Wedding on a NEW budget

JenIvanNov7 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:14 PM

Wedding on a NEW budget

Hey ladies, I need some advice. So before Monday of last week, we had a pretty tight budget. We were doing everything very conservatively on the extras, so the actual wedding would be THEE most important, where we wouldn't worry too much and just do it how we wanted

However, Monday I was laid off after 7 years
BAD TIMING!!
So now, we have to re-thnk our budget till I get a new job If anyone has any ideas on DIY favors, that would be great! Do they REALLY save you money?? We were thinking on spending about $4-$5 per person (approx 130 guests)
Any ideas would be GREAT!

Thanks.

Jennifer

brittndave Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:16 PM

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omg you could spend soooooo much less!!!! go to trader joes and get the $2 bottle of wine, make yourself some labels and give 1 bottle to each couple!

StellaStar13 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:24 PM

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Posted by brittndave

omg you could spend soooooo much less!!!! go to trader joes and get the $2 bottle of wine, make yourself some labels and give 1 bottle to each couple!

absolutely!!! Or donate the money to a charity in honor of your guests!!!!

vv117 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:29 PM

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or cut out favors altogether...? we're not doing them and i actually haven't seen a favor at a wedding in years. the last time i saw one, i left it at my table and completely forgot about it.

JenIvanNov7 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:30 PM

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I thought of that, but I really wanted to give something nice

dctead Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:43 PM

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I second a donation.. You can spend what your budget will alow and DYI a little note for each person.

JenIvanNov7 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 02:47 PM

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Going to discuss it with FH. Thanks

iHeartMoogle Posted: Apr 23, 2010 03:04 PM

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$4-$5 pp for favors is a lot! How many people are you having? Do you have a theme?

Thats-What-She-Said Posted: Apr 23, 2010 03:07 PM

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There are plenty of favors below your budget. Personally I love the 2 buck chuck idea. We actually looked into doing this.

Ivansgirl Posted: Apr 23, 2010 03:13 PM

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favors just get something edible my friend did black and white cookies from taste of home and I can't imagine that cost more than $2-3,

leesah85 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 03:29 PM

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Posted by vv117

or cut out favors altogether...? we're not doing them and i actually haven't seen a favor at a wedding in years. the last time i saw one, i left it at my table and completely forgot about it.

ITA.

You could totally cut them out. Or, if you haven't done your placecards/card holders yet, get mini picture frames and put the placecards in them. my cousin did that as her 'favor' at her wedding and they didnt have anything else. no one was looking for a favor

so sorry to hear about you losing your job! you could also DIY your invitations if you haven't already done them. They sell awesome kits at Michaels. Tons of things can be done DIY.

FutureMrsG Posted: Apr 23, 2010 03:57 PM

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We did a donation and then gave chocolates in a favor box. With the donation and the chocolates I spent maybe $3/per person. I bought the chocolates in bulk from Lake Champlain Chocolates and found the favor boxes very, very cheap at amazing savings. The favor boxes had to be put together but it was easy and only took a couple of hours. We gave a donation to St. Judes Children's hospital and they printed the note explaining the donation for free.

Lucky2010 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:20 PM

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Oh my... my favors cost about $1 each and I bought for each guest instead of couples and I bought extras.

rendel Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:20 PM

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Do a donation we are doing them and created these notes on nice stock paper to explain the donation. I'm sorry about your job, I know how you feel my job canned me because of my disability!!!!!! It really sux, especially when u are planning a wedding!!!!!!

allornil Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:23 PM

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Posted by rendel

Do a donation we are doing them and created these notes on nice stock paper to explain the donation. I'm sorry about your job, I know how you feel my job canned me because of my disability!!!!!! It really sux, especially when u are planning a wedding!!!!!!

wait? Can they actually do that?

las1 Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:44 PM

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We ordered these really small glass jars and you put a sicker with your name and date on it. Then we went to Economy Candy on the LES in NYC and bought black and white M&M's they were cheaper than any place we looked at.

Glasses for 170 people were around $250 I believe and the candy was $50 and mixed the colors our selfs and filled the jars

We got tons of compliments on our favors

FutureMrsDe Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:48 PM

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Go to wrap with us in syosset, they have disconnected items there that you can get super cheap! I got set of 4 coasters on sale for .99! also look at edible favors!

allornil Posted: Apr 23, 2010 04:52 PM

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do you have a dollar tree near you? they have glass ice cream sundae glasses. You can fill em w stuff. Or, they have champagne glasses. Everything is $1!