Random WR question

Zimsgirl

So I'm bored and on pineterest looking at all of the cool wedding ideas. So if you had an unlimited budget what would you spend the most money on?

gregamywedding

I would probably go crazy with the decorations for the reception if I had an unlimited budget.

Zimsgirl

I would go crazy with flowers lol. I love my dress and wouldn't change it but I'd have flowers everywhere if I had an unlimited budget haha

midgetthemighty

Best photographer on planet earth. A few of them.

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]Best photographer on planet earth. A few of them.
Posted by midgetthemighty[/QUOTE]
Bahaha who would you go with? I'm in love with my photographer and stalk her FB page to look at pics all the time. We got a great package and splurged on her. Some of TK budget things aren't very accurate

Carebear62584

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : Bahaha who would you go with? I'm in love with my photographer and stalk her FB page to look at pics all the time. We got a great package and splurged on her. Some of TK budget things aren't very accurate
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]

We splurged on our photgrapher too.  We actually contacted him before we set our date and venue just to make sure he was available.  My cousin used him for her wedding 3 1/2 years ago and still uses him for her kids' pictures.  My brother's FI actually contacted him already too to find out 2013 available dates before looking at venues.  He's nothing less than amazing!

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : We splurged on our photgrapher too.  We actually contacted him before we set our date and venue just to make sure he was available.  My cousin used him for her wedding 3 1/2 years ago and still uses him for her kids' pictures.  My brother's FI actually contacted him already too to find out 2013 available dates before looking at venues.  He's nothing less than amazing!
Posted by Carebear62584[/QUOTE]
We changed our date from July 14 to June 2. She was the first vendor I contacted to see what she had available in May/June. She had 2 dates in June so we snagged the 2nd!

midgetthemighty

I have no idea as my awesome friend is our photographer so I didn't do any research on them. Just really awesome photographers. I love pictures.

I'm out ladies! Have a happy new year!

chelseakopperud

Happy New Year Jess!!!

I would get a photobooth and go crazy with flowers. I love flowers!!

AlliJae

I have the photog I wanted (and stalked for 3 years. ha.) but it was a definite splurge, so I kind of acted like I had all the money in the world on that one...oops!!

At this point, I would say food/drinks. I would love to have appetizers before dinner, dinner, desserts, and post dinner snacks, and good-bye snacks It would be a lot of food, but would be so fun. I've seen weddings with taco trucks on site and other fun, food related aspects of their wedding!

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]I have the photog I wanted (and stalked for 3 years. ha.) but it was a definite splurge, so I kind of acted like I had all the money in the world on that one...oops!! At this point, I would say food/drinks. I would love to have appetizers before dinner, dinner, desserts, and post dinner snacks, and good-bye snacks :) It would be a lot of food, but would be so fun. I've seen weddings with taco trucks on site and other fun, food related aspects of their wedding!
Posted by AlliJae[/QUOTE]
That'd be awesome. I went to a wedding in September where they did Chex Mix and cheese and crackers for cocktail hour and those worked great. I think we're gonna do something small like that since we're serving plated dinners and cake.

chelseakopperud

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : That'd be awesome. I went to a wedding in September where they did Chex Mix and cheese and crackers for cocktail hour and those worked great. I think we're gonna do something small like that since we're serving plated dinners and cake.
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]

We just decided the otehr day that we are going to do a cheese and crackers station. We are doing hors d'ouevres stations anyways so it should fit rigth in, My dad is goign through a cheese phase haha!

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : We just decided the otehr day that we are going to do a cheese and crackers station. We are doing hors d'ouevres stations anyways so it should fit rigth in, My dad is goign through a cheese phase haha!
Posted by chelseakopperud[/QUOTE]
HAHA. You can't go wrong with cheese and crackers though. I feel like everyone likes that and some of the hors deourves at our place are pricey

daria24

Unlimited money...I would probably have a destination wedding to some place really awesome like an Italian villa or Bora Bora and pay for people to go. 

KrisKenny

Seeing how I already think we are splurging on the food (9 hor d'vourse per person, 4 course meal, cake/dessert), I think I would splurge on having an open bar (which we are not - OMG I know...) and on photographers. I have 2 photographers now, but only for 5 hours. If we had the extra money, I would have got a higher priced package that includes more hours and a few albums.

AlliJae

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[QUOTE]Unlimited money...I would probably have a destination wedding to some place really awesome like an Italian villa or Bora Bora and pay for people to go. 
Posted by daria24[/QUOTE]

True!! And fly all 300 of our guests to some sweet destination.

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]Seeing how I already think we are splurging on the food (9 hor d'vourse per person, 4 course meal, cake/dessert), I think I would splurge on having an open bar (which we are not - OMG I know...) and on photographers. I have 2 photographers now, but only for 5 hours. If we had the extra money, I would have got a higher priced package that includes more hours and a few albums.
Posted by KrisKenny[/QUOTE]
It's not bad etiquette not to have an open bar. You host what you can afford. It's cash bar that's bad etiquette. We're hosting Chardonny, Merlot, Beer (Michelob Ultra), and soda. Tea, coffee, and lemonade come with the plated dinners

niknik15

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[QUOTE]Unlimited money...I would probably have a destination wedding to some place really awesome like an Italian villa or Bora Bora and pay for people to go. 
Posted by daria24[/QUOTE]

Same here! Then great photographers.

Zimsgirl

An open bar would be nice too but I think a lot of people know it gets expensive so they don't really care

chelseakopperud

Oh! And I would double the amount of chairs we are renting.... that way we wouldnt have to move them from ceremony to reception. I know it wont be a big deal, but its just one more thing.

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]Oh! And I would double the amount of chairs we are renting.... that way we wouldnt have to move them from ceremony to reception. I know it wont be a big deal, but its just one more thing.
Posted by chelseakopperud[/QUOTE]
That would be really nice...how many guests do you have?

chelseakopperud

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : That would be really nice...how many guests do you have?
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]

inviting 340

michellep1

Hmmm I really like this question!!  The first thing that comes to mind is splurging on invitations, because I know exactly what I want but to get them custom made for me would be $12/invite, which is just not going to happen.

I would probably have my reception in a nicer hotel, mine's nice and I really do like it, but we did eliminate some that I liked the look of more because they were more expensive. 

If we were staying in my chosen venue, I would add the martini bar, which is AWESOME at that venue, and I'd add a cigar station because my dad wants one but I really don't think we can afford it.  I'd have a photobooth and probably a different photographer.  Mine's really a good photographer but I didn't even look at ones that I knew I couldn't afford, so there might have been a different one out there that I would have preferred.  I would also have more flowers.

Now if we're talking TOTALLY unlimited budgettttttt, I would have a fireworks show.  My ballroom has an entire wall of windows that overlooks the river, and it would just be beautiful to stand at the window, or even go down to the river, and see fireworks that were just for our wedding.

Other than those things I'm pretty happy with our wedding!

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : inviting 340
Posted by chelseakopperud[/QUOTE]
WOW! That's a big wedding

chelseakopperud

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : WOW! That's a big wedding
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]

Yeah- it's insane!! We originally wanted 100. Then we got our families on paper and realized we were already at over 150!!

Zimsgirl

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random WR question : Yeah- it's insane!! We originally wanted 100. Then we got our families on paper and realized we were already at over 150!!
Posted by chelseakopperud[/QUOTE]
Wow yeah. I originally wanted 100 and we're at 139. We were going over our list with my mom and figuring out who will come and who won't. She has some co-workers on our list and family on my dad's side from Texas. The Texas family wouldn't even drive 3 hours to a city in Texas for my cousin's wedding 2 1/2 years ago so we know they won't fly up here. I think we confirmed like 93 guests and 15 maybes. lol

daria24

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[QUOTE]Now if we're talking TOTALLY unlimited budgettttttt, I would have a fireworks show. 
Posted by michellep1[/QUOTE]

<div>I forgot about fireworks! YES! </div><div>
</div><div>And I would hire whatever famous band we wanted to play our ceremony music/first dance. </div>

Zimsgirl

There's a firework picture on pinterest I found that is soooo pretty but fireworks would not work at our venue haha

sweet_melissa81

I would have tons and tons of flowers, 3 photographers, a better videographer, 2 dresses. I would have milkshakes included in my late night snacks with cherries on top and cute straws, a band, and an old style car for my send off.

I would get married in a castle and have a horse drawn carriage! LOL Serious! I'm ridiculous!

I would charter a plane for everyone to come. The entire feel of the wedding would enchanted romance.

chelseakopperud

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[QUOTE]I would have tons and tons of flowers, 3 photographers, a better videographer, 2 dresses, a huge hall,<strong> I would have milkshakes included in my late night snacks</strong> with cherries on top and cute straws, a band, and an old style car for my send off.
Posted by sweet_melissa81[/QUOTE]

ME TOO!!!!!

Carebear62584

How about a longer honeymoon and stay at better hotels.  I would still go to Hawaii because it's my dream vacation, and we have some pretty good hotels, but I would go above and beyond and stay longer.  And fly first class out there.

Ahhh.....we can dream, can't we?