Our $2000 Summer Camp Wedding
We started the wedding planning process by declaring a strict and modest budget: $2,000 to be exact. We wanted our wedding to be about sincerity, authenticity, connection, and a celebration and proclamation of love and commitment. We didn’t want it to be about monogrammed napkins and excessive amounts of fondant. In all honesty, we didn’t want to let our wedding overshadow our relationship (and we needed to save money for the house we planned to buy four days after our wedding).
Is a potluck wedding tacky or is it OK to ask your guests to bring food to your wedding reception?
Is it OK to ask your guests to bring food to your wedding? Is a potluck wedding reception OK? Yes, and YES. Here’s how to have a potluck wedding reception that works for everyone.
Sarah & Jess’s Scottish/Southern/Unitarian Beach Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Sarah, Hairstylist Her Offbeat Partner: Jess, Baker Location & date of wedding: Friend’s beach house in Southern Shores, NC — October 11, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We were on an extremely tight budget, so we cut out a lot of traditions that didn’t matter to us. The groom’s family is […]
Karen & Peter’s California Redwoods, Chocolate-Laden, Budget Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Karen, graphic & web designer Her Offbeat Partner: Peter, programmer extraordinaire Location & date of wedding: Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz, California — 04-26-09 What made our wedding offbeat: We were married under the redwoods by my uncle, our first dance was to Mystery Science Theater 3000’s “When Loving Lovers Love” […]