Hello people,
How have you been? Good i hope. I have been super busy planning a charity fundraising event and campaign called Runnig In Heels. Details later. So anyway i went to a wedding meeting this weekend and my observations have me thinking thrice about funding my own wedding. This barbeques styled event was not even called a wedding meeting but rather the launch of the wedding meetings. The couple are more of colleagues than friends but we share a good friend in common so i tagged along.
You will imagine my shock when at the end of the do we had raised over 11,000,000 shs (4000 usd) in cash and pledges. I was shocked, first of all that Ugandans are that nice and second that so much money was raised in such a short time. Quick math tells me if the couple have four more meetings then surely the wedding will bear profits.
Me and the hubby were planning on majorly financing our own wedding and have been saving up for it but if this wedding meeting business actually works, i might jump in the train. I am begginning to think my hard earned money should do more than pay for people to enjoy my weding. I should rather save it for the perfect honeymoon and let them (friends and family) pay for the wedding. Afterall its them that want to see me in a white dress and all. Im arleady getting the benefit of getting hitched. The party is for them so they should PAY. Do i sound harsh? Not my intention at all. This just makes so much sense.
I am realy slowly accepting the fact that i will have over 250 guests at my wedding. It sucks but someone said something about it not being just my wedding but his and our families too... As a peace loving woman i will let my dream of max, 150 guest slide but there will be no further alterations to my dream wedding. That being said i still need to figure out exactly what the dream wedding is??
Good news is i found a dress. Its beautifull. It actually looks like a glamorous summer dress, I love it, I still have to get it but as long as i have decided on it, i can sit back and chill. I have also decided to have six maids and open to more. I have also decided on a maid of honor and matron.
I am still bent on having my wedding outside of a church bui;ding. I would love a church setting if the church was near my reception area because i dont like that whole pee peee pee wedding cars thing. I want to stay at the hotel and do my hair, make up and everything there. Call me weird but i do not want the wedding photos with the 17 people that show up for the church wedding. You know how Ugandans (myself inclusive) are. we never go to the church ceremony, just the fun reception. I will save my lazy friends the burden and have both the "church" and reception in the same area, the marriage ceremony in the gardens and the reception in doors. I still need to confirm if this is ok with the church people where we will be getting married.
Writing this post actually makes me feel like im planning which im not so wish me luck and also id like to hear your thoughts and coments on the many topics that came up in this posts
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I found this really cool site. The sites documents these amazing wel planned weddings. If youre looking for photography and wedding inspiration. Its perfect.check it out here
Have a good one.
xoxo
9 comments:
wedding planning is a tough job. personally I wont do a big wedding, the last thing I want is to spend all my money on one day and go start a new life struggling or worse still in debt, so if you chose to go the wedding committee way then I say that's wise.
Now I really want to see that dress :)
wow! sounds like Nigeria. we also go for reception and not the wedding itself.
I think the garden concept for the wedding would be fantastic
I wish you all the best with the wedding planning.
Spending your hard-earned dimes on a perfect honeymoon getaway sounds like a solid plan.
You'll be a gorgeous bride, especially seeing that you're in touch with your artsy side.
"Afterall its them that want to see me in a white dress and all. Im arleady getting the benefit of getting hitched. The party is for them so they should PAY."
Are you serious with that statement? lol...damn girl, talk about greed.
@Shawakanocka im very serious. lol
lmho, girl you have your wedding all planned out already. It's a great thing to know what you want cos it save so much time, money and energy. I'm with you on the wedding meeting thing, most couples spend all they have on a super wedding only to end up in a 'broke' marriage. if you can pull it off then by all means go for it
I love weddings but the planning part is the one that I really dislike. Couples normally have changes most of the time. It is really stressful.
I agree weddings can be expensive, what i don't like is how the couple put pressure on their friends and family to fund their wedding. In as much its a party/family event, it's ur day, ur life. I have seen couples who want an expensive and classy affair and all they can contribute is a quarter of the expense, so what do u do when ur friends start dropping off, not attending ur meetings or even ur wedding coz of the financial pressure u put on them. It's a recession for everyone baby, just be reasonable. Well that whole speech is unnecessary if u have friends with some serious mula.
ha ha ha ha @the bit of ugandans not attending the church reception,i rily wonder to this day why we dont??????and its become a tradition.....best of luck my dear!
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