Do you think I can have a nice affordable wedding for $7,000?

Answer 1

Of course. It just depends what you want to do with your $7000.

Remember quality over quantity. It's better to treat 25 guests like valued guests than 100 like cattle.

Good luck to you. : )

Answer 2

By all means -- YES. It will take some creativity on your part (and get friends and family involved) -- does your mother have a wedding dress (or any friends) that you can borrow for the occasion (instead of spending thousands)? Do you have any friends or family with a LOT of creativity and good with crafts (the Displays on the tables, flower arranging, good with computers (invitations), decorating the place where the ceremony will take place? Are you picky about the wedding party, or would you just like them to all try to find a dress/suit they like in your colors? Is there someplace like a park setting or pavilion (or even friend/family with a large backyard) that would be willing to let you use the property for free/cheap for the reception?

What the biggest costs are for alcohol (not necessary for weddings), food (have you thought about a buffet or just appetizers -- keep it simple is my rule), and look into something other than the big wedding places -- then yes, it can be nice and affordable on your budget.

Get Creative!

Answer 3

Yes, you can do it. I just got married on June 10 and we spent $6,500 with 110 guests. Keep your guest list small (as in don't invite 200 people). Get family and friends to help you with everything. You can make a lot of things that will save you money. Don't go overboard on flowers, find them cheap at a flea market or do something different for centerpieces (like floating candles). And you could even put together your own bouquets for cheaper. For pictures, a good idea that I've seen on here is to take the bridal party to Glamour Shots before the ceremony, it's a lot cheaper. And then just have someone take pics of the ceremony and the reception with a good digital camera. You could also get a friend to videotape it and make that their gift to you. For food, go with a buffet. This will be your most costly thing. Get some quotes from caterers, tell them your budget and they'll tell you what foods they can serve for that price. If it's still out of your price change, get party platters from restaurants. You could do stuff like wings, eggrolls, chicken fingers, ribs, mashed potatoes, salad, Italian, just about anything. They'll supply you with huge servings of whatever food you want. You would still want to hire some servers to clean up and set up the food. You don't want to worry about that on the big day. And if you're serving alcohol, get a bartender. Letting guests serve themselves can cause a big mess. Buy your alcohol and sodas when they're on sale. You could even serve only beer and wine to save more money. Get your cake from Publix, they're reasonable and it's good. For wedding favors, shop around on the internet, then check out Ebay for the same items and compare prices. I found the same exact stuff on there for cheaper than other websites. They also sell wedding invitations which is how I found mine. You could also have the ceremony and reception at someone's house or a park. We did ours at a park overlooking the water, and they had a hall that we rented for the reception. Also, David's bridal has cheap wedding dresses. I got mine at Dillard's, but we had an informal wedding. Good luck!

Answer 4

everyone says yes...but they say it will be hard.
the truth is that you can easily do it. my man and i have spent almost 6,000 on our wedding and we are almost finished.
we are not paying for the wedding site...it is outdoors.
we are not paying for the band....all of our friends and family are musicians and play in many bluegrass bands.
we are not paying for food. the reception will be help in a barn nearby and so with the bluegrass, we thought we'd throw in a potluck (most everyone one know are amazing cooks!) a potluck is a good way for everyone to participate in the wedding and it makes it a little more interesting.
even with all that it is still a very elegant wedding.
decide where your priotities are. ours where with photographs, the cake and the dress...oh, and decorations...which we are making them all!!
but our photographs were 2000 dollars and the cake was $499 and decorations are close to $500.
my dress is close to $1000...and thats with all the alterations and bra and patticoat...and shoes (which, are beautiful brown cowboyboots!).

i would plan ahead and if you are on a budget make it easier on you and your fiance by paying for things in cash as you go along.
out of all of what we have bought we probably put $1000 on the credit card. we are proud of that.

ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER....
when you have a budget..it is more fun to plan. because everything will be thought about closely before bought. AND your wedding and ceremony will be much more personal...and you'll totally be more excited on the day of than if you had a planner. it's true.

we have been planning for about a year...and will be married in two months...finally!!
i am ready to see it all come together.

ONE MORE THING>...
always understand that the total cost will come out a little more than you budget...but it is not impossible to stay as close to $7000 as you can. MAYBE if $7000 is a strick budget...plan on $5000 or maybe $6000.

good luck, have fun and use your imagination....it will all pay off in the end!

Answer 5

Yes. It may take some creativity, and some work, but it can be done. I'm hoping that's about what mine will cost. The reception alone is going to be around 4k, but they're including centerpieces and a sweet deal on invitations. Just look around, see who will give you the best deal, and if you can't keep the guest list short, some places will give you a discount if you have more than x amount of people (mine is taking off $4 per person since we have over 90). Good luck and congratulations!!!!!!

Answer 6

yes you can do a wedding for $7,000.00 a very nice one at that. just make sure you invite about 100 or so guest and no more than that.or else you'll have to add another $2,000 to that.you can get Flowers you're self and make you're own center Pisces and stuff like that.I bought a book called planning a wedding to remember by Beverly Clark. you can find it at wall mart in the wedding section over by the craft department. good luck

Answer 7

You can easily do it! I just got married 6/10 and we spent more than that but it was because we budgeted for it, a few of the things that we did do to save money were to:
-We printed invitations ourselves, when you think about it no one will keep them but you, your parents and maybe his parents, we got a simple kit at the craft stores and then I picked out a stamp and some embossing powder to add my own personal touch to it.
-We invited 196 people, if I could do that part again I would cut cut cut but overall it wasn't bad, trim the guest list!!
-For the 196 people we ordered a cake for 150 servings, saved some money and had plenty left over! The other thing you can do is order a smaller formal cake and have the bakery do a large sheet cake decorated the same this saves money too.
-Our centerpeices were candle holders that held floating candles that I got at Christmas Tree store for $1.99 each, you can't go wrong with romantic candle light!
-My dress was reasonable from David's Bridal, ***NOTE- I paid a fortune there for alterations so if you can get alterations elsewhere I HIGHLY reccomend to do it!!****
-I got my veil on EBay for $14 as compared to the $59 they wanted at David's
-I got my accessories at Claire's and no one knew any different (my headpeice was $13.99!)
-A way to save money on photos is to hire your photographer for a shorter time period and have them there for your "key" moments and then have a few friends/family with nice digital or film cameras be on the prowl for the rest!
-For flowers go with what's in season, talk to your florist about less expensive options. Also bridesmaids flowers could be as elegant as a single rose.
-For favors we did up place cards we made a donation to a charity of choice in honor of our guests and printed up place cards to indicate that.

There are so many things you can do to save money. Make a list of the things you absolutely will not skimp on and go all out and then prioritize down the line with things that you can save on.

Congrats and Good Luck!

Answer 8

Really depends on where you live... I am in NJ and to have a nice wedding and still be affordable and remember you have to count all the little odds and ends- like your dress, shoes, his shoes, gifts, DJ, cake, favors, invites, getting your hair done.... every like detail and I am coming up with $15,000 (including tax)......
But the food part is only $9,000...
And remember to count tax and gratitude charges!! That can cost you up to 26% more!!

Answer 9

I think so. SOme of the best weddings I D.J'ed were the low budgets ones instead of the big fancy $50,000 weddings.

Answer 10

Yes, it will take some budgeting skills, but it is possible. I spent about $4000 on my wedding that included, the hall, the church, the dress, the caterer and drinks (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) and decorations....it also helps if you are creative or know someone who is, they can help with ideas for favors, decorations etc..