Cons:
*I won't have many as many opportunities to splurge
Pros:
*I won't have many as many opportunities to splurge
*I'll realize what my real priorities are
*I won't feel the guilt I often associate with having others spend a lot on me
*I'll have c.o.m.p.l.e.t.e c.o.n.t.r.o.l over the details, time, place, etc
*Accomplishing a self-funding wedding will be something I'll always be proud of
*I love a good challenge
The whole "c.o.m.p.l.e.t.e c.o.n.t.r.o.l" thing might also be the reason why I insist on skipping the pre-made wedding forms and using a modified version of my budget sheet to track all of the wedding spending:
Where did your wedding budget come from? Did several family members pitch in or are you covering it all yourself?
PS Although I've told my parents that I plan on paying for the entire wedding myself, I did let them know that they are welcome to give me a wedding gift once the event is over. I don't know what exactly it would be, but I'm not letting it factor into my savings plans or budgeting at all.
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Awww...how nice of your parents! I understand what you are saying though. I was lucky enough to have parents that assisted us, but did not take control over the event. My mom helped and they invited their friends, but didn't give me a fight over details. We did help and pay them some of it back though.
I think your approach is fantastic. We paid for everything ourselves, too, and our parents gave us gifts after the fact. My husband and I are super proud of the fact that we paid for our own wedding and we have enough left in savings to pay for the whole thing all over again. That, and the whole thing was a huge success.
That was so sweet of your parents to offer!! We paid the majority of the wedding ourselves. My mom gifted us all the drinks, from lemonade, to champagne (thanks mom)etc.
We estimate our wedding costs us around $3500.00 including the rehearsal dinner. Not too shabby :) for a small wedding.
We paid for most of ours by ourselves, and then our parents gave us a gift of money afterward. I like your thinking!
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