Weddings - November 2007

Daughter is 22 and will graduate from university this spring with Arts degree and has said has no intention of getting a job after has made a wedding budget for 60 guests with a budget of 14K that includes a 4K honeymoon to take place in August of 2008.

Daughter and fiance (who is architect) have already put down 1K on deposits and say that is their contribution. His family said they will contribute 5K. Her mother will be contributing nothing (says can't afford to). She expects Dad, who she has not spoken to in 4 years until she called to announce the engagment and relay the costs, to pay the rest. Wedding will be held 1200 miles return trip from where Dad lives and he will also incur travel and accomodation costs (approximately 1K). Dad can barely afford the travel/accomodation costs. Dad feels if he does pay his daughter will not speak to him again and he will be critized by his family and her mother's family.

What is Dad to do about daughters wedding he can't afford?

2007-11-01 07:47:20 · 43 answers · asked by laurel2006 1

My wedding in San Antonio, TX is only 7 months away and I have not yet picked out a reception site. We really would like to have our reception at a restaurant that has a private room, a dance floor, a sound system (for us to play music) AND serves vegetarian food. The sound system part is negotiable, because we can always rent that equipment, but it's extremely difficult for us to plan this wedding while not living in San Antonio (we are both students at UT Austin). What we do need is a list of suitable places so that when we DO go to San Antonio we can just easily visit the places on the list and pick one.

So, basically I have two questions. First, do you have suggestions for a reception place in San Antonio that meets my criteria? Second, how many months in advance should we reserve the reception site? And when should we meet with a cake baker?

2007-11-01 07:40:52 · 2 answers · asked by Alisha 2

I am having my wedding outdoor near a large lake in Michigan. The area that I come out of before the ceremony location is in view of the groom but from a large distance away. Has anyone seen or hear of a "shield" of some sort to cover up the bride until she gets closer to the end of the isle?

2007-11-01 07:34:26 · 9 answers · asked by lilfrisco 2

My boyfriend and I were invited to a casual enagement party for his best friends cousin. They were all good friends years ago in high school. When we ran into him last week he invited us to the party at his house. Should we give them a gift? And if so what would be appropraite? Mind you I have only met him two or three times.

2007-11-01 07:08:41 · 14 answers · asked by Dane 2

Would you bring a gift too? Or do you think standing up and spending all of your money on this wedding is enough? Or I was thinking of just giving what my plate costs. What would you do?

2007-11-01 07:04:18 · 16 answers · asked by Ultimate Guitar Hero! 5

Im in a family member's wedding in a few days and I've decided not to take my boyfriend of 2 1/2. I feel obligated to be in the wedding, and both of us really dont get along with the bride and groom. My mom is upset and thinks that my boyfriend should go. Now she's giving me lip about it and says that we dont do anything as a couple and i should be worried. Is she right? or should I blow her opinion off?

2007-11-01 06:55:17 · 10 answers · asked by coconutqtpie 1

OK, so heres the problem....
My Maid of Honor has been my best friend since i was .We've been there for each other through everything and theres no reason why i shouldnt have chose here EXCEPT....

Now that the wedding planning has begun shes totally lost it!

She makes fun of how im excited to be engaged and how im starting to plan the wedding ..(fall of 08)
She plans to have a REDICULOUS bachelorette party, she thinks 5 male strippers and everyone drunk off there a#$ is AWESOME!! (ive told her thats not what i prefer)
Plus , she thinks the idea of her getting drunk and telling stories about when we were drunk and done dumb things in highschool is the BEST speech to make.
also theres tons more reasons why im going crazy cause of her
she tells me im dumb for getting married...wants to pick the colors for my wedding...thinks it would be hillarious if she were HIGH when she walked down the aisle!!


ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! What should i do!! PLEASE HELP!!

2007-11-01 06:51:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are wondering what to put about the reception on the invitations. Should we simply write at the bottom, Reception immediately following ceremony, or something more descriptive like Lasagna and refreshments will be served immediately after ceremony.

2007-11-01 06:38:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

We'll only have about £3k to spend on photographer, rings & first two nights of honeymoon....and then the deposit on our rented apartment....i'm really worried about bills when we run out of savings etc!! We've been together 3 years and known we were getting married but just never saved...don't know why! So now we're frantically saving!

2007-11-01 05:38:52 · 17 answers · asked by Mrs Stevo 2

I'm searching for my wedding cake and I'm on a tight budget. The fondant cakes are so pretty compared to the buttercream but they're so much more money. Two bakeries I called tried to talk me out of them saying they taste bad, don't freeze, and get melt in the June NJ weather. Any insight would be helpful. Are they worth it or not?

2007-11-01 05:33:11 · 19 answers · asked by Susan 2

But I can not find similar themed bridesmaids dresses!! Please help

2007-11-01 05:12:53 · 12 answers · asked by honeybabe 1

I need all the advice I can get on a wedding elsewhere. I am thinking more of an island. I would love to hear from someone who has experienced one.

2007-11-01 05:03:49 · 12 answers · asked by Cindy H 2

Ok so my Matron trying to plan my shower. She found a resonable price and my mom wanted it there. But my maid said she doesn't want it there because that is where her reception for her wedding was suppose to be there. She got engaged then broke it off. I still don't know why. Also all four girls agreed on a dress and she disagreed. Also bacherlotte she wants to do the winieries that is what I wanted to do then go to dinner and then go out clubbing to the same old bar we always go to. Having a limo from 9 am till midnight. I know some of the girls can not afford this what do I tell her. ALso she wants to invite girls from her work I have never met. Is she re-living her wedding through me. She is making everything really difficult and pissing everyone off??

2007-11-01 05:02:53 · 11 answers · asked by Kelsy 1

I love my bf so much and want no one else but him. I am ready to get married and want it more than anything... i dont want a huge wedding oor anything , just going to a quiet place with parents and a few friends would be great with me and move into our own house and be a happily married couple is exactly what i want. But he says he isnt ready for marriage, he is 23. And he has a great job, a farmer, and he has the money. So why is he not ready? He says he does want to marry me and i am the only girl for him, but yet not ready for marriage? I will wait for him, but how do i handle it ? i am not a patient person, and sometimes my anger gets the best of me with this situation. Help ! Any ideas? And dont say mention moving in with him, cuz i am the kinda person who wants to be married before moving in with him.

2007-11-01 04:38:20 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

He really likes me in dark red colors...I've already been married once before, so I guess a white gown wouldn't be necessary...thoughts?

2007-11-01 04:16:35 · 31 answers · asked by Emily D 3

For starters, this isn't really a question (I know that, but I want to be helpful). I know I've asked a question about this, and I've seen a few others as well so this will put it in the searchable section here on answers.
Well, ladies in search of dresses WITH sleeves, I've found a way to help solve our dilema! Look for "quinceanera dresses".
I am not of spanish/hispanic descent and had no clue how wedding-dress-like some of these styles are!! Right off the bat I found at least 3-4 dresses that were a white base with red or burgundy embroidery on them and they had sleeves!!! HURRAY!!
Here's an awesome site I found:
http://www.gownsbysimpleelegance.com/gowns/Quinceanera.html

2007-11-01 03:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by nova_queen_28 7

i went to a wedding saturday and the couple hired 2 profession photographers and they were there as planned but during the service we saw a man standing the middle of the aisle taking pictures wearing jeans, muddy workboots and a sweatshirt.turns out that he isnt a professional but he wants to be one day and he just showed up to take pictures to build his portfolio (without persmission) the priest kicked him out prior to the service but he came in anyway so he was escorted off the property afterwards but as we were leaving he was standing on the street taking pictures after we told him to leave...is there anything we can do about it? we want to have tresspassing charges brought against him but we also want him to destroy the pictures he took. we have his info cuz we got his liscense info cuz he doesnt have business cards...are we over reacting?

brides how would u have felt about this? is she justified in being upset?

2007-11-01 02:28:13 · 19 answers · asked by jennybean7985 5

other than I know I want to get married in the Caribbean.
I don't know where to start with planning a wedding.
I've bought a few magazines, but that made me even more lost.
I really need some advice. What's the first steps I need to do, and how do I even start planning?
Please help!

2007-11-01 00:25:13 · 18 answers · asked by Orphelia 6

well in oldie times people believed bad spirits would come to haunt the bride and wedding to make it all evil and corrupt and end in divroce. so bridesmaids would be 'dressed up' to confuse the spirits as to which woman was the bride.

pretty stupid huh?

2007-11-01 00:24:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous