I need 10,000 dollars to pay for my wedding.
2006-09-28 16:40:08 · 24 answers · asked by Margaret g 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
people get wedding sponsors all the time if you have not done it or can provide info on how to do it please don't respond.
2006-09-28 16:51:35 · update #1
my fiance is an E3 in the navy are families protest us getting married until we can pay for a proper wedding and on average the reception of a wedding costs 7,000 dollars. My fiance's father past away and my dad is in kidney failure and cannot help pay for the wedding.
2006-09-28 16:59:39 · update #2
i am saving and cutting corners if you cannot give any valid answers please don't be rude and post anything. I don't need opinions and we do live together we are saving i am a full time student and have a full time job.
2006-09-28 17:02:34 · update #3
First off, I'm sorry so many rude people have given you such rude answers when you've asked a legitimate question.
Now, I don't know exactly how this is all done, but I do know some places you can look into. An aquaintence's sister had her wedding sponsored by AVON. So one place to start may be to check out their website & try contacting their corporate offices to see if they do such a thing.
Also a couple of years back, Oprah did a huge thing on how to have your wedding sponsored. There used to be a ton of information on her website ( www.oprah.com ), not sure if it's still there, but if not I'm sure you could contact them by email off of her site & request the information you need.
I'm not sure where you live, but in bigger cities you could probably find places to sponsor certain parts of your wedding. I would get in contact with your friends & see who "knows" anybody at different corporations that you could approach. I would try approaching a hotel for the reception or catering; that type of thing.
Also, take into consideration who you know that might be willing to donate some of their services to help you cut costs. It might make it easier to find a sponsor if the costs aren't quite as high. For example if you have a friend who is an amazing baker, maybe they could make your cake as a wedding gift; or if you have a really crafty friend or relative maybe they could help with favors or decorations to help cut costs. Same type of thing with photography, you get the picture.
I hope this helps. Good luck & congratulations on your wedding!
2006-09-28 17:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by kiki 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Hi - As other people have said, in the US it is customary for the bridal party to pay for their clothing. However, in the UK it isn't, but I have known people to do this for tight budget weddings. If you're asking them to partake in your wedding, they're friends and family already. For this reason, I would imagine that they would not mind to pay to help you out. Sit them all down and speak to them as a group - some may not have as much spare cash as others, so it would be good for you to facilitiate a budget for them, if they're happy to pay, so that some are not finding it harder than others to pay the bills. If you're on a budget, there are a lot of things you can do to stretch your money. 1 - Make your own invitations. I made 100 for a friend recently which look great and cost £20 (approx $35). This way you'll get what you like too. 2 - Make your own cake, or have someone to make it for you from your family. Cup-cakes arranged under a larger cutting cake are more and more popular now, and if you made them yourself, and decorated to suit, this would cost a lot less. And it means your guests have their own little cake to eat! 3 - Favours/souvenirs are a nice touch, but not required. Depending on what they are, they'll cost a bit but may not be remembered or even used/eaten by your guests. If you want to do them, you can get wedding conversation hearts now which are cheap and quirky. 4 - Maybe consider a buffet meal - especially if you're having 150 guests. This will save so much money and do the job. You can maybe have a theme to the food to tie into the buffet style eating. Good luck and congratulations! x P.S I agree with Mrs G below - as I said also, this is not customary in the UK at all so it is essential that you ensure everyone is ok to pay (which is why I said it'll be best to set a budget to suit them all). I've had to set aside £1200(!) to cover the cost of bridesmaids gowns, shoes, jewelry, makeup and hair on the day...if only I were American!!! :-)
2016-03-26 22:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of this before believe it or not! Mostly people who dont really have parent or want the Wonderful day. 1st I would try to cut corners every way you can. make your own favors and Invites. that kind of stuff. Then if you and your other already live together and dont need the "Traditional wedding Gifts" some people ask for a money Gift. they then use that to help pay for the wedding. you could do something like that.
2006-09-28 16:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by marisa k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe to cut the cost of a wedding, you can ask close family to help you out...Like for the cake, maybe a cousin can pay for it...for the ring, maybe you can recycle..or buy a cheaper ring until u can afford to buy a fancy one...For the reception you can do it in the backyard instead of the hotel. I know how stressful the planning and coming up with the budget but times a hard. I think it would be best to just have a simple wedding. :) Good Luck
2006-09-28 17:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by wittlewabbit 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Please don't try to do that. That is terrible manners, to sell your wedding guests as an audience for advertisers. People do NOT do that "all the time."
Have the type of wedding you can actually afford. EVERYONE on here planning a wedding is restricted by their own personal budgets, and are dealing with it.
Why do you think you are so special that people will give you money you didn't earn, so you can have something that is a luxury item and completely unneccesary?
You can get married for under $400. Lots of people do.
2006-09-29 08:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I saw on Oprah once that if you advertise for the company at your wedding they will give you a discount on their product of sometimes give it to you for free. Like if for instance cakes r us made your cake and you put up a sign, "cake by, Cakes R us" then they will give you the cake. I would just call places and ask if you advertise at your wedding will they give anything away. Good luck! I am in the same boat. Just got engaged this week.
2006-09-29 04:10:12 · answer #6 · answered by Lara 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You don't need 10,000 for a wedding. You can DO it for much less if you just try.
Tell us--what makes YOUR wedding so special that you deserve a sponsor? What makes you different from the thousands of other brides?
Who knows--I may be a sponsor. I may know a sponsor.
2006-09-28 16:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Haha. I really doubt you can sucker anyone into that, but if you do, send me their number!
And you really don't 'need' 10,000. You can scale it down, I promise. Don't put yourself in debt over this.
I'm going to plan my wedding soon (tentative date is September 1, 2007), and I think that I'll be lucky to have a 1 or 2,000 dollar budget!
2006-09-28 16:48:20 · answer #8 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sponsors pay for events for which they will get good exposure.
If your wedding is not ad-worthy or a social event worthy of media coverage, chances are you won't get sponsored.
It's tacky anyway.
2006-09-29 03:03:24 · answer #9 · answered by exclusiveindigo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask Star Jones
2006-09-29 08:00:28 · answer #10 · answered by ee 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋