So my fiance and myself are planning on getting married next May in Vegas at the MGM grand. We are saving money to pay for the ceremony and hotel and attire. We are afraid we just do not have the ability to afford a reception. We are paying for everything entirely on our own, no help from either of our families. We have looked into the option of having a party within our suite, but MGM prohibits outside vendors, and we do not want to risk getting the fines. Is it too tacky to just go out to eat with our familes afterward and let everyone pay for themselveS? We both have been doing the complete planning all on our own....mostly me. His family lives about 1.5 hrs away. As for mine, I do not have much of a relationship with my mother or father. They are divorced. My dad is a drug addict and my mother is as well. My mother and father both have psychological issues, and refuse to seek help. They are both very sick vindictive people. That's a whole other story.... I have one younger sister, whom is a single mother of 2 kids-different fathers- and jobless with no vehicle. She is also not stable,and doesn't understand anything about wedding planning. I really can not get help from anyone because of their circumstances, and that is why I came here, for advice.I am also trying to get my fiance to help save money so we can go on a short honeymoon after to get away, just him and I. It is just so hard and difficult to this it all on our own....especially when friends get marries and have family and parents who help plan and pay for everything.
