I have a confession... I don't like cake. This is my struggle. The wedding industry is telling me I have to spend $500 on something I don't like to eat. My fiance, however, does like cake so the battle is not completely lost. I really do want to get a cake to do the whole "shove the cake in your husband's face" thing BUT I just have a really hard time with all of the insane price tags. You could say I'm unconventional but that's what makes me... well me. I didn't grow up thinking I would have a huge elaborate wedding, I'm not a princess. If someone else puts a tiara on my head... I'm going to scream. I am a people lover. When I realized marriage was a reality I started planning things I would totally be okay with. I grew up liking Spanish guitars because my father, uncles, and cousins played guitar. It was a part of my life so I wanted to integrate that into the ceremony. The rest... well I want a party. Where everyone is smiling, laughing, having a great time, and celebrating our marriage. That's what I want.
My real question is... why is everything so freakin' expensive? I will be honest. Maybe I'm super frugal but the idea of spending more than $500 on a wedding dress was so hard for me to digest. I couldn't swallow the price tag. I tried watching "Say Yes to the Dress" but I heard the amount these girls were spending for a dress they would wear once and I almost fainted. I also got a call from a boutique and they told me their starting price was $3000. Say what?! Why?
I don't want to negate anyone else's dream. This is just my perspective. If you have the financial ability to spend anything you want on a wedding, go for it. I can't. I am grateful to those who are assisting us. I definitely could not afford this festival of food and fun without you.
I'm just asking, can I spend less than $500 on a cake or invitations most people will throw away? Can I not have to DIY everything? Can I spend as little as possible and still have the night of our lives? That is my current mission. I just wish that when someone mentions the word "wedding" the price tag didn't jump three times.
Again, if you really know me, you know that I’m a hustler and I don’t like to wait to get things done. With that being said, almost everything is planned except for the wedding cake, bridesmaids dress, and other tiny little details. I do operations for a living people! Haha! I guess my only real anxiety with wedding planning is finding the finances to pay for it. I have always been good with saving, however, this expense is a little bit out of my reach. Our parents have been great in helping us out financially but it’s just not enough. I’m not sure how else other people stress out about the details. Maybe it’s the fact they want to please everyone on their guest list and they want to everything to be perfect. However, I’ve learned over time that nothing ever comes out exactly the way you planned.
se to the wedding of our dreams. I just didn’t realize flowers cost so much! It’s crazy that I saved almost $100 by removing 1 rose from each of the centerpieces. Insane! If I had all the money in the world, I would cover the whole room in flowers and have flamenco dancers and a photo booth.