Consider this: according to recent surveys, in 2010 the average wedding in the U.S cost around $30,000. Then you factor in the recession, inflation and the miscellaneously priced items that will undoubtedly pop up (like wedding crashers in whos culture its quite alright to show up with five extra guests) and youve got yourself one pricey nuptial. But It doesnt always have to be this way. Youre about to read the story of a $10,000 wedding in San Francisco Bay area, set to tune of candy-coated harmony, summer-licious event design by Va de Vie Events and of course beautiful photography.
Setting: Sausalito, CA
Heroine/ Hero: Filipino-American Bride Vera and her Good Ol Southern Boy Beau Fred.
Photography: Davina + Daniel
Vera and Freds wedding took place 18 months after his proposal at Disneyland, on October 10th, 2010. Yes, 10/10/10. So coincidence or not, their $10,000 budget seemed quite appropriate. But could they pull it off? Heres how Vera described their planning choices in vendors, starting with the music selection:
Vera: Since Fred is a musician, we absolutely wanted live music for our reception. We turned to our friend, Quinn DeVeaux, and his band, the Blue Beat Review. He writes his own songs which sounds like 1950 and 60s blues, Americana, and R&B music. He surely got our guests out of their seats! Our ceremony musicians were friends but also professionals. Jard Davis is a classical guitarist in the Spanish style like Fred and Jessica Wan is a soprano. Jessica is singing Ave Maria for my walk down the aisle. Fred [the groom] happened to compose our first dance, which he called Veras Waltz. We hired a photo booth, Green Cheeze Photo Booths, to entertain our guests at cocktail hour and during the reception. Everyone, including my 96-year-old grandfather struck a pose and had fun with dozens of props including finger puppets. Our few rentals mostly linens came from Hartmann Design Studios and Impact SF (for lighting). Hartmann had such a great selection of linens and basics, of course. I allocated a portion of our budget to specialty linens for the head table to elevate the look of our wedding.
Youve seen the pictures, you know the final cost, now get inspired because theres hope when it comes to budget savvy style. But if you dont feel like doing it alone, get a professional to helpsay, Vera?
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