I still haven't quite grasped the thought of being Mrs. Peter yet. There has been a time or two when I had to rewrite a check due to signing my maiden name. Ooops..
March 21, 2015 was the best day!! Literally (almost) everything went as planned, and we couldn't have asked for better weather. For Iowa it was a beautiful spring day! 65 degree temps, not a cloud in the sky and a slight spring breeze.
A brides dream right!!?
All that preparation and work for a day that flew by. A day I had dreamed of came and went like a blink of an eye. One of the many comments I got was wow your wedding was beautiful, you must have spent a ton. Well... to let the cat out of the bag.. my wedding was cheaper than most! Some spend more on their wedding dress alone than I did on my entire wedding.
From my experience these areas are what I recommend spending the most on.
Spend the most on:
The DRESS because every girl needs to love their dress!
Highly recommend Pure Bridal from Ames. Owners where fabulous. Listened to what I wanted, stayed with in my budget, gave their opinion when I asked, but didn't overstep their boundaries, Great prices all around, nice environment, easy to work with.
PHOTOGRAPHY. life's pause button to go back and relive the memories.
It's as simple as that. You want quality pictures. The only thing I wish I would have done is take all the "Pinned" pics that I liked and made an album so my photographer could have went through and made sure we got all the unique shots we wanted. There were some pictures that I later went through and thought, "awe man I really wanted a picture of ____ and i didn't get it. Your mind is going 100 miles a hour that day that you forget the little things like that. Jenn Hindman is my recommended photographer. She's great with lighting. Being the home grown country girl that she is, she's awesome with outdoor shots, and is very creative.
FOOD. Satisfy your guests. Lets be honest no one cares if they have to go up buffet style to choose what they want to eat! In my opinion there is nothing worse than sitting at your table waiting for waters/waitresses to serve every single person, and when you get your food its cold. Hickory Park delivers 100% every time. Cheaper than almost every catering option, quick, they set up, they tear down, they put leftovers in a container for you to keep. Everyone is served in 90 mins, if not even quicker than that!
DJ/Entertainment. Thats where the party either continues or fizzles out real quick! Spend the money for a good one that fits your style of wedding. Highly recommend Complete Music out of Des Moines. They have a complete login reception manager you fill out. You get the dances you want, you choose the tone of the party, you can have a no play list, they pick the best DJ from their company to best suit your traditional-club style reception.
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