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I’m Miss Powder Puff, and I’m thrilled to be the newest bee to buzz around the hive!
Here’s a little info about myself. I’m a Michigan transplant living in Chicago, but planning a wedding back home. Sounds great, right? Well here’s the kicker—Mr. Powder Puff and I are planning our wedding for only $10,000!
We decided on that budget for a couple of reasons. First of all, we feel very strongly that the wedding industry has turned something that is about promising to spend your life with your best friend into, well, something else. Tune into shows like “Platinum Weddings” (on the WE network), and you’ll see what I mean. Amongst all the signature cocktails and gilded wedding cakes, they’ve lost the original, sacred meaning of the ceremony itself (my apologies if any of you enjoy these types of events. They are merely not my style). So Mr. Powder Puff and I decided to keep our budget small for the sake of keeping our wedding sane. We want to focus on the day rather than stress over a million details.
Second of all, we are saving for a down payment on a house.
Keeping our budget as low as possible is allowing us to have a home to live in after we say, “I do!” So be on the lookout for DIY projects galore—I love to craft!
Now, a little bit about Mr. Powder Puff and myself. We have been dating for a year and a half, and we’ve been engaged since May. We met in a very surprising way—online (more about that later)! Mr. Powder Puff is amazing, and I honestly can’t wait to be his wife!
Thanks for having me, girls! I can’t wait for us to get to know each other!
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Welcome!!! I love your choice of icon, so cute. 
I’m also super excited to have a fellow Michigan bee!!!
Welcome! I agree with taffy, you have the cutest icon.
Welcome! We are trying to keep it low too…and i wish I was more of a DIY girl…only with scrapbooking I am!
Our budget for 125 people is $10K also, and so far we’re under it. It’s not so hard, just necessary to be able to break from what the ‘wedding industrial complex’ says you need. I’m excited to hear about your planning and budgeting!
I’m with you on the budget. Mind you, we have less that 25 peeps attending our wedding, it is a destination wedding. So including flight and hotel we’re budgeting for $8000-10,000. It can (and will) be done!
Welcome Miss Powder Puff! I can’t wait to hear all about your wedding planning ideas!
@ankile: Where can i find out more about your 125 person wedding for under $10K?? Email me!
Hey the PP! Yall are so cute!
It’s so nice to hear about other budget weddings! We’re planning a 200 person wedding for under $15,000, and so far, it’s been really testing our creativity! Welcome, and I can’t wait to see & hear more.
Welcome to the hive!
We are planning a 175 person wedding for $14k in Louisville and its a challenge. We are DIY’ing a lot - invitations, flowers (except bouquets) and decor. Simple buffet and limiting the open bar to beer and wine and DJ instead of a band. The important part for us was getting all the people we wanted there - we both have big families we wanted to include so we sacrificed on some of the luxuries.
Hi everyone!
I’m so happy to hear that there are other budget brides out there. I can’t wait to share ideas!
Hey Miss PP,
Glad to see another MI bee. I’m planning my wedding in Metro Detroit for 12k so I’ll be looking especially close at your money saving tips.
Oh, I am so excited! I’ll be doing this in the Metro Detroit area in a few years Welcome!
Oh, yay! I am so excited to hear about your budget-friendly plans! Welcome!
Welcome! A $10,000 wedding makes me mega jealous. I can’t wait to read the details.
welcome!
sad to say it, but i love “platinum weddings” it’s a guilty pleasure of mine. it’s even on my dvr series recording list. sometimes it’s just nice to dream and gawk!
i’m also keeping my budget low (hopefully) $10-$15k, so i can’t wait to read all of your posts and get some ideas!
Welcome fellow preschool teacher! I cannot wait to see what you do for your wedding!
Oo, another Michigan bride! <3 Where are you guys getting married? We’re trying to stick to about 10k too. Sorry if I sound a little spazzy, but welcome!
I’m really excited for both of you. I just want to wish to have a happy life and be strong always for whatever circumstances you may face in your marriage life.
Oh wow! A wedding for under $10,000? I MUST know some of your secrets. Please share! And welcome to the hive!
Thanks for the warm welcome!
@historybride: We’re getting married on the west side of the state, so things are definitely more affordable over there.
Welcome to the hive! I’m so excited to have a new bee. You’re wedding sounds like it’s going to be very fun to hear about.
Hi Miss Powder Puff!
I can’t wait to see the details of your wedding! I got married in September and our wedding ended up coming in right around the $10,000 mark give or take a few hundred!
Welcome! I am really glad to see another MI bee — and from the west side of the state, YEAH!!! I am getting married in the Kalamazoo Area in June with a budget of about $15k. Can’t wait to see your DIY ideas.
Hi Miss Powder Puff! Congrats on becoming part of the ‘hive’! I’m so excited to hear about your budget-friendly, and DIY plans!
welcome! Can’t wait to hear more about your wedding:)
Welcome Miss Powder Puff!!
Yay for makeup icons!
Can’t wait to hear about your plans!
You two are adorable!!
Hooray for another Michigan bride! I’m getting married in Muskegon in a month. We were shooting for 10,000 originally, but our guest list is at 240, so it’s looking closer to 14,000. We’ll see though; it’s the darn alcohol and catering that are killing us!
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Mrs. Powder Puff, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 25, Preschool Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Career Services
Engagement Date: May, 2008
Wedding Date: July, 2009
Blogging Since: November 12, 2008
Venue: Outdoor ceremony, banquet hall reception
About Me: I am your typical Midwestern girl attempting to plan a sane, budget-friendly, fun wedding to the man of my dreams. I love shoes, laughing at “Platinum Weddings”, crafts, inspiration boards, candy, and basically anything I can DIY. While weddings can certainly be all-consuming, I honestly can’t wait until the ceremony is over and I can finally call Mr. Powder Puff my husband!
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