wedding date anxiety

christine2010 Posted: Aug 29, 2008 09:38 AM

wedding date anxiety

as some of you may recall, FH & I have not picked a place yet & have not even settled on a date yet. so the other night we were talking about the options that we have. i have picked one place that i really like, is very convenient & my parents feel they will be getting the most for their money from. my parents said that if we are willing to go with a friday night they are willing to add surf & turf to the menu. which i am all for. originally FH & i decided May would be best. we both love the outdoors & its very important to me to have nice weather & beautiful flowers in my photos. then we thought maybe September because the weather tends to be the same as May & both of our parents were married in September.

Now the other night FH came up with a great idea. ever since we first started dating we have gone every year to the brooklyn botanical gardens cherry blossom festival at the end of april. they offer a place for a wedding reception but we both agreed that its very pricy & it doens't offer a lot for what you are paying. then FH realized that you can have your ceremony there for only $350 during cherry blossom season (April 2010). so i agreed that this is a great idea.

here are the down sides: that only gives me 20 months to save. lets keep in mind that the first 10 months i will still be in college & only working part time.(hopeing i get a full time job once i graduate). & you are only allowed to have 50 people at the ceremony.

someone please offer some advise, please!!!!

Yankees2323 Posted: Aug 29, 2008 10:44 AM

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if you love it & somehow can afford it go with it!! most of the time only 40% or 50% of the people you invite to the reception come to the cermonie and if its a friday most will be working ...

stinenandy2010 Posted: Aug 29, 2008 11:32 AM

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since it really means something to you and your FH, I say go for it.

grrulz Posted: Aug 29, 2008 01:25 PM

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april sounds cool! be my date twin!!! 4/30/2010

Goldie39 Posted: Aug 30, 2008 02:04 AM

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if you had the ceremony at the gardens, what time would it start? The only reason I ask is because if you're considering a Friday evening wedding and your reception is held in LI, then you'll have to factor rush hour traffic. I think the significance it holds to you and FH is more than enough to go ahead with it.
Both May and September are beautiful weather months though. If you decide to go with September, maybe you could take you e-pics at the bk botanical gardens. Hope you come to a decision soon!