Colleen

September 12th.

Yeah. Well, no, it's a little more than a year from our engagement, but a little less than a year from when we started planning.

Yeah. Well, no, it's a little more than a year from our engagement, but a little less than a year from when we started planning.

Yeah. Well, no, it's a little more than a year from our engagement, but a little less than a year from when we started planning.

We are very fortunate. We have parental help from both sides. So we very quickly created the Google spreadsheet of tracking. Here's how much we're receiving. And we started with our fixed costs. Since we're getting married in a church, that's not a negotiable price. And I'm not willing to negotiate on not getting married in a church. So we knew that was going to cost X amount.

We are very fortunate. We have parental help from both sides. So we very quickly created the Google spreadsheet of tracking. Here's how much we're receiving. And we started with our fixed costs. Since we're getting married in a church, that's not a negotiable price. And I'm not willing to negotiate on not getting married in a church. So we knew that was going to cost X amount.

We are very fortunate. We have parental help from both sides. So we very quickly created the Google spreadsheet of tracking. Here's how much we're receiving. And we started with our fixed costs. Since we're getting married in a church, that's not a negotiable price. And I'm not willing to negotiate on not getting married in a church. So we knew that was going to cost X amount.

And then there's an efficient fee and there's a premarital counseling fee as well. And then we looked at what was left, which luckily those things are not very big. But the venue was our first biggest cost. We wanted a place that had a lot of the chairs and tables and linens and glasses. And so we didn't have to individually price out all of that. So we found a place that does this whole package.

And then there's an efficient fee and there's a premarital counseling fee as well. And then we looked at what was left, which luckily those things are not very big. But the venue was our first biggest cost. We wanted a place that had a lot of the chairs and tables and linens and glasses. And so we didn't have to individually price out all of that. So we found a place that does this whole package.

And then there's an efficient fee and there's a premarital counseling fee as well. And then we looked at what was left, which luckily those things are not very big. But the venue was our first biggest cost. We wanted a place that had a lot of the chairs and tables and linens and glasses. And so we didn't have to individually price out all of that. So we found a place that does this whole package.

And that was a huge part of our budget. So then from there, we've been trying to calculate budgets. well, what do we have left? And figuring out what my non-negotiables are and his non-negotiables, like I'm okay without a videographer, but my fiance is not. And so we had to bake that in.

And that was a huge part of our budget. So then from there, we've been trying to calculate budgets. well, what do we have left? And figuring out what my non-negotiables are and his non-negotiables, like I'm okay without a videographer, but my fiance is not. And so we had to bake that in.

And that was a huge part of our budget. So then from there, we've been trying to calculate budgets. well, what do we have left? And figuring out what my non-negotiables are and his non-negotiables, like I'm okay without a videographer, but my fiance is not. And so we had to bake that in.

And the way that we managed that was by getting someone who is both our photographer and videographer and did a Black Friday deal in November. So we booked it really early because we wanted to get the best deal possible money wise so that we could keep putting the rest towards everything else. I am fully planning on using Costco sheet cake.

And the way that we managed that was by getting someone who is both our photographer and videographer and did a Black Friday deal in November. So we booked it really early because we wanted to get the best deal possible money wise so that we could keep putting the rest towards everything else. I am fully planning on using Costco sheet cake.

And the way that we managed that was by getting someone who is both our photographer and videographer and did a Black Friday deal in November. So we booked it really early because we wanted to get the best deal possible money wise so that we could keep putting the rest towards everything else. I am fully planning on using Costco sheet cake.

Well, I'm gluten-free, so I will have to have a small gluten-free cake just for, you know, the cutting and me and my groom eating. But everybody else, I think, will like Costco. And Costco does flowers. And we're trying to be as economical as possible because we are fortunate to have help. And we're trying our best not to...

Well, I'm gluten-free, so I will have to have a small gluten-free cake just for, you know, the cutting and me and my groom eating. But everybody else, I think, will like Costco. And Costco does flowers. And we're trying to be as economical as possible because we are fortunate to have help. And we're trying our best not to...

Well, I'm gluten-free, so I will have to have a small gluten-free cake just for, you know, the cutting and me and my groom eating. But everybody else, I think, will like Costco. And Costco does flowers. And we're trying to be as economical as possible because we are fortunate to have help. And we're trying our best not to...

go past what they're offering because then we have to pay for whatever we go over. I recognize that's a reality for a lot of people, but we're trying to also save for a lot of other things, not just our wedding.