Im looking for something anywhere within an 8 hr drive of the northwest area near the tip of lake Michigan my family is willing to drive. we will only have about 40 guests and we are looking at about 2000 for the venue price. i am looking for something with an outdoorsy feel but the most important thing would be trying to find a place with an chapel too. any kind of chapel will do even something as simple as the one at mint springs farm. i appreciate any and all suggestions even cheaper wedding venues near nice Catholic churches with not too much of a drive. Please and Thank You :)

Originally, the wedding (including reception) I envisioned for myself would be at a public park, somewhere near the ocean or on a lake. I would hire caterers and rent a tent and tables. We're trying to save money for a house so I thought this would be great. But I'm having trouble finding a waterfront park, that doesn't already have a venue for weddings, that would be fit for a whole wedding. There's either not enough space, no alcohol policies, or receptions aren't allowed. I'm considering just going with the most inexpensive waterfront venue I can find which is still going to cost me thousands :( The ONLY thing I really care about for this wedding is that it is in a waterfront location of some kind. Any advice on what I should do, or how I can save the most money?

She was a friend of both of us. She was sick with cancer and I thought she d be well at the time of our wedding. I didn t ask this particular friend because she was so young at the time, I didn t want her to feel out of place . I do not want her to feel like a replacement. I told her after our friend started declining that maybe she could stand up with me if said friend wasn t feeling up to it. I would just love to ask her without her feeling like she s a B list bridesmaid.

My sons birthday is soon and I am in a budget don't want to waist to much $ since they're going to be thrown away ! If anyone knows a website that would be great !

I've known this guy since we were in preschool and I never thought he saw me as more than his best friend. I introduced him to his current fiancé and even helped him plan the proposal. I was really happy for him and he even asked me to be his "best man/woman" It was going fine until he started brining up stuff. He jokingly said now we'd never get the chance to date each other like everyone assumed we would. Honestly we've had people tell us we should date our whole lives so I figured he was making a joke of it. Some of us from the wedding party were helping make centrepieces and when everyone went home he asked me to stay and help him finish up. He then asked "if I get cold feet and run out of there would you come with me?" I laughed it off but before I knew it he leaned over to kiss me. I pulled away and he asked if I was never curious about where our relationship could've gone and if I didn't want to just spend one night with him to know what it was like. I stayed quiet and he said if I change my mind the offer is still open. I feel like I can't talk to anyone. He's my best friend and all our other friends are so close knit that word would get out. My family already has their assumptions of our relationship burned into their brains and if I talked to any of them it would only make it worse. I don't know what to do. Do I tell his fiancé? Do I shut up and forget about it? Should I drop out of the wedding? Tell him not to get married? Help me out.

So I recently got engaged. I love the fall time its my absolte favorite season. I live in michigan so the fall time is quite chilly, and we want a outside wedding at the japanese garden. So I decided on the theme of fall in the spring, since we are going to have a spring wedding. So all of our wedding colors will be reds, and yellows, and oranges. So I was just wondering what you guys thought of my idea, or if you have any other ideas or ways I can kinda incorporate autum in my wedding. Thanks (:

Hi all, My sister recently got engaged and her birthday is coming up. I wanted to make her an engagement goody basket, with a few specific sister things added in, but i can't find anything on pinterest that's like a gift or note or something to your sister when she gets engaged, so I'm hoping someone has a cute saying or cute present ideas! Thank you :)

My fiance and I are getting married just us in Hawaii, no family or friends, and I'm worried about hosting the reception later when we return. Honestly, we don't want to even have a reception but fear that people will be upset or think that we are selfish. We definitely don't want a large reception, but at the same time, a small reception would be very awkward. My side of the family is divorced, so that would be painfully uncomfortable getting everyone together in a small setting. Also, my side of the family is extremely religious, but my fiance's family is not- they are always cussing, drink a lot, have history of jail etc. I'm afraid of them being together and clashing. I'm just stressed thinking about it! I feel like there is so much pressure to have a reception since we aren't including anyone in the wedding, but it just sounds awful to bring together my broken family etc. We would only be having a reception to please everyone else, so if it's awkward for everyone, what's the point? Would it be awful to have no reception the our wedding that no one is even invited to? Would it be acceptable if we just individually visited everyone sharing the video of the wedding, all of the pictures, and tell them the stories of our trip when we get back from the honeymoon? I need some more options.

can anyone help me with a step by step of what ill need to plan a backyard wedding? ... and if anyone has any recommendations for rental places in or near plainfield ct

We've inviting 40 people to our wedding. We're taking our guests to the Golden Corral after our wedding ceremony. We will be dining in a private room away from the main room. A few people have said that our plans are extremely tacky. We don't think so. We felt that this would help us keep our costs down, and allow everyone to eat what they wanted. My fiance and I aren't rich people, and we can't afford a fancy restaurant. This seemed like a good solution. Our wedding won't be formal. We're very laid back people.

I like to chat with strangers on Meeyoo. It's a nice app to meet new people, and I feel good by using Meeyoo every day, so i guess i can live without getting married.