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backyard, budget, buffet, ceremony, green, handfasting, ipod, life, love, native foods, planning, purple, recap, rings, setting, story, trader joes, vegan, wedding
First, let me say that our entire budget for our handfasting, not including my dress or our rings, was $2000. Everyone loved our ceremony, so it is possible to have a beautiful handfasting/wedding on a tight budget. You just have to know where to look. Look for deals, use your connections, be creative.
The basics:
-The Venue: Our handfasting took place in my parent’s backyard
-The Officiant: Our best friend, Christ
-The Music: IPOD and speakers, playlists consist of music we already own and listen to constantly, arranged by me, conducted by friend, Kelly
-The Photographers: twin friends of my sister who had just received nice, new cameras for their birthday
-The Appetizers and Cakes: Made by family friends
-The Drinks: Made by me, the bride, and my mother
-The Favors: Homemade chocolate covered pretzels (with cute sprinkles) packaged in boxes from party city (purchased with coupon)
-The Service: Buffet style, served chicken, potatoes, rolls, and grilled veggies from local restaurant, we picked it up ourselves.
-The glasses: Ross and Dollar store
-The plates and cutlery: Party city
-The tables, umbrellas, and chairs: rented
-The flowers: Trader Joes, arranged by ourselves
Here’s how it all came together:
The entrance, the flagstones made the aisle
Table linens and flowers
Flowers from Trader Joes, we arranged them
Where we exchanged our vows
Tables for cocktail hour
Cleverly disguised sound system
Favors
The dance floor
cakes, one chocolate and one vanilla. (The little tier was for rose and cardamom vegan cupcakes for the bride and other vegan guests).
Vegan rose and cardamom cupcakes generously given as a wedding gift, along with the bride's specially made dinner (an item no longer on the menu, no less), by the staff at our local Native Foods restaurant.
The buffet table.
Table numbers, made with scrapbook materials.
Wine goblets from the dollar store and Ross. Ribbon and die-cut flowers serve as name tags.I hope that you enjoyed this section of my handfasting series. Please, look forward to the next installment.
Rose and cardamom cupcakes – oh my! How were they?
They are so delicious! I love edible flowers and flower flavors. My favorite candy is les anis de flavigny. They come in violet, rose, orange blossom, etc. So tasty! If you get the chance, you should try them. They are definitely something something fun to try.