Hi everyone, Well, we've gone back & forth on whether we should get married in California or in Oahu. I think we're both now leaning more & more towards Oahu. It's been so hard to decide so I thought I would turn to the boards for some help. If we were staying local, I was trying to keep it to 150 ppl, for my FI's sake. He wants a smaller wedding and I'm also trying to spend around $10K - $15K. I'm thinking that if we have it in Oahu, we still might have 75-100 ppl. Is this budget realistic? In my head I was thinking we would have a nice, casual wedding...on one of the beaches (maybe North shore), barefoot, my brother will perform the ceremony, and then we would have our reception, maybe in a nearby park or somewhere outside, eat some good food, dance some hula, and enjoy our family & friends. Does this sound realistic and does anyone know where I could have this with our budget? Our ceremony won't be a long one. I love how all the chairs look set-up and decorated, but is that all really necessary for a 15 minute ceremony? I go back & forth but that was one of my thoughts on how to save money. The only problem is, that might be fine if I didn't have so many people. I may have less if people just can't go, but I think at a minimum I would have 50-75 if some of my nieces & nephews don't go. Any thoughts or suggestions on this would definitely be appreciated. As you can all see, I'm a little lost. Thanks
