I just got engaged (secret for now) and have no idea how to do this whole wedding thing. I'm learning a lot online, but I would love to have a “bride buddy” to call or email with questions and ideas – someone getting married around the same time as me, in Brooklyn or greater NYC, with around the same budget as me.
Here are my details: I’m in my mid-30s, with a professional job, and I’m a first-time bride. We’re planning to get married at City Hall and then have a reception for about 75 guests in Brooklyn or Manhattan. I have a feminist and non-traditional approach to this whole thing – I’m not wearing an engagement ring, not changing my name, and there won’t be some of the “standard” things at my reception that I think are really lame (no first dance, no throwing the bouquet, etc.) But I am down with the white dress, flowers, cake, save-the-dates, printed invitations, etc., although I prefer to go to indie/small shops for that stuff. My budget is “medium” – I’m not broke and can splurge on some things, but Mr. Groom and I are paying for this ourselves and don’t want this to cost an arm and a leg. If this sounds up your alley, let me know and we’ll chat!