Guest what?!

Originally the handsome(F-H) and I were content with inviting 50-60 of our closest family and friends, and herein lies the problem. Handsome has a large family (in and outside of this state) and his mother,though I love her to pieces, keeps adding people to the guest list! She doesn't want to leave out ANYBODY! That includes the play cousins and uncles and their family. We all know that mas gente = mas dinero and our budget is firm.

 The handsome and I already discussed that we want this to be "intimate" with close family and friends. Meaning if he or I have a 3rd cousin ray-ray that we've seen sparingly throughout our lives...they wont be invited. We prefer sharing to showing off and only people that are special to us will share this moment with us.

Future brides, have you ran into any complications with your guest list?

Say Yes to the Dress? Pt 2

Memory need refreshing? Read the part 1 HERE!

The search continues for "THE" dress! Next stop, Uptown Bridal Boutique.

Say Yes to the Dress? Pt 1

Mid March the bridesmaids and I finally went to look for THE(my) dress. The first store we visited was a place called Arizona Bridal Warehouse in Mesa,AZ. Before you guys get to see the "good stuff"(pictures) lets weigh the pros and cons:

Meat&Potatoes: We found the place

Sahuaro Historical Ranch Park

Glendale,AZ

We found our place!! And I am too thrilled!

Meat&Potatoes: The search begins

So we originally wanted our wedding date to be October 10,2010 but the venue was booked for that date. So we settled on October 23. Initially I wanted to do an evening ceremony and reception but that would mean that we would be paying for our guests dinners....and that wasn't going to happen. Therefore we're going with a brunch reception.

Now when we started looking for venue price was the deal breaker. For example, there was a nice place called Inside the Bungalow that was just beautiful. Lets list pros and cons, shall we?

In the beginning

Now, I wasn't joking when I named this blog "The Brokest Bride" because I really think I could be the brokest bride out there right now. You'll learn more about that later though. You can find background information about me here

We've already gotten through some of our wedding checklist of things to do, so the first few posts will be playing catch up. I decided to start this blog to prove to future brides[and myself] that you dont have to spend an enormous amount of money to have a nice wedding. So stay tuned, I have a feeling we have a bumpy ride ahead.

Sincerely,
The Brokest Bride