Unfortunately this is somewhat of a sad post
As of last week my dad has taken a lay off from his job so, obviously, my fiance and I agreed to pay for the majority of the wedding. Originally I was planning to get married at marshes lighthouse in manteo with a reception at 108 Budleigh. Thank God I had only put the deposit down on the photographer and Bonnie at Budleigh was so understanding for me having to cancel. Our orinigal budget was in the 10,000- 12,000 range but now that we are paying for most of it we would like to keep it under 5,000. I know, crazy right? But I am bound and determined to have my OBX wedding and that is what i'm gonna get!!! So my dad has a lot of pride and I know he's still going to try to pay for some stuff with the wedding but my fi and I decided that to eliminate my dad feeling bad for not being able to help we are going to drastically back. We were originally planning for 50-60 guests and now we are going to try to keep it under 30, mostly family and very close friends. My very gracious FMIL offered to take everyone out to a restaurant after the ceremony and foot the bill, she is such a giving person. What do you think the best way to do this would be? Find a restaurant with a private room we can reserve? Any good suggestions near the Manteo/ Nags Head area? Then we plan on renting a beach house, since my fi and I will be honeymooning there all week, to have a "after party" reception that night. Honestly I think this will be just as special as before, and hopefully we can do this on our budget. Any good suggestions for a beach house in the Nags Head area? Definitley don't need an "event home" since probably only 15-20 people will come over that night to "party" haha. I am so thankful I found this board and am soooo appreciative on ANY advice ya'll can give me!!! OBX brides (and groom) are the BEST!!! and there is no way I could ever get married anywhere else