Pssshhhh... that's like saying: "Why did Olajuwon have to block so many shots?" or "Why must Steven Segal keep making dumb movies?" Those questions are just not asked, and MEXICAN FAMILY and BIG go hand and hand. I have a big *ss family as well. Would you be interested in finding out about a 250-person hall? Please msg me through the board.
well then you have already have someone does or is 1. A D.J. 2. BBQ's regularly for large groups 3. Makes cakes 4. Arranges flowers in their spare time and decorates 5. alters clothing We had around 400 people at our wedding. Total budget was 5K. We used the resources we had to keep it sensible. good luck
Nope. It's a size 4, I think. Maybe a 6. If not, I wonder what kind of market there is for second-hand wedding dresses?
WAIT A MINUTE... this is just "thinking" about it?!?!? Wait until you plan it! (Meh, he's Chinese.) FAIL It was 399. Sorry I messed up your wedding par-tay. - SwoLy Gump
I thought the Mexican culture had sponsors to help the couple with wedding costs? In the Vietnamese culture we receive money from all the guests as their way to chip in on the wedding. As far as destination weddings, I don't get it. Wouldn't you rather have everyone important to you at the wedding? Obviously you've decided you do, so you've dismissed the idea. Good call if you ask me. You'll love you wedding so much more being able to share the special occasion with all those close to you. With times being tougher with money, I would find it hard to ask everyone to spend money to go to a destination wedding. As someone said, have a destination honeymoon if you want to go somewhere. Lastly, it's so refreshing to hear a person say they want to spend less on a wedding and actually look past that day. Try to bargain shop as much as you can for things. If you can't get any lower than your 20K price tag, time to start cutting things out or settling for different flowers, reception hall, etc. If you can't do 300 people, you gotta cut people out. Most importantly, just do the wedding how you want, spending how much you want, and just have fun. Don't stress, look forward to your honeymoon, and your marriage. Congratulations, and good luck!
Also, remember that people who aren't that close to you would probably rather not go and have to spend money on a present and sit next to people they don't know/care for. Having had stretches where I went to 5 weddings in 2 months, that was rough.
From today's WSJ, complete with large Mexican family : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123681651398302303.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal
I agree but then again I'm not married and I'm very unromantic. Seriously though with all of the economic uncertainty is now the time to pay the equivalent of a down payment for a small house on a wedding? You might find that money you spent on swans could come in handy helping pay next year's mortgage.
If you think $20K and 300 people is lot of money and a lot of people, you should thank your lucky stars you aren't Indian. My cousin just got married, and her wedding was pretty close to $60K, with 500 people in attendance, and that was considered MODEST. Seriously though, don't do something that you won't be happy about later. What would make you happier? The destination wedding that you've always wanted, or the joy that your grandparents would be able to see you get married? There's no wrong answer, but something tells me the joy you would get from seeing them there would outweigh anything else. And honestly, you're gonna look great in any dress you pick, regardless of whether it costs $100 or $10,000, so I wouldn't fret too much about that. The venue is one of those things that, if you pick a good one, it really has the ability to transform the wedding from something nice to something really, really special....so to me, I would be willing to spend a little more on something like that. But again, weddings are definitely things of personal taste, so to each his/her own.
Indians have money dude. We are talking a Mexican wedding here...MEXICAN. In all seriousness, I have been to a number of Indian and Pakistani weddings and my GOD do they know how to throw a party Everyone should attend at least one Indian wedding in their lifetime
Done AND done. Danced that sit-down-stand-up-and-cheer-about-the-tribe-that-prospered song for about 30 minutes straight.
my sisters wedding was Mexican/Indian/Persian... some 350 or so guests, open bar , belly dancers, traditional mexican mariachi dancers, indian bollywood dancers. six figures for sure, but it was pretty fun.
