Paid the venue for the food, apps, and some booze (we'll pay more as needed). Calculated everything once I got home, including remaining costs, such as remainder of photographer, DJ, and officiant fees, and set out an amount to cover the miscellaneous details.....
We are under budget!!! We might get out of this about 2 grand under!
I'm earmarking that for house down payment fund.
Dancing around the house from excitement at pulling this off! Now as long as I don't go into the welcome bags and start stealing the little wine bottles to help celebrate...