I'm sure that I'm not the first person, and certainly won't be the last, to say "I'll be glad when this wedding thing is over." If you want to save money, every single decision requires monumental research on multiple companies, phone calls, etc. I'm so tired of it. But, at least a few things I have been sorted out.
First off, I finally found a rental company. We had originally planned on borrowing chairs/tables from Jason's work, but they couldn't supply enough of them AND we'd have to rent a truck to move them out to Willow Springs, it just became a better idea to rent. A few weeks of research later I found Ultimate Rental Services. In terms of prices for each thing, I've found better, but they cut me a break on the delivery/set-up/pick-up. Our total for 64 chairs, 11 tables, and a generator, including delivery, set-up, and pick-up was $468. They'll have everything set up by 9am the morning of the wedding (they'll even handle tear-down!), and the guy I spoke with, Martin, was fantastic.
In our plan to save money, Jason came up with the idea of baking our own cakes. His idea was to bake 5 9x13 sheet cakes, each decorated with something to represent an aspect of our relationship. For example, there would be a cake decorated with fish, because we met at the aquarium. There would even be a Tardis cake, because we both love Doctor Who (okay, honestly, Jason just loves Amy Pond). However, the logistics of this are very difficult. When do we bake the cakes? How do we transport them? Where do we store them the day before the wedding? The hotel? Etc, etc. So now I'm thinking of going back to the cupcake route, and buying them from a local bakery. I really do love the idea of incorporating into the wedding things about our relationship, but cupcakes are just easier. If I could have anything I want, the Doctor Who cake on the left would be it, but it would be pricey.
We did manage to purchase favors which are cute, practical, and cheap. We ordered them from the Bulk Candy Store online, and they came out in total, including delivery, to $124 for 72 of them. We are going to tie white bows on them, and then put stickers on one side that have the name of the guest and what table they are seated. I really hope they taste good!
So basically, as the wedding stands now we have a few of the major things taken care of (catering and alcohol being the 'big' things we still need to do), and 10,000 small things which I just don't want to deal with (like bug control, decorative elements, readings for the ceremony, the bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, actually making all of the centerpieces...). I now have so much more appreciation for wedding planners.
First off, I finally found a rental company. We had originally planned on borrowing chairs/tables from Jason's work, but they couldn't supply enough of them AND we'd have to rent a truck to move them out to Willow Springs, it just became a better idea to rent. A few weeks of research later I found Ultimate Rental Services. In terms of prices for each thing, I've found better, but they cut me a break on the delivery/set-up/pick-up. Our total for 64 chairs, 11 tables, and a generator, including delivery, set-up, and pick-up was $468. They'll have everything set up by 9am the morning of the wedding (they'll even handle tear-down!), and the guy I spoke with, Martin, was fantastic.
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| This cake is exactly what I would want if I could have anything I wanted for my wedding. |
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| In keeping with our "theme" of nature... |
So basically, as the wedding stands now we have a few of the major things taken care of (catering and alcohol being the 'big' things we still need to do), and 10,000 small things which I just don't want to deal with (like bug control, decorative elements, readings for the ceremony, the bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, actually making all of the centerpieces...). I now have so much more appreciation for wedding planners.
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