My fiance and I are in our early 40's, and we've been courting for 19 months. We're in the military, and we are stationed in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. We're originally from Northern Virginia (Falls Church, and Arlington, VA). Both of us have been single/widowed for some years now, and neither of us has children. Neither of us want a big wedding or a very long engagement. We are looking for suggestions for a low key, laid back, low budge, simple, romantic, quiet, reflective wedding. We plan to invite less than 25 people. We are seriously thinking about getting married later on in December, while were home on Christmas leave. Our immediate families would be able to attend. We're just looking for suggestions as to how to pull off a wedding for under $1,000.

I want to charge: $58 to sit in the front row $47 to sit in the 2nd to front $42 to sit in the middle row $30 to sit in the 2nd to last row $17 to sit in the back row and at the reception: $90 for a table $20 for an appetizer $30 for chicken $40 for fish $10 for a side $15 for a piece of wedding cake $15 for a beer $8 for a soft drink $2 for Ice NO WINE IS PERMITTED and to dance: $85 to dance at the center of the dance floor $30 for 10 minutes of dancing Photos are $15 each...because I dont feel like paying for a photographer. If they RSVP by next Weekend I will slash all the prices in half for them and give them a free appitizer or dessert when they purchase 2 adult entrees and 2 drinks. Sound good?

1st things first I promise im not a troll i just have anger problems. So at my wedding this afternoon, everyone pissed me off so I finally lost my marbles and my wife said we wont be living together for a while. So we had food that I liked. Because it was MY wedding. We had herrings, bagels and lox, and beef borginyon., at the reception (I let kids come) the DJ played a song that says the word "****" and my friend went up to the DJ and asked if he could see the playlist because he didnt want his kid to hear bad words. He messed with my playlist!!!When I confronted him, he said he did that because he didnt want his kid hearing vulgar language. Another friend complained that we didnt have good beer and that there was nothing his kids liked. Also, my sister kept bitching about the fact that the catering employees had a limit of 2 bagels a person...so everyone could have. I drew the line when I found my friend THROWING OUT the Peanut Butter Cookies I PAID FOR because his son could only eat the Oatmeal Raisin cookies. I spent $300 on those Peanut Butter Cookies and HE THREW THEM OUT. I then got on the microphone and screamed "Everybody...get the hell out! Im getting married im not the host! Be greatful and this affair is OVER. GET OUT! IM SICK OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING BECAUSE THEY THINK ITS ABOUT THEM." well my wife ran out crying and said shes gonna be staying with her parents for a few weeks. What do I do and did I act poorly??

So my fiance and I are getting married in March...we met at a Taco Bell 3 years ago and when we went on our 3 month anniversary we went to Taco Bell and he must have arranged earlier because instead of getting my Quesarito the server bought me one of those "will you marry me" taco Bell hot sauce packets...i turned around and saw him holding the ring...kneeled and i screamed yes! Anyways, Taco bell is a BIG deal in our relationship...so we wanna have a Live Mas themed wedding. The flower girl will throw Cinnamon twists instead of flowers and at the buffet were gonna order tons of taco bell food. We think 100 Beef Quesaritos 100 Chicken Quesaritos, 300 Doritos Locos Tacos, 200 Plain Tacos, Chips and Guac, and much more. the invatation says Get Ready to Live Más at Shila and Bryans Wedding March 8th 2016 Please wear mexican attire. Waddaya think? Any other ideas

To make a long story short, my engagement party is approaching. The idea of having one along with all décor, the theme, and the menu was something we decided on together but my fiancé has been busy lately so I did all of the footwork. The issue comes in the fact that a few of his friends invited their own friends who are now stomping on the plans I worked so hard to set up. We agreed it'd be formal but these new people want it casual. We agreed on music but these new people want different music. We agreed on a menu but these new people want a different menu. The list goes on. I don't want my fiancé to feel that I don't want his guest list around. However, after all the work that I did and money we've spent it is something that bothers me. In response to some answers: Calling it "my" wasn't something I said to symbolize that it was solely "my" party. I used it passively but very much consider it as our engagement party. Friends are coming instead of family because we don't have any family. Also, I personally planned to say something but didn't want to go over my fiancé's head about the issue as they are his friends. Also, in response to other answers, I'm aware that an engagement party isn't meant to be lavish. Our event isn't lavish by any means but these newcomers would like to turn it into a frat party which we don't want. All of our plans, which I didn't want to write out to avoid making a long question, are pretty basic to any dinner party.

I moved away for college. My work after graduation has taken me all over the country. My closest group of friends are women from my hometown/high school. We still keep in contact but I only see them in person once or twice a year. I am getting married in the spring. It's a small, low-key wedding. We had thought about doing a family ceremony at the courthouse and then a reception afterwards. But I'm my parent's only daughter and they said they'd like to see me in an actual wedding - not just the legal ceremony. Which I'm alright with that and a traditional wedding could be fun. To be honest one of my fears of my own wedding has to do with my lack of bridesmaid options. I've never had a lot of friends. Since I've been moving around a lot the last six years it's been tough to form lasting friendships. Even with my friends from my hometown I feel kind of guilty asking them to stand up for me. It's a commitment and I haven't been in their lives that much since high school. And I don't have family to ask either. If I had sisters or female cousins I'd ask them instead. I don't have any sisters and I haven't seen most of my female cousins in 5+ years. My family is small in general and I only have one brother. He's married. I like his wife but I really don't know her that well. Still I'd ask her since I'm close with my brother and he'll be a groomsman. My fiance has a sister so there's a second bridesmaid option. Thanks for your help and advice.

My fiancé and I want a small, simple yet eligant wedding. Growing up I was never the girl that planned a dream wedding. In fact I wasn't even sure I wanted to get married. But I came more receptive to marriage in my 20's. I'm 30 now. We talked about eloping. But our families wanted to celebrate with us. Plus a reasonable wedding does sound kind of fun! I'm not sure what to do about bridesmaids. I have a close group of six girlfriends. Four of them have married: one eloped and one had a private family ceremony and then a reception afterwards. I was involved in the other two friend's wedding as a guest book attendant and an usherette. I've always been closer the other two unmarried friends in the group. I'd like to ask them to be a bridesmaid. Then the other bridesmaids will be my fiance's sister and my sister-in-law. Is it rude not to ask my other friends to be involved in the wedding? Both the weddings I was involved in were large weddings. Ours is not so we're not going to have things like a guest book attendant. Since weddings are expensive for the wedding party, I'd like to buy my bridesmaids' dresses for them. The dresses are evening dresses from a department store - something practical that you could wear again. They're only about $75 so they're not expensive. But I'm asking them to participate so I feel like I should pay for the dress. Is this alright to do? Thanks for your help!

My fiance recently retired from the military He's currently in school, and he's living on a very tight budget. When my fiance proposed in October he didn't have a ring, because he didn't know what kind of ring I would like. So I told him anything with rubies or white sapphires. He bought me this beautiful ring on black Friday from Amazon. Oh my gosh I love this ring. It's absolutely gorgeous!! My e-ring is in the picture. I've been dealing with some backlash from a couple of women that I work with. They have made some very nasty comments about about my engagement ring. Their remarks about my engagement ring have been hurtful. I don't want to snarl at them, but they are making me mad. My fiance chose a ring that fit my personality, and it's just stunning. It's not a perfect ring, but it comes from my fiance. That's all that really matters to me. This is also the link to my e-ring: http://www.amazon.com/1-35-Round-White-Sapphire-Yellow/dp/B00844SQ8W/ref=sr_1_21?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1449044207&sr=1-21&nodeID=7454892011&keywords=ruby+rings+white+sapphire&refinements=p_n_material_browse%3A2748413011%2Cp_n_material_browse%3A114272011%2Cp_n_material_two_browse-bin%3A114274011%2Cp_n_material_two_browse-bin%3A319613011 Do you think that my engagement ring is "ugly, tacky, low class or gaudy"? My fiance did a great job picking out my e-ring. It wasn't overly expensive, and I love rubies and white sapphires. To me my ring looks elegant, a bit unique, and it was chosen for me with a lot thought in mind.