I think they wanted a genuine reception to invite everyone in general.
I mentioned a DIY option to Michelle; I need licenses to get some of the cheaper venues and I'd still need to do a lot of coordination in terms of getting decorations and equipment. I know I could probably do this for half the cost, but then there's the ceremony they want which is only five minutes but sounds like they want actual money put into it.
I'm going to be a canning machine once the warm weather comes since that's a cheaper option for gifts. Michelle's trying to make this sound like fun. It sounds to me like I'm volunteering to work.
She also emphasized that the guests will probably pay us back for all of this, but at the rate I'm calculating, I think even if we had a guest list of 50, they'd all have to be pitching in at least 100 for us to break even and that's not including the 2k I'm going to try to push to set aside for additional costs. Given how we're trying for a more rustic environment, I think we're getting less since the guests will think we're DIYing everything (the venue handles most of the decor).
It feels appropriate that I watched Adam Ruins Everything where he talked about how wasteful the Olympics are, because this feels like it'll be a marathon for me where all we're doing just to prove we're a couple is to throw a lot of money and hope we don't get ass-deep in debt along the way.
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I mentioned a DIY option to Michelle; I need licenses to get some of the cheaper venues and I'd still need to do a lot of coordination in terms of getting decorations and equipment. I know I could probably do this for half the cost, but then there's the ceremony they want which is only five minutes but sounds like they want actual money put into it.
I'm going to be a canning machine once the warm weather comes since that's a cheaper option for gifts. Michelle's trying to make this sound like fun. It sounds to me like I'm volunteering to work.
She also emphasized that the guests will probably pay us back for all of this, but at the rate I'm calculating, I think even if we had a guest list of 50, they'd all have to be pitching in at least 100 for us to break even and that's not including the 2k I'm going to try to push to set aside for additional costs. Given how we're trying for a more rustic environment, I think we're getting less since the guests will think we're DIYing everything (the venue handles most of the decor).
It feels appropriate that I watched Adam Ruins Everything where he talked about how wasteful the Olympics are, because this feels like it'll be a marathon for me where all we're doing just to prove we're a couple is to throw a lot of money and hope we don't get ass-deep in debt along the way.