Wedding budget break down

When we first got engaged, Mike and I determined our budget to be $2,000. My dad and stepmom provided all of the beverages and most of the food, and a few others contributed food as well. We borrowed as much as we could, and bought cheap on everything else. We also decided to include our [...]

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Missing guests

We invited the Obamas to our wedding. Sadly they couldn’t make it. Must have been doing important President and First Lady stuff. I don’t know. But they did send a lovely card. Unfortunately there was no check attached. Damn.

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Wedding and reception invitations

When we were first engaged, my friend Robin (of Plume Creations) told me she’d design our invitations for us. I then conveyed a vision to her, and even though it was not like any invitation she had created before, she managed to bring my vision to life. Sorry for the ugly black blocks – protecting private information. Anyway, [...]

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Bachelorette party invitations

Before I show off our awesome wedding invitations, let me show off the bachelorette party (sort of) invitations that Robin of Plume Creations made (same designer (and friend) that did the wedding invitations). Aren’t they so cute? These were printed and pasted on nice black cardstock, and of course didn’t have giant ugly black blocks [...]

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Inviting the Obamas

We’re inviting President and Mrs. Obama to our wedding! I hope they come! Ok, so they won’t come, but we’re inviting them anyway. If you invite the sitting President, you get a letter back from him (or her) congratulating you. What a cool thing to keep? I’m glad Obama is President while I’m getting married. [...]

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