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I am so thankful that I got married way back in 1973 when all we had at the reception was cake and punch. I made my own wedding dress, my own design, and it was a long dress and long veil and long train. I used to make all my own clothes. It cost me $24 for the fabric. Can't get a yard of any good fabric that cheap anymore. I even made the headpiece. I made my going away outfit and trousseau. I made one of the bridesmaid dresses. My sister made the other two and she made my mother's dress. My mother made the beautiful lacy ruffled table covering that the cake sat on. We had a little bowl of nuts and a bowl of mints. My aunts and sister in law manned the cake table. It was in our church and the ladies there manned the kitchen. Whole wedding, big church wedding... $300. Today's dollars that would be about $3K. Weddings have gotten totally out of hand. $25K and up.

Our niece just got married in Feb. in Denton, Texas. She found a GORGEOUS long wedding dress for $99, clearance. Looked identical to one a friend wore for her wedding only hers was $5K.

The Denton wedding was at a B&B that caters to weddings. Reception was cake and delicious HUGE strawberries, coffee, beer, wine, soda. It was GREAT!~ we didn't NEED any of the nasty buffett food you usually get from caterers at weddings... tough stringy cold meat, etc. that is way over priced.

I heard that wedding receptions are now the #2 top industry in USA> behind what, they didn't say.....

These expensive weddings are such a waste of money. Do a smaller wedding, just have cake at reception at the church, and give the kids the money you save to buy a car or a house. Most weddings don't last anymore anyway.....

Denton TX wedding was at the Wildwood Inn. I think they have places like this everywhere.

http://www.denton-wildwoodinn.com/

These places are VERY affordable~ and they do all the work for you!