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OBX Wedding - Where to begin? Can it be done? Help!
My story goes a bit like this -
My fiancee & I got engaged December 20, 2012. Orginally we began planning a grande & elaborate ballroom winter-wonderland wedding for December 2013. We realized (just this week) that that just isn't us. We had many problems with that theme figuring out what we wanted and we realized that we were trying to instill a sense of tradition and formality, but it really wasn't what we wanted.
So we discussed everything and came to the conclusion that what we want is a beach wedding at the OBX. We want the ceremony on the beach, and the reception either at a beach house or on the beach as well. We had everything figured out the day we changed our ideas to this - everything! We know what we want for the ceremony, the officiant, the flowers, the cake, the food, the music, everything.
The problem is that we are on a strict budget and we want it to be this year. This leaves 6-7 months for everything. We have no clue where to begin or even if what we want is feasible. We've contacted a few wedding planners but only one replied and the answers weren't very helpful.
We've finally figured out the wedding of our dreams and now we feel like it can't happen. It's extremely upsetting.
Any advice or suggestions would be so greatly appreciated
My fiancee & I got engaged December 20, 2012. Orginally we began planning a grande & elaborate ballroom winter-wonderland wedding for December 2013. We realized (just this week) that that just isn't us. We had many problems with that theme figuring out what we wanted and we realized that we were trying to instill a sense of tradition and formality, but it really wasn't what we wanted.
So we discussed everything and came to the conclusion that what we want is a beach wedding at the OBX. We want the ceremony on the beach, and the reception either at a beach house or on the beach as well. We had everything figured out the day we changed our ideas to this - everything! We know what we want for the ceremony, the officiant, the flowers, the cake, the food, the music, everything.
The problem is that we are on a strict budget and we want it to be this year. This leaves 6-7 months for everything. We have no clue where to begin or even if what we want is feasible. We've contacted a few wedding planners but only one replied and the answers weren't very helpful.
We've finally figured out the wedding of our dreams and now we feel like it can't happen. It's extremely upsetting.
Any advice or suggestions would be so greatly appreciated
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Re: OBX Wedding - Where to begin? Can it be done? Help!
You can most certainly do this!!
The best place to begin is number of guests and budget...that way, you can start with venue ideas. Do you and your fiance have this figured out yet?
once you set a date and a venue, you can really start planning and things will be a lot easier!
Are you flexible for maybe early September? You can save on a lot of vendors doing it in the off season and it will still be warm. It is Hurricane season, so its a minor gamble...but thats what wedding insurance is for!
Our guest list averages around 50 or so, probably less because of travel, and the problem is our budget - it's very limiting. We're hoping to spend as little as possible, hopefully around 9k, plus the honeymoon. We can't seem to find venues that fit into our price range, though.
We're flexible to an extend, in that we need it to be before August 16th. This is because we have a huge family of teachers & professors who couldn't really enjoy the wedding if classes were in session & because I'm going to nursing school & I can't miss classes.
We definitely don't want to do a beach wedding in December, I apologize, I should have been more clear. We're hoping for the end of July/early August.
It seems like so much, and so many places seem to be booked and/or out of our price range. We don't even know how to book a beach!
(Thank you, also.)
http://beachballevents.com/
I think 9K is a very doable budget...especially if you are thinking 40-50 people! If you spend $100 pp on food, venue, and booze, then you still have half your budget left for all the other fun stuff.
Good Luck!