These photos don't really go with the music links. The music was from the church ceremony, I added photos that I had already scanned and stored on my hard drive.
Entrance music: To Fill the World With Love and Love Story Theme
Processional: The Wedding Song
Music during candle lighting ceremony: Color My World
And if a picture does paint a thousand words, what does this one say? (Actually it says that Bill's buddies were trying to help him keep his white tux clean)
Recessional Music: We've Only Just Begun and I Can't Help Falling in Love With You
At the risk of sounding like a dinosaur, I can't believe how much everything has gone up in price, even if we are talking 35 years! Receptions here in the SE Michigan area were typically at Knights of Columbus or Amvet halls. Our wedding guest list had 100 people, with approximately 80 in attendance that evening.
The cost of the hall, food, liquor and table decorations was $600.90
The cake was chocolate with butter cream icing: $65.71
Invitations: $43.11
Church flowers, bouquets, boutonnieres and 100 feet of white runner for church aisle: $107.64
The band played from 9 PM - 1 AM: $180.00
I don't have the receipt for the photographer, but I think that bill was $150 and we have a large album plus all the proofs in two smaller albums. My dress had been a display model in a bridal store, but I bought it in a bridal resale shop. With the photographer and my dress we still came in under our budget of $1500 which felt like a lot of money back then!
I think my son and daughter-in-law's wedding is going to be a wee bit more expensive.
If they're as happy in 35 years, whatever their wedding costs, it will be worth every penny.
4 comments:
Gosh you looked happy.
And you kept your receipts for all that.
How does a nun wear pink?
We had We've only just Begun too.
I'll be married 36 years May 11.
Love,
sandie
What a beautiful bride you were! I love that you had a nun sing at your wedding. Weddings have always cost a lot of money. I have always thought they were so beautiful though. Now a days I do think they are getting carried away. Some of those platinum weddings on TV are just unbelievable but I do like watching that program. At our parish I noticed some brides and grooms are getting married during mass to cut costs. The two or three I've seen were actually very beautiful.
You look beautiful. I belonged to a very large Baptist Church, where my family was very active & my dad was a prominent business man, so we had a big wedding guest list. It's been almost 38 yrs. We had over 300 guests in attendance. The reception was at a catering place in the afternoon. Sit down dinners were not the thing back then in our Southern city. I didn't have a budget, so I have no idea what the reception cost. I do know that we paid $25 extra to have a 3 layer cake in addition to the sheet cakes that were cut for the guests. Finger sandwiches and fruit were served with the cake. My parents hosted a dinner that night for out of town guests. DH & I didn't attend that, which I regret. I do still have our cake topper which was a combination of large satin bells & faux lily of the valley flowers.
Thanks for the memory jog.
Beckie who is trying to dry out in the Nashville area.
LOL Your son's rehearsal dinner will probably cost as much as your wedding!
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