[shadha]

Budo: for everything...ofcourse, numbers like that won't work since a 600 person wedding will probably cost more than $60,000 but a 100 person wedding will probably cost more than $10,000

See, to me a 10grand+ wedding is expensive and I rather put that money towards the down payment for a house.

That's just me though.


shadha-

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by Shivermetimbers

whoa. heck no.

hah! sorry, throwing out numbers like that is a bit ridiculous since everyone has different financial capibilities

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Originally Posted by Budmano786

lets first define what affordable is

I think $100 per person is a good number

spoken like a budding orthodontist.

[sally]

cute center piece idea on left




um, nice idea, not so nice colors..

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Originally Posted by shadha

Budo: for everything...ofcourse, numbers like that won't work since a 600 person wedding will probably cost more than $60,000 but a 100 person wedding will probably cost more than $10,000

See, to me a 10grand+ wedding is expensive and I rather put that money towards the down payment for a house.

That's just me though.


shadha-

seriously. when you're starting a life with someone there are so many more important uses for money.

[Spice]

Budmano786: I understand your opinion, and it always helps to keep your head where you can afford it. But I think a lot of these pics/ideas are more so to put things out there for people who might be planning parties/shadis/whatever to extract ideas from and personalize them to fit their own budget. Like sally said, a lot of the stuff-desserts especially-can be done while maintaining a budget. And plus, every woman knows how to work with what she has to make the best of it, or should (I mention women because I doubt any man would want to take part in tea party planning)

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by shadha

Budo: for everything...ofcourse, numbers like that won't work since a 600 person wedding will probably cost more than $60,000 but a 100 person wedding will probably cost more than $10,000

See, to me a 10grand+ wedding is expensive and I rather put that money towards the down payment for a house.

That's just me though.


shadha-

I'd imagine 10,000 won't even get you a decent hall if you're in a big city...am I really that off here? I've attended a handful of weddings within the past year that were considerably over $100,000...probably 500-700 people attended...wasn't necessarily extravagant, but were very nice...and that $100,000 estimate I'm including everything...like clothes, decorations, serving food to family and guests while they're over, providing hotels (if you're gonna do that), etc. etc. etc. etc

Originally Posted by displaced

spoken like a budding orthodontist.

man! i totally did not mean it like that

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by Spice

Budmano786: I understand your opinion, and it always helps to keep your head where you can afford it. But I think a lot of these pics/ideas are more so to put things out there for people who might be planning parties/shadis/whatever to extract ideas from and personalize them to fit their own budget. Like sally said, a lot of the stuff-desserts especially-can be done while maintaining a budget. And plus, every woman knows how to work with what she has to make the best of it, or should (I mention women because I doubt any man would want to take part in tea party planning)

okay, I'll shut up and exit this thread

[Spice]

Originally Posted by sally

um, nice idea, not so nice colors..

That looks like a first grade class threw a surprise party for their teacher or something and used a lot of tacky foil looking material. Bad, bad idea.

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Originally Posted by Budmano786

okay, I'll shut up and exit this thread

no..you shouldn't. some of us ladies are just more practical.

your $100,000 budget makes my skin crawl because all I can think of is hungry people back home.

[sally]

Originally Posted by Spice

That looks like a first grade class threw a surprise party for their teacher or something and used a lot of tacky foil looking material. Bad, bad idea.

LOL@FOIL..hahahaha yeah i think the colors make it look really really bad...and the fact taht there are so many of those flower things, whatever the heck they are..flying up in the air..but it could be made to look nicer with some work...i like the second pic..the headtable is under those pillar things, whatever they're called. hahahaa, i cant stop laughing at the foil comment

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by displaced

no..you shouldn't. some of us ladies are just more practical.

your $100,000 budget makes my skin crawl because all I can think of is hungry people back home.

no, I don't have a $100,000 budget at ALL...that is a lot for a wedding...I was saying thast probably the cost of some weddings I recently attended...I agree that if done intelligently, you can do it for a very reasonable cost...although $50 per head for a 500 person wedding doesn't make much sense...unless you're ONLY factoring in food and the cost of hall plus just some basic extras...I'm including alllll of the other things...and theres a lot of them

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Originally Posted by Budmano786

no, I don't have a $100,000 budget at ALL...that is a lot for a wedding...I was saying thast probably the cost of some weddings I recently attended...I agree that if done intelligently, you can do it for a very reasonable cost...although $50 per head for a 500 person wedding doesn't make much sense...unless you're ONLY factoring in food and the cost of hall plus just some basic extras...I'm including alllll of the other things...and theres a lot of them

I hope you find an economical wife because you obviously can't be left to your own devices

[Spice]

All these numbers + dollar signs make me think I'd rather pay off my student loans (if I end up with a lot).

[Shivermetimbers]

Originally Posted by Budmano786

no, I don't have a $100,000 budget at ALL...that is a lot for a wedding...I was saying thast probably the cost of some weddings I recently attended...I agree that if done intelligently, you can do it for a very reasonable cost...although $50 per head for a 500 person wedding doesn't make much sense...unless you're ONLY factoring in food and the cost of hall plus just some basic extras...I'm including alllll of the other things...and theres a lot of them

yep. when we calculate per head, we factor in the cost of the hall and food. bas. kapre and everything else is separate. i don't get how kapre costs would be factored in? in canada, especially where i live, we have a huge desi community. meaning tons of wedding with a demand for large halls and halal catering. supply meets demands very adequately so it all pretty cost effective. alhamdulillah.