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What are the best wedding colors? What day in november would be the best day for a wedding? When you dont have the money for a reception but have the money for a cake, chairs and tent, how would the festivities be planned out nicely with such limited resources?

Thats a really good answer Fuzzy but..OOps I was just thinking of the male side of my family and didnt think to mention that my mother has passed away also. The only family I have is a Grandmother who is very far away and is too elderly to fly down here to attend. My soon to be mother in law has suggested that her father walk me. Is this a good idea? He is a nice man and we chit chat at family events but we just dont know each other all that well.

Answer 1

The person walking you down the aisle can be anyone - male or female, related or not related. Your future grandfather-in-law is one option, other options: a best male or female friend, godfather, godmother, aunt, uncle, past teacher you admire a lot, basically, any individual who has had a significant impact on your life could be given the honor - male or female:)

For the reception questions: plan your wedding so it does not happen over a meal time, and then have just a cake and punch reception. That couild be a 1:00 wedding with a 2:00 reception, or a 7pm wedding with a 8pm reception. Just don't do seperate times with meal time inbetween (like a 4pm wedding with 7pm reception) as most people will feel very rushed trying to go and eat inbetween. Also, mention on your invitations: Cake and punch reception to follow: so guests are aware that no meal is planned.

For colors: you can use any color you wish but seasonally, an early November wedding works great for a fall theme - orange, brown, red, green - harvest type colors. Later november is great for winter colors. red, green, blue, white, golds, etc. Beginning of November is better, to avoid the Thanksgiving weekend gatherings, etc.

Answer 2

Either have a close female family member walk you down the aisle (ie a mother or aunt), or ask a close male friend to do the honors.

The best wedding colors are colors that go well together and can be seein in the boquets of your bridesmaids or the flowers you want to use. Also they should be colors that you and your fiance personally like. Cream and gold is popular, however ifyou're planning for a fall wedding, I'd pick a pair of colors that are naturally seen in the environment if there's changing leaves and what not.

If you can allocate some of the money that you'd be using for a cake chairs and a tent to paying for a buffet style reception (they're much cheaper than sit down meals), then think to yourself what really is necessary. In some cases renting a room at a hotel or restaurant is cheaper than what you would pay for reserving land and renting a tent, chairs, tables, etc. You also don't have to worry that way about renting the chairs, silver, and china as it usually comes in a package.

It's all very confusing and I wish you the best of luck planning your happy day. There's a lot of good wedding planners on the internet which also provide a lot of answers to your questions that I may have not addressed to your liking.

Answer 3

Why have an escort at all? Start out walking the first half or 3/4 of the aisle alone, and have your fiance meet you at that point. Then walk the rest of the aisle together. Or you could go the whole aisle alone.

Colors are up to you; but November is late fall. Stay away from holidays. They are more expensive and your attendance will be down.

An outside wedding costs far more that a venue if you have to rent chairs & a tent; possibly a floor too. Reconsider this.
Why not have the ceremony at the same place as your reception? It's becoming quite popular as it saves $$$.

Also Diane Warner's book, How to have a big wedding on a small budget. Retails for about $15; see if you can pick it up at your library, halfprice bookstore or Half.com

Answer 4

There isn't a requirement that someone walk you down the aisle--I liked the imagery of bringing myself to my marriage--however, having said that, is there a person who has mentored you or supported you in some significant, emotional way (teacher, co-worker, best friend, sister, brother, etc.)? This person could be your escort and could be male or female. A female escort can wear a dress (different color than bridesmaids) but it should be consistent with the formality of the wedding. I would opt for this before going with some obscure relative in your fiance's family who you don't know so well.

The best wedding colors depend entirely on your personal tastes. I've seen everything from bright orange to black. The best day in November would be the first two weekends--not Thanksgiving. As for the limited budget, have your reception in a church dining room with cake, mints, nuts, coffee and punch and make it look pretty with simple centerpieces. The money you'd spend renting/installing tents and chairs would be a waste if you're only having cake. You could put that money toward a small musical ensemble to play background music for your reception in the church or pay for your photographer. There are no rules about how elaborate your reception has to be.

Answer 5

You just asked about 4 questions.
1. When you get married, no one really has to walk you down the aisle. You can walk yourself or your mom can walk you. I had my dad and my stepdad walk me down the aisle. It's really up to you.
2. The best wedding colors are up to you. What are your favorite colors? What time of year would you get married? I see you're looking at November. Think about golds, marroons, burgundies, or purples. I got married in October and used a very dark, warm purple and yellow.
3. I would steer clear of the Saturday around Veteran's Day and the Saturday around Thanksgiving. Any other Saturday in November should be fine.
4. If you are short on funds, you need to think about what it is you actually want. Do you really want to have cake, chairs and a tent only? Or do you want a small passed appetizer reception? Do you have to have chairs and a tent? Have you picked your location yet? Think about what's most important to you and put your money there.

Answer 6

My father had died a few years before I got married, and I didn't want either of my brothers to walk me down the aisle. I asked my mom, and she wouldn't do it. I didn't want to walk alone - which is an option for you - so my husband and I walked down the aisle together. The attendants walked down in front of us in couples, and it worked out really nicely.
Use your favorite colors for wedding colours, choose any day you like. Plan the reception according to your own budget - you and your man should have saved and had this planned, so do what you can on the money you have.

Answer 7

If you want someone to walk you down you could ask your mom or other female family member to. but ask the is woman to wear a pant suit so her dress isn't competing with yours for room to flow. I would suggest a Sunday afternoon so you get the heat of they day and maybe some deals on rates. Make your wedding a luncheon this way your guests have time to be back on Monday for work and you can eliminate some of the extra cost of a night celebration. I did my wedding for a hundred on just over 6000 on New Years Eve( double price night) it is very easy it just means you are going to have to watch for sales and do the leg work yourself.I would check around for community halls as you may find one cheaper than a tent and chairs or look for a Holiday Inn they were very reasonable depending where you live you may want to rethink the tents as they may be cold and are usually more expensive than a hall (and someone has to set them up $$)Try using colours that are in nature at the time of year in your location I don't know where you are so this could vary depending on types of trees in your area.

Answer 8

You generally don't need any one but an idea and I have seen it done before is the grooms father, not only will he be proud but it will make you really close. He will be your father in law any ways so this would make it special and he would feel good knowing that you included him in such a task. You can chose anyone you want it is your wedding. Now a days any thing goes, so congratulations and best of luck.

Answer 9

Get your mum to walk you down the aisle instead or someone who is closest to you. It is possible to do a wedding on a budget, ring around diff places and compare prices, go for the cheapest. Or try and get money off some of the things you want at the wedding. Say you are on a budget and most places will work around your buget and give you the best for your money.

Answer 10

No father/male: It's your wedding. You decide who should perform the function of "giving you away".
Wedding colors: Being male, I'll gleefully skip this one.
What Day: On behalf of your future husband, make it easy to remember...like the 1st or 30th.
Not much $$$: My son had his reception in a local park....there wasn't a fee to use it, and it worked out great.