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Normally I don’t think too much about money. I pay all my bills at the beginning of the month and then just try to lay low and not get too broke at the end of the month.
This wedding and money is going to be a different matter. Last night mario started working on The Budget. The word budget is never a fun one, but in being responsible ahead of time and trying to estimate what one of the happiest days of our lives is going to cost us, we have added a layer of stomach ache to the day that wasn’t there before.

Our wedding ceremony and reception plans are actually pretty simple. We are having the cerimony and reception at the same place and the location is pretty cool as it is. And we are doing a pot luck dinner and we are already lucky enough to be saving money in other ways (me making my dress is not only cool, but saves a ton of money).
Watching those wedding shows on WE tv I already know that we are starting off really low. I need to get mario to watch a few episodes so he knows just how low we are already starting. Mario keeps saying “do we absolutely need that to get married?”. I want him to see the wedding as our special day, and ask how can we make it a nice day without going crazy, but right now he is still very dollars and cents (maybe after recovers from the mild stroke he had last night he will be able to see it in a different light).
I am afraid that when push comes to shove the only thing I really want to have at the wedding that is unique will get cut because its kinda pricey. Let’s hope not. I vow I will forsake nicknacks if I can just have that one thing.

UrRg money makes my tummy hurt.

Update: I talked to Mario last night and we came to an agreement.  We will have a Tim Gunn “Make it work!” attitude about out wedding and its budget.  On Project Runway they always have a very small budget and a big task ahead of them.  The designers that come out on top are the ones that are creative and take the constraints and make them into something wonderful.  So thats what we are going to do.  We are going to scrimp and save and then add to that scheme (i like to scheme) and plan and create something that is Simple and Elegant with a touch of Flair (aka animal print   I mean come on I am one of the people getting married here)