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Tell me about your wedding plans! :) Wedding survey?!?

I'm getting married in a pretty forest with just me and my fiance's parents. Then, we're staying in a honeymoon cabin in the mountains for a week. After that, we're coming home to a wedding celebration in my fiance's parents' gorgeous backyard (stone walkways, pool, gazebo, basketball court, lots of trees) where way too many people will show up and we will have a great time. :) I chose this route to save thousands (I'd rather save for a down payment on a house) and because I felt too much pressure to make everything perfect when we were thinking of a traditional ceremony/reception. It's not exactly what I pictured as my dream wedding... but it's what we can afford. Now, everything is so relaxed and I can't wait! I love having no stress. My fiance's parents' gave us the wonderful gift of paying for our reception in their backyard, so, all in all (wedding, traveling, honeymoon, wedding celebration), it will cost about $3500. My fiance and I live with our parents (raised to not live together before marriage). I picked the right groom ;) So, I have these questions: 1) Tell me about your wedding! 2) Is it your dream wedding? 3) Are you stressed out? 4) Why did you choose to have this kind of wedding? 5) How much will it cost? 6) Who is paying for it? 7) Do you and your fiance already live together? 8) Do you prefer it this way? Why? 9) Lastly, did you pick the right groom?! And congratulations to you all! :)

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1. 1) Tell me about your wedding! We rented a historic mansion for super cheap (owned by a historical society). We are only inviting immediate family and about 10 close friends. It will be simple, followed by a luncheon. No DJ, no dancing. Just a get together with the people closest to us. Later that evening, we'll meet up for dinner, and drinks/dancing at a bar in the hotel we are staying in. A few weeks later, we'll have a bbq at our home in our hometown- since we're getting married near his hometown. 2) Is it your dream wedding? Any wedding where I marry him is my dream wedding! But actually, this is pretty close. It's intimate, meaningful and very personalized to us. 3) Are you stressed out? Yes! I wasn't before, but now I'm looking at all the last minute details I still need to handle. I recently had some major medical issues, which depleted our savings which had been marked for wedding funds. We can still afford it, but it took more of our cushion than we are happy about. 4) Why did you choose to have this kind of wedding? We wanted to use a restaurant meeting room, but our families are quite large. We couldn't find a room big enough. Our officiant reccomended we check this place out, and we fell in love with it just when we drove up! 5) How much will it cost? Because of travel expenses, we're spending around $4000 6) Who is paying for it? We both are. Mainly, he writes the checks, but I pay the mortgage on the house and he doesn't contribute to that (for now). But we deposit a set amount into our joint account to cover it. It just mainly happens to be coming from him because I cover other bills. 7) Do you and your fiance already live together? Yes, we unofficially did before we got engaged. I hada pipe burst in my house and had to have major remodeling done and couldn't live there. It was easier to just stay with him, so I did. After the repairs were done, he moved in to my house. Less than 2 weeks later, he proposed. 8) Do you prefer it this way? Why? Yes. I couldnt' imagine not being with him! At this point, the wedding is a formality. We're laready lifelong partners- just need a piece of paper. Plus, I saw all those little quirks you only learn by living with someone. 9) Lastly, did you pick the right groom?! Absolutely! I took me long enough to realize it (we fought dating for 3 years before we gave in). But he is so good to and for me. I'm a very lucky girl!
2. 1) There will be a husband (me) and a wife (her). 2) Nope, for I will be awake. 3) Nope, she will be the one taking care of it. 4) I didn't choose anything, I just go along with whatever. 5) I'll ask later. 6) Don't know... I sense trouble ahead! 7) Nope. 8) Meh. 9) No, I didn't pick the right groom or any groom at all.
3. 1) Tell me about your wedding? My fiance is trans (male to female) so tecnically there will be 2 brides. We are getting married on a small island off sydneys coast because that is where we met for the first time. Our reception is being held at a local theatre where we will have a sit down dinner and performances including a hula hooper, burlesque dancer, and drag kings, followed by a DJ to finish up the night. We're having 75 guests 2) Is it your dream wedding? Yes totally 3) Are you stressed out? Nope 4) Why did you choose to have this kind of wedding? Because we met on the island and we love theatre 5) How much will it cost? $20000 6) Who is paying for it? We are 7) Do you and your fiance already live together? Yes 8) Do you prefer it this way? Why? Yes because we already know each others bad habits etc and know we can live with each other 9) Lastly, did you pick the right groom? Nope... But I sure as hell picked the right bride :-)
4. 1.we're getting married in the italian lakes - a semi-elopment,as we are taking our witnesses with us.well have dinner then probably dance the night away.when we get back,we're planning a blessing and reception 2.absolutely 3.not really,just the guest list.we would like our mums there at the least,but they're very resistant 4.one:cost - we can have everything that we want for a lot less.two:the in-laws - they've threatened to ruin our wedding (they hate me) so i figured they'd be less likely to do so if it involved forking out a couple of grand to attend 5.around 8 grand all in for the actual wedding and holiday 6.we are 7.live together.we also have a son together,he will have just turned 5 when we marry 8.i prefer it this way - less stress and cost all round! 9.absolutely!he is my rock and i cant begin to put into words how much i love and respect him congratulations to you :)