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mz_aquariu
I read online that this woman had a full wedding for 6,000 using online coupons, that's the type of wedding that I want! I'm not going to spend 20,000 on a wedding unless the wedding is going to last for a month. I also read that she was able to serve her guest steak!!! Is there any tricks or tips that you know of or that you used to help save money on your wedding day?
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Of course you can have a beautiful wedding on a budget. Plenty of people do. There are plenty of website dedicated to this, as well as books (you can get them from the library).
A lot of this has to do with how much you are willing and able to do yourself...and what things you are willing to splurge or save on. Whenever you rely on a vendor to provide a service, location, or product for you, you would be paying significantly more. In addition, your budget is also tied into how many guests you are having, and whether you have family members or friends to assist you.
Ideas on saving money:
1. Find a venue that is free. Try backyard of a nice home, public park, beach, lake, ranch....etc. Having the venue and ceremony at the same place can help limit transportation fees too.
2. Do your own cake. A bakery will charge an arm an a leg. If you or a friend can do this, it can be done under $150...supplies and all.
3. Do your own flowers and centerpieces. You can go to floral markets and sometimes farmer's markets to get flowers much cheaper than you would at a florist. It also helps to chose flowers that are not as expensive. For instance, gerber daisies and carnations are significantly cheaper than roses, lilies, and exotic orchids. You can find ribbon and accesories from stores like 99 cent stores.
4. Have a friend get ordained online and be your officiant for the day. This can be accomplished for about $75 or less.
5. Limit your bridal party. The larger the bridal party, the greater the expense for their gifts and any accessories you need for them.
6. Bride's gown. This is where it can get tricky. Do you want to get a second hand gown (i.e., ebay, craigslist, second hand shop), or do you want a brand new one? Are you looking for designer, a specific kind of design, or up for anything? A friend borrowed a dress from a family member, so hers was free. Another friend purchased a designer gown, and it was $3500.
7. Have family and friends help you prepare food for the reception. Purchase meats and necessities at a price club (Costco, Sams Club...) . You an get more for your money. You can easily afford a couple of meats, pastas, potatoes, veggies, salads, and rolls.
8. Shop around for favors (for best price) or eliminate it entirely.
9. Print your own wedding invites. You can purchase ready kits from places like Target for about $25-30. Or if you are crafty, you can design and do them yourself.
10. Hand deliver invites to people you see all the time. This way it saves you on postage. Encourage people to RSVP via phone or email/internet...this way you save money on return postage too!
11. Considering doing your own makeup and hair (or have someone you really trust do it for you).
There are a couple things that I don't recommend you scimping on. These things are worth the money to get a professional.
--A photographer. A photographer can capture those really special moments, and put it onto print and digital photographs that you can have the rest of your life. They can change a very ordinary picture into spectacular by playing with lighting and shadows.
--A good DJ. This person can totally set a partying atmosphere at your reception...ensuring your guests will have a wonderful time.
Who is absolutely not celebrating Christmas and/or Yuletide this year?
Darwingotn
No gift giving, no decorations, no shared expressions of Christmas . Are you a grumpy person or just tired of the Holiday bull? Why?
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I have never once participated in christmas my whole life. Im one of Jehiovahse witnesses and there are many reasons for this but mainly because its not even jesus birthday lol im going to post some info below about what the holiday truly resembles.
CHRISTMASâSUN WORSHIP RENAMED
The Bible makes no mention of a birthday celebration for Jesus. In fact, his exact birth date is unknown. We can be sure, though, that he was not born on December 25 in the cold of winter in that part of the world. For one thing, Luke recorded that when Jesus was born, âshepherds [were] living out of doorsâ minding their flocks. (Luke 2:8-11) If âliving out of doorsâ had been their habit year round, that would not have been noteworthy. However, because Bethlehem is subject to cold rains and snow, flocks were wintered under cover and shepherds would not have been âliving out of doors.â Additionally, Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because Caesar Augustus had ordered a census. (Luke 2:1-7) It is highly unlikely that Caesar would have commanded a people who were resentful of Roman rule to travel to their ancestral cities in the dead of winter.
The roots of Christmas are found, not in Scripture, but in ancient pagan festivals, such as the Roman Saturnalia, a celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture. Likewise, according to their reckoning, devotees of the god Mithra celebrated December 25 as the âbirthday of the invincible sun,â says the New Catholic Encyclopedia. âChristmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome,â about three centuries after the death of Christ.
During their celebrations, pagans exchanged gifts and feastedâpractices that Christmas preserved. As is also true today, however, much Christmas giving was not in the spirit of 2Â Corinthians 9:7, which reads: âLet each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.â True Christians give out of love, their giving is not tied to a date, and they expect no gifts in return. (Luke 14:12-14; Acts 20:35) Moreover, they deeply appreciate being set free from the Christmas frenzy and relieved of the heavy yoke of financial debt that many incur at that time of year.âMatthew 11:28-30; John 8:32.
But, some may argue, did not the astrologers present birthday gifts to Jesus? No. Their gift-giving was simply a way of paying their respects to a person of note, a common custom in Bible times. (1 Kings 10:1, 2, 10, 13; Matthew 2:2, 11) In fact, they did not even come on the night that Jesus was born. Jesus was, not a babe in a manger, but many months old and living in a house when they arrived.
BIBLICAL LIGHT ON BIRTHDAYS
even though the birth of a baby has always been a cause for much joy, the Bible makes no reference to a birthday celebration for a servant of God. (Psalm 127:3) Was this simply an oversight? No, for two birthday celebrations are mentionedâthat of a Pharaoh of Egypt and that of Herod Antipas. (Genesis 40:20-22; Mark 6:21-29) Both events, however, are presented in a bad lightâespecially the latter, which saw John the Baptizer beheaded.
âThe early Christians,â notes The World Book Encyclopedia, âconsidered the celebration of anyoneâs birth to be a pagan custom.â The ancient Greeks, for instance, believed that each person had a protective spirit that attended the personâs birth and thereafter watched over him. That spirit âhad a mystic relation with the god on whose birthday the individual was born,â says the book The Lore of Birthdays. Birthdays also have a long-standing and an intimate link with astrology and the horoscope.
Besides rejecting birthday customs on account of pagan and spiritistic roots, Godâs servants of old likely rejected them on principle as well. Why? These were humble, modest men and women who did not view their arrival in the world as so important that it should be celebrated. (Micah 6:8; Luke 9:48) Rather, they glorified Jehovah and thanked him for the precious gift of life.âPsalm 8:3, 4; 36:9; Revelation 4:11.
At death, all integrity-keepers are safe in Godâs memory, and their future life is guaranteed. (Job 14:14, 15) Says Ecclesiastes 7:1: âA name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of oneâs being born.â Our ânameâ is the good reputation we have gained with God through faithful service. Significantly, the only commemoration commanded for Christians involves, not a birth, but a deathâthat of Jesus, whose excellent ânameâ is the key to our salvation.âLuke 22:17-20; Hebrews 1:3, 4.
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