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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1320955" data-attributes="member: 5151">I guess the churches in the metro area have an issue if you don't plan to join? <img src="/images/smilies/headscratch.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratch:" title="Headscratch    :scratch:" data-shortname=":scratch:" />weirdHere's the break down of our wedding costs:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">White Horse & Carriage: $250</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reception location: $250</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Food for reception: $0 - I know lots of middle-aged ladies that love cooking for weddings and funerals</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wedding Dress: $350 - $150 in materials, $50 to get pleating done, and $150 to drive to Houston and back for the closest shop that could do that kind of pleating (needed it rushed because of some procrastination on our part)... I know an older lady that can sew anything out of a magazine, and it was our gift... sure beat the $3000 for the real deal</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Decorations for reception: $10 - Valentine's Day clearance at Wal-Mart</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Decorations for wedding: $0 - lots of family friends had weddings just prior to that using the same colors (black and red)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bouquet, Buttoneers, Corsages, and other Flowers: $50</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wedding Cakes: Her sister owns <a href="http://www.cakesbydarlene.net" target="_blank">Cakes by Darlene in Newcastle</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Venue was my parents' back yard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Photography: friend of ours, and a gift</li> </ul>So just over $900...ETA: rings totaled about $200... $100 for mine, and her $100 engagement ring came with a matching band, so $1100 total if you include the rings</blockquote>

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