girls will love them and they will look so gorgeous in them.
Well, everything is now ready for the big day. All the shopping is done and the great part is we aren’t going to be broke. The honeymoon plans are still on, and we saved so much money on this wedding and reception that we were able to buy very nice gifts for our parents too. I’m glad I ran across this selection of affordable wedding items.
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