As I mentioned, I did a lot of vendor research before Mac came home on leave. Basically, I wanted him to have to make a few choices as possible, so he wouldn’t spend his entire leave discussing shades of tulip and the finer points of letterpress invitations. And in the grand scheme of wedding planning…
Army life
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How to plan a wedding during a deployment
As I mentioned, Mac deployed the day after he proposed. We had to figure out how to plan a wedding during a deployment. Ergo, all of our wedding planning was done long distance. I did lots of research for venues, catering, photographers, and all that jazz. When Mac was able to call me (sometimes we…
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Non-extreme couponing
Now, I’m a big fan of any show on TLC. An addiction of mine is Extreme Couponing. This show follows folks like you and me on grocery trips where they buy $1000 of food for $20. For reals. Disclaimer: I have never saved more than I have spent. That isn’t my goal. Also, my husband…
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More budget matters
A more naive version of myself thought I could plan a wedding for $12,000-$15,000. I guess if we had really tried, we could’ve made it work in that budget. Our catering and venue alone blew that original pipe dream out of the water. Luckily for us, the Army has played a big role in paying…