• Wedding Help

    March 19, 2009

    Amy and I are looking for some help with our wedding and the events (including honeymoon) surrounding it.  Aside from it being a beautiful and memorable day, we are hoping to infuse as much of what we are going to do with theological significance and creativity.  We already have a good number of friends that are going to be vital in helping that to be a reality, but, believers in networking that we are, we’d just assume hear from as many folks as possible.

    So, wonderful people out there, what ideas, experiences, and resources do you have that you’d like to share – we’re all ears!

    (think… cost saving, creative enhancing, meaning infusing, deal finding, value reflecting, & God-honoring)

    Please pass a link to this on to anyone that you think might have something to contribute – facebook it, twitter it, bookmark it, whatever.

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  • Stevey said...

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    When are you getting married, I mean which month? Do you know people who might have airline miles to share? Like me and others?

    03/19/09 3:12 PM | Comment Link

  • jrrozko said...

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    Hey Stevey. We are getting married at the beginning of July. We are working on a wedding website (not up yet) with a “gift registry” section. That sounds like a good option to include, thanks.

    03/19/09 3:18 PM | Comment Link

  • Emily Jordan said...

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    Cost- saving: Do you know where you're having your honeymoon? If you stay in the states, I know of a website that might save quite a bit on money for a hotel! Ed and I used it for the week of our honeymoon in the Florida Keys and saved over $400 on what the hotels would have normally gone for.

    03/20/09 12:08 AM | Comment Link

  • Rachel Elek said...

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    Well cost saving ideas are to get married on an "off" day, friday or saturday. I have seen people do later weddings and have a dessert reception. You could do a pot-luck reception. Getting married in a church with a big enough space for a reception saves money. We had friends with really nice cameras take all of our wedding pictures. We made everything that we could ourselves, bulletins, invitations, table decorations.

    Just remember, family's in particular, have a lot of emotion riding on a wedding…with that said you will probably offend someone, but remember that they will get over it. You can't please everyone.

    I guess I had a lot to say! Hope that helps!

    03/20/09 12:55 AM | Comment Link

  • Amy said...

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    Thanks, Emily! We're still exploring ideas. What's the site?

    03/20/09 4:48 PM | Comment Link

  • Amy said...

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    Thanks, Stevey! What a GREAT idea! We could definitely use from airline miles! Good thought! :)

    03/20/09 4:49 PM | Comment Link

  • Amy said...

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    Thanks, Rachel! Great tips! I'll have to come over one of these days and get some more input!

    03/20/09 4:50 PM | Comment Link

  • jrrozko said...

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    Did you mean Friday or Sunday? We're all over the Sunday deal. We are doing a dessert reception. Reception will be same location as ceremony. Friends will be taking pictures. Amy is making her dress. We don't really care what anyone else thinks so we should be all good to go!! (just kidding on the last 2 by the way). Thanks for all the suggestions that we're already doing ;)

    03/20/09 9:02 PM | Comment Link

  • Babs said...

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    2 recommendations on the honeymoon. There is a time to selfish and this is the time.
    1) Splurge and and do an all-inclusive. You don't have to clean, cook, etc. The only work you have to do is get up and sit on the beach.
    2) check out http://www.vrbo.com. You might be able to rent a house and have your own space for cheaper than a week's hotel stay.

    03/20/09 9:35 PM | Comment Link

  • Joshua Elek said...

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    Tips for saving money include:
    1. Steal things from other people. It's way less expensive when it's hot.
    2. Find someone having a wedding around the same time as you, and then just show up an hour before they do and pretend that you're them.
    3. Have a destination wedding and make everyone pay their own way. Then, make them all leave, and you're on your honeymoon! Two birds… one stone.
    4. Can somebody say "Justice of the peace?"
    5. Don't ask for help friends like Joshua Elek who are completely incapable of being helpful when they see an opportunity to be funny. Especially when they've got two thumbs, and they're really not funny.

    03/20/09 10:14 PM | Comment Link

  • Emily said...

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    Hotwire.com. It gives you the "star rating" of the hotel (with guidelines available to view on the site) but not the actual name of the hotel itself until you've already paid and confirmed your reservation. So if you're willing to take a little "risk", you can save pretty big money. Ed and I stayed at a beautiful Crown Plaza (which is 3 1/2 stars according to Hotwire) for $49 a night. I think the regular rate was $149 or something ridiculous like that. We've also stayed at the Westin (a 4 star hotel) for $61. Definately worth checking out if you guys know the exact dates and where you'll be going! Good luck!

    03/21/09 12:11 AM | Comment Link

  • jrrozko said...

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    Like I said, we're open to anything!

    03/21/09 6:42 PM | Comment Link

  • jrrozko said...

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    Interesting, we'll check. Thanks.

    03/21/09 6:51 PM | Comment Link

  • The Garringtons said...

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    I know a lady that can make the $155 veil for $10 max.
    It's Amy's mom.
    Oh, I guess she is already planning on doing that and saving some $$$

    03/22/09 3:48 AM | Comment Link

  • Alex Kohls said...

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    Jenna Anderson had a great idea for her wedding. They found a honeymoon registry, where people could gift towards airfare, dinner for two, spa time, and stuff to do while on the honeymoon. It saved a lot of money, and I thought was a creative and fun idea.

    03/28/09 3:47 AM | Comment Link

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