Way back in February of 2012 when we booked the Portland Club, and hence Black Tie catering, we were given a rough estimate of the cost of food/rentals/space for our wedding reception. The number was high, but fell in our acceptable price range, and we figured we could wriggle the number lower by changing food options and playing with service options. As we went forward we got ideas for keeping costs low from our event contact, entertained different ideas for food and bar service with cost in mind, and generally progressed with a fuzzy number in the back of our heads for total costs.
With updated 2013 menus and a tasting under our belts, we designed a few different menus and added up costs and had a pretty specific tally in January of this year. Of course, in the process, we added on appetizer ideas, cupcake flavors, and a ceremony before the reception at the venue. Just a few days ago all of the approximate costs (with a healthy dose of crossed fingers that we were overestimating) were splashed out the window with a nice, cold dose of reality. Our event coordinator pulled together the full proposal with our menu, service, and setup choices and there was no "under budget" part of the proposal.
The good news: when you add up the total wedding costs and subtract it from our bank account, the number is not negative! The bad news: that number is not huge. We still have a few more months of saving, and this is a push to save more and spend less in anticipation of the wedding. And while we were secretly hoping the wedding would come in under what we were expecting to pay, we made the choices we made for the ultimate celebration with our friends and family and we will have that on July 13th.
Seemingly minutes after readjusting the working budget for food costs, Vader announced that swords were cheaper than he had seen in months. Perhaps right after getting a final number was not a great time to buy several pricey bits of weaponry, but they are now on their way! More on that next time...
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