I'm getting married at a small chapel in Nov and will have about 25 guest my dad will be visiting from out of the country he hardly visits so I wanted to have him present but it's very last minute to do anything grand any ideas? Or restaurants? Any help would be great!! Thanks in advance, oh and I forgot to add we are in the Los Angeles area lol (:

not like a bigger wedding meaning amount of people, im meaning as extravagent...like instead of having it at a plantation, we would have it at my church and the reception at a country club. I didn't ask my parents to give me the extra money...these are the options they gave me and my fiance. I want the cheapest route for them. Thats why we are considering just getting married at the church and having a small reception at a country club.

Background: My fiance and I are both widowers in our early 40's and neither of us have children. We are retired and disabled vets. Both of us are college educated (bachelor's degrees) and, we have very decent paying jobs in the medical sector. People (mainly family) are expecting us to fork out a lot of our hard earned money for our wedding. They want us to have a lavish, over the top wedding. We feel much differently. We fully understand that our wedding is a "once in a lifetime" event. However, we feel that our money should be spent on our future (ie: house, investments, retirement). We've decided to have a very low key, very, very small budget wedding. We're going to get married on a Sunday afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., followed by a cake and punch reception. This will be inexpensive, and it will suit our taste. Many people have said that we're being to cheap, and they're right. It's our wedding, our money, and our choice.

I'm getting married in December. Everything is planned and we've had this date booked for almost a year now. My mom told me a few days ago that my stepsister has chosen the same date for her wedding. She told me I would either have to change my plans and do a double wedding with her or change my date or else she won't be attending because her husband has told her they'll be going to his daughters wedding. I've already told her I'm not changing the date and I won't be having a double wedding with her. I'm sick of always coming last in her life. I had the date booked first. I even told her the date months ago. But her husband and his daughter come before me. Again. So here's the thing. I want to know if I should bother sending her invitation or not? I have them all ready to go and I was supposed to mail them today, but now I'm thinking I won't bother with her and her husbands invitation. I also want to add we're paying for the wedding! My future MIL is lovely. As for my mom, yeah, I've always come last. Even when I was sick in the hospital as a teenager, I came last to her. The relationship has been severely damaged for years now. But I've always tried to make it better. I'm done now.

I'm trying to think of everything that will cost money for the wedding. so far i have reception/ceremony, food and bar, dj, photographer, transportation (if needed), wedding dress, bridesmaids dresses, suit for groom and groomsmen, makeup and hair, bouquets/flowers, and decor.. am i missing something?

What kind of shoes would go best with this dress: http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s401/abutterflyboutique/Savannah%20Studio/D0074JN_BURGUNDY_5_zpsf64a0202.jpg They need to be flats as it s an outdoor wedding. Thanks!

The bridesmaids (8 of them) and I have got together and took everything into consideration the bride wants. Her request is To "party hard" but also include the underage jr. Bridesmaids. We set up this itinerary. It is a long night so we set up the option for people to join in all the activities or do 1 or the other if they'd like. I'm not asking for opinions on what we're doing just on if you as a guest would want to pay this amount. 1. Canvas painting (for underage girls to attend) -$34pp 2. Dinner @ a local restaurant. Nothing fancy. -$20pp 3. My house for snacks and drinks -free . I'm paying 4. Party bus. Amount will depend on #of girls. -$30-55 5. 2 brides fav dive bars then to the club(free admission) This will cost $110 on the high end. Again, some girls will not do both. I am providing all alcohol on the party bus. When we go out the only $ the girls will have to spend is if they want something casual to drink but there will be enough to get everyone tanked.

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Just wanted others opinions on how the world will view me as well as advice. Yes I'm 18 and engaged and will be marrying the love of my life who is 20. A lot of people agree that not many 18 year old are mature enough for this big of a commitment. My family agrees that I act more like a (mature)25 year old. I myself believe I am mature enough and I know in my heart I am making the right decision. I'm out of highschool, and already starting my career this early and so has my future hubby. No one knows about our engagement other then our direct families and my best friend. We have decided to elope because I am a very shy person and we both absolutely can not see ourselves having a wedding! We want the special day to be intimate and only celebrate it with the people who are closest to us. We have also decided to keep our engagement between family and friends. We don't want to make a big deal about it and start drama, which is bound to happen if curtain people find out. Once we are married, we do plan an announcement on social media. Then, of course, the judging will begin. What advice would u offer for those judgement people who will tell us we have made a mistake? Or those rumors "she got married because she's pregnant" which I am not. And of course the people who will warn us or tell us we will end up getting a divorce? I know I am absolutely ready to commit and start a life with my fiancée and I wish everyone would accept that and support us.