We don't want anything "bling bling".... just small, simple and intimate. No matter how we try to organize it small, it always spins out of control.

You guys have any ideas?

well CONGRATS TOD...but i'm not married so i can't answer your question...i don't think i'd wanta big wedding either just my closest friends and family

Congrats! Go to one of those resorts in the Caribbean that have a wedding / honeymoon package..... Just you and your bride in the beach and no nasty relatives

Our wedding was too large (250 guests) and expensive as hell. I wish we had done something smaller …..

wow... 250 people!!! How much was it if you don't mind me asking.

My buddy's brother's wedding.... 1000 people.... good lord

It was held in Mexico where wedding culture is very different, 250 down there is a small event.... average is probably 400 and large (but not so uncommon) weddings are similar to your buddy's brother's.

Check your PM

Go to vegas, get drunk and have Elvis marry you

:)

Originally posted by TODreamer
wow... 250 people!!! How much was it if you don't mind me asking.

My buddy's brother's wedding.... 1000 people.... good lord

Congrats man, I wish nothing but the best for you.

Congrats TOD! I too want a smaller wedding, they're really the best I think. My best friend's wedding during the summer had 250 guests and cost her 12k. There's ways to cut back such as not getting a band/singer and having relatives make the food, etc. But its still nice to have those things. ^^

congrats and go to Vegas baby! My wife's father told us he would pay for everything if we got married in Vegas and we said no. We've talked about it since and we wish we had taken him up on it. Life would've been soooo much simpler and we would have really had a good time. We did have a good time but I think that it would have been soooo much less stress.

a really good friend of mine did this.

the an his wife went to the bahamas got married with just their immediate family. notice the word immediate..(pretty much just mom and dad and bro/sis)

they then went off to another island and had their honeymoon for the rest of the week.

when they all got back all of us friends threw a fun BBQ/party and had fun. It was cheap for them (relatively) and great for us as we still had something special we all could celebrate with.

I would go with Kaliken. We spent more than $15k on our wedding and it was relatively small. I bet you could do better go to the Bahamas. Next time I get married I will remember that one. ;)

congrats TOD. our wedding was relatively small. maybe 100 close relatives and a few friends. after the wedding we had a limo take us to the airport hotel crashed their for the night and got up bright and early to fly to sandals negirl, jamaica.

Originally posted by Kaliken
a really good friend of mine did this.

the an his wife went to the bahamas got married with just their immediate family. notice the word immediate..(pretty much just mom and dad and bro/sis)

they then went off to another island and had their honeymoon for the rest of the week.

when they all got back all of us friends threw a fun BBQ/party and had fun. It was cheap for them (relatively) and great for us as we still had something special we all could celebrate with.

Kaliken.... your story just inspired me. I'm thinking of maybe doing a strictly blood related family ceremony and small dinner....then in the summer time we will have a BBQ for my friends....yyeeeaaaahhhh. Because my friends were technically the "problem" lol. They roll in packs like wolves and if I invite one I have to invite them all and that adds up.

I'm gonna bring up an idea like this to Mrs. T.O.D to be

Originally posted by 93rdcurrent
I would go with Kaliken. We spent more than $15k on our wedding and it was relatively small. I bet you could do better go to the Bahamas. Next time I get married I will remember that one. ;)

Same here, though the numbers were a bit higher-I'd suggest that you hit Vegas or something- you won't remember much of the day anyway (at least we don't) so no point in spending a ton of money on it.

yeah go small,

the problem I have with big weddings, or atleast one's I've been to (not married), is that you always have people there that belong, but no one really gets along with. There's always that uncle and his kids or something who is obviously a member of the family, but you could care less if he's there. Plus, most of the reception you spend with your new wife and closest friends.

Be smart, stay small!! :)

PS: Elara, I love the avatar sig....hahaha great movie

Everything Kaliken said, but consider Hawaii as an alternate destination..... very romantic.

So does that mean that we're also not invited? Shiiit!
Congratulations mate. Another one bites the dust :D
Originally posted by TODreamer
...Because my friends were technically the "problem" lol. They roll in packs like wolves and if I invite one I have to invite them all and that adds up.

I'm gonna bring up an idea like this to Mrs. T.O.D to be