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JESS: We are paying for the wedding ourselves. We started saving just about two years ago. We put all of our change in a jar and deposit it into a joint savings account. We try to put away money from each paycheck as well. We also cut down on luxury items - going out to eat, buying dvd’s, etc.
T: Olive green is a wonderful compliment to champagne and gold. Pair it with ivory and you’ve got a very fresh color scheme!! It just so happens to be the one I’m using for my wedding. 
Jess- I am def feeling overwhelmed. It’s like all the money I saved for the past few years is disappearing in one day. I’m always torn b/w spending so much for one day and then thinking it only happens once. siggghhh. We just try our best to keep saving. But as much as we’ve saved, it looks like we’ll still have to borrow some money.
T- If my dress didn’t have some silver in it, I would have totally had some gold in my wedding. It’s a beautiful color and I think it can look good with just about anything- plum, dark blue, emerald green, light pink, etc!
JuneBride- Check out http://www.santabarbarawedding.com/forum for great vendor recommendations
If you’re paying for any portion of the wedding, you feel strapped. We’ve had a number of fights over how we should spend our money - and, believe it or not, the things our parents are paying for. My fiance freaked out when my mom reserved limos for $1600 because he felt that money could have been spent better elsewhere. My mom said since it was a gift, she should be able to spend the money as she sees fit. I could see both arguments, but boy did that ruin a weekend.
jess
we are also now paying for the whole wedding. my parents wanted to help but they cant financially, and i know they feel horrible too. it really does suck, and it is a lot of stress..but i know all this will pay off in the end so dont worry, be happy =)
We are paying for the wedding on our own also. I’m actually wondering what kind of account everyone put their funds into. I was thinking a 5% yield savings will give us an additional $700 or so. Is there anything more aggressive?
Lily,
Try http://www.dynastyweddings.com and speak with Chris Chen. He DJ’s and has MC’s too. I highly recommend them. They are performing their services at my wedding and I can’t wait!
T - either of those colors will look great. also, a deep reddish-purple would work well…like a rich maroon or grape color.
lily, i second chris chen from dynasty weddings. hes really nice and very flexible.
JuneBride -
Try Kathleen Hagan at:
http://www.kathleenhagan.com/
She lives in Oxnard and gives up to one hour free travel (additional charge of $25/hour for anything over). I live in LA and drove out to her after she was highly recommended by my florist. She did a fantastic job at my trial (leave your email and I can send you photos) and is worth every penny.
We’re also paying for our own wedding, and one of the results is that just this week we moved the entire ceremony from South Florida (where I’m from), to Minneapolis (where we both live).
I now have six months to re-plan a wedding, God help me.
JuneBride - I used to go to school at UCSB and my favorite salon was De Cut Salon.
I’m in need of the Envelope Liner Template Kit that is sold by Paper Source. They are currently out ot stock…is there anyone out there that would sell me theirs?
Jess: We are paying for our own money, and with loan money at that, so it’s not even going to be paid off for ~25 years. Since we are both students, and my parents refused to help pay for a wedding (they think weddings are extravagent and a waste of money, and that we should elope). They are probably right, but we really wanted our families to be there with us.
Laura: you can make your own envelope liner in about 5 seconds. Get a piece of thin cardboard and cut it to the width of the liner. stick it in the envelope. Trace the flap onto the liner. Take it out of the envelope and cut out the flap tracing. Then you’ll have an envelope shaped piece of cardboard, which you will need to offset to leave room for the flap’s glue. Cut 1/2 inch off the non-flap side (or just line it up under the glue and trace the bottom of the envelope). If that doesn’t make sense, leave me a message on my xanga and I’ll send you a picture.
Yeah, and we are paying for our own wedding WITH our own money, not paying for our own money (must… proofread…)
Can anyone recommend a great photographer in the LA area for engagements?
engagement pictures that is.. hehe.
ms bluebear and ynots - the dynasty wedding place looks pretty interesting - but its significantly more expensive than the other chinese places? is there a reason why? thanks!
I’m looking for a Jewish wedding, similar to the one featured here: http://chipperyplans.blogspot.com/2007/02/ring-thing.html
but with the characters cut through. I have found a bunch, but they’re all around $500– too much for a wedding ring at this point! Has anyone see them for less?
Joyful-
My photographer is great and I’m in the LA area. I can give you his contact info so you can speak to him directly. If you shoot me an email, I’ll send you his info. You’ll love him! Vivalamonkee@gmail.com
Laura:
Which size(s) in particular do you need?
Di,
The reason Dynasty is more expensive is because they are not the typical Chinese Wedding DJ and MC. I’ve visited a handful and found that it was a bit shady how they did business…essentially, promise you everything upfront and then underdeliver. With Dynasty though, there’s an official contract with all the details of what you are getting. Plus they are fluent in English and Chinese, so there’s no accent. I’ve met with a handful of MCs and they unfortunately all carried heavy accents and it was so disappointing. As far as pricepoint, they are definitely more expensive then your typical Asian place, but they are not unreasonable and definitely flexible. I am having my wedding at a Western venue but it was important for me to have someone that at the reception that would speak the language so I was glad to find them. Don’t be afraid of their pricelist, Chris is very flexible. Definitely worth a meeting.
He is a great photographer!!! you’ll love his style and images. I strongly recommend him. check out his blog.
I didn’t get engagement photos, but I would highly recommend my wedding photog. She does engagements, too.
Thank you !!! Will give him a ring!
Lily,
I am using a DJ/MC from chinatown that knows mandarin, cantonese, and english. My FI saw him at his friend’s wedding and had to book him for ours. Check out http://www.sangalong.com
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