Reflection silverware 160 pieces in a box for 6 bucks:)

At my last wedding
I got the diamond brand for like 4 buks or 3 i think with a coupon. I wssted so much money. But i just went to Bargain in a box and i found this. 160 set. 80 forks, 40 knives and spoons. I bought two boxes for 13.07 w tax. I am so happy I just took care of my wedding, silverware for like 40 bucks less. :) woohoooo talk about being elegant and frugal.

Now that I am at 3590 for my wedding.......... with ten dollars to spare.

I did it.We paid the church the church classes, the hall the plates the cups the napkins my dress my husbands suit, and invited, and food, liquor plus even help. You can have a beautiful and magnificent wedding with a budget. I am so lucky I have such great people in my life. We have sponsors in most Mexican Families, and perhaps other Latin Countries. Where someone will offer to pay the cake,make the food like you saw, pay for the church and hall. All I really have to pay for is the pre-cana classes,  food, liquor, my dress, davids suit, servers and the tableware. I still have a year to go, and I am sure they're are more wonderful people who will offer because this is how Latin families are loving and helpful. Over all I will pay about a grand for a lovely wedding. :) Thank you all to has helped. You mean the world to me.

100 Dollars left.............. Servers!!! I need three of them

so my wedding is for 7 hours and I am planning on serving food to people's table. I want to stick with my food budget, and a buffet will make me homeless. So I've devised a plan............ I will hire 3 people, one of the girls I know but not for the 7 hours. Just for the appetizer and main course which is about 2 hours. I will tell them to come a half hour early and then leave about 730. so they will work 4:30 to 7:30. They do not need to wash anything because it will all be disposable. for the appetizers one will pass out the shrimp. The other the empanadas.The lovely thing is, is that they have push carts they can borrow for free. So they don't have to go back and forth. Then while they are eating. All three will put start putting food on plates......... and it will be the same thing. one will serve shrimp the other chicken. While they wait for people to finish. They can eat, and they pick up plates. Make sure kitchen is tidy, and then they can go. For my wedding I will cut my cake, and I want to serve the people .  they should be gone and I will only waste 90 dollars.......... I still have 10 dollars left. Now that is a good deal.

Liquor............. can I make it it to my designated number. so close 100 dollars more.... I am at 3500

For Latin Families people buying their liquors is a no go. They came to your wedding, might have gotten you something, traveled such as my cousins from mexico, texas, friends from florida. The last thing I want to do is assault them.... yet I feel like what can I do to not go broke. I am not going to pay a 1000 dollars every hour.... well I came up with a plan. I will put a bottle of Wine and Champagne on the table. I will put my own bartender at the bar 10 dollars a hour but he will not start work til 7 pm For the times we are eating they will have drinks on the table. You can get very good wine and champagne at costco for very cheap I do not plan on wasting more then 50 dollars for that. I am going to get one keg but those big ones of beer for 100 dollars, and then get 2 big bottles of bacardi and and 2 of tequila. 2 of vodka. 140 for that. I will have sodas and water no juice drinks. I will buy 40 bottles of coke and sprite and fanta, way cheaper then cans. a 24 pack is usually 4.99.... i am going to save easily 20 bucks. And for the water I will buy 160 bottles.Target sells 32 bottles for 3.39...... that is 5 packages for 24 dollars. In total to have an open bar I will only waste 220 dollars.  If it is done then I will tell the owner to open his own bar, but I think it is very smart of me to not open it when we are eating. I am at 3500 dollars and that is including the ten lb bag for 1 dollar that they offer at the hall.

My husbands suit and groomsmen corsage thingys :) Im at 3237.00 can i make it?

So I found a website where you can get a cutomsuit on dhgate.com It only costs 68 dollars for a custom suit. Which is awsum, and then for the men corsage thingies I am going to give them a peacock feather and tie it wit blue turquoise ribbon. Total cost for that like 72 dollars.......... 4 buks only for the corsages for the men.Good deal. I am now on 3237.00 and so close to my budget!!!!

Finding a Cheap dj and photographer/videographer

So I am so close to my budget I bet you all are saying how are you going to afford this. Look around and ask your friends if all else fails come up with simple plans.... disposables on your tables....... ipod with big speakers that are borrowed a good friend. But I am truly lucky enough to have found this for cheap. Because I face booked, I asked around. I investigated, and I did not take first prices, because I am one frugal and second don't have the budget. I got a high school friend who went to Columbia College of Chicago and majored in Video Productions to do my wedding. I explained to him my situation, and he is going to do it the whole shabang for me church and reception. For only 150.00!!!! I will have about 20-30 shots of the church me getting married as well as with my family at the church, and husband. Later at the party another 20-30  professional shots. He will record the whole wedding ceremony for me and party reception. Because he uses public transportation all I have to do is pick him up, and give him food :) sweet deal. He is going to be with me probably from 11 am til after midnite!!!
 

Now for the Dj one of my good friends husbands brother does parties. I have talked with him on the phone told him what I want and he is willing to come up with a compilation of music for me. Since my taste is so eccentric. When we are eating I want chill relax arabic music.beats trance......... then my bff says she wants the calabria song wen we are coming out jajajajja to the party.... i then want top 40s, salsa merengue bachata reggaeton.... I am Latin after all :) He is going to be doing this for 7 hours. Tell me can you beat this? If you can or know someone who has professional equipment and mic :)

I'm at 2715.00 dollars and closer to my limit for everything..... flowers and decorations

I am going to have calla lilies and peacock feathers as my theme. Costco and Sams club sells tem in bulk for 100 dollars and like 75 stems. I plan to have 6, my mom 3, my moh 3, my bridesmaids 2 each, and junior bridesmaids 1 . I will decorate with peacock feathers. I bought 100 online ... ebay :) for 15 dollars and free shipping. Which is so cheap if you have seen prices on peacock feathers. I have 8 bridesmaids and 3 junior ones. 11 in total. 31 flowes in total . i still have 44 more.......... i am going to go to the dollartree, and buy very very slim cylinder vases. I will put one flower and two peacock feather. I am going to buy those marble looking rocks and put them on the bottom. each table has 7 chairs.... so that is like 15 tables.  


 15 vases---- 15 dollars 
 
 30 peacock feathers - 4 dollars or so 
 
 6 bags of marble rocks  6 dollars
 

everything included..... 150 dollars for my flowers, bridesmaid flowers, junior bridesmaids and even my moms and all of the tables. With the flowers that are left I will make two big vases for my head table :) I am now at 2880.00 lets say with taxes. :) Still looking good.... I am going to show you a picture of the flowers i saw online that inspired me......... I don't remember where I got it but I didn't post it.