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Budget & Vendors

• $30,055.648 – 150 guests, 18 attendants, 8.5 Hours, Full Open Bar, Buffet Dinner, Saturday Evening within Atlanta perimeter (as you can see below there are several things that we probably could have been cut to make this budget more palatable)
  
• $10,193.11 – Gotta Have It Catering – Appetizers, 3 Entrée Dinner, Late Night Mac N Cheese Bar, Bartenders & Mixers (this was the cheapest quote we got by $5-10k)
  
• $7,000.00 – Ambient + Studios 1910 textile factory turned photography studio – We added a lot to the base price with 2 extra studio spaces, all tables and chairs, lights, sound system, giant curtain, parking lot with attendant, door security, and additional labor to help set up ceiling décor. Similar priced to comparable venues in Atlanta proper, but they gave us access from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, where most only seemed to offer 4-8 hours.
  
• $4,000.00 – Far Out Galaxy – 10 Hours 2 Photographers, Videographer, Photo Booth
  
• $4,000.00 – Matthew Christopher Bridal Gown from Bridals by Lori (yes way too expensive, but it was a gift – I loved my dress, but I wouldn’t do it again)
  
• $1,688.26 – Tower Wine & Spirits – 330 servings 12 oz Beer, 733 servings 1.5oz Liquor, 240 servings 5oz Wine, 96 8oz servings Champagne – very little left and the 10L of whiskey/bourbon ran out early in the night (gift from family)
  
• $1,195.56 – French Market Flowers – 1 Bridal bouquet, 1 MOH, 8 Bridesmaids, 1 flower crown, 100 stems celosia, 30 stems puff vine
  
• $1,075.20 – JD’s Airport Connection – Shuttle service from hotel – 2 trips pre-wedding and 4 hours continuous service back until venue close. (we also set up an Uber code to pay for people’s rides home, but only $60 was used)
  
• $940.18 – Make Me Up – Hair & Airbrush Makeup 1 Bridal w/ trial and 3 Mothers (bridesmaids had the option to get it done or not, 7/9 got some sort of service)
  
• $818.00 – Gizzelle James Couturiere - alterations, ~$400 was bust related
  
• $772.60 – Atlanta Cupcake Factory now closed – 400 mini cupcakes in Red Velvet, Brown Butter Rosemary, Dark Chocolate Bailey’s, Strawberry Lemonade, French Toast (w/ bacon sprinkles!), Neapolitan
  
• $515.83 – Bridal Accessories – Veil (last minute and extra $$$), Jewelry, Sash, Ceremony Shoes, Reception Shoes (last minute), Tiara
  
• $500.00 – Atlanta Vintage Rides – 1964 Rolls Royce get away car (totally unnecessary, but my husband fell in love with them while he was researching hotel shuttles)
  
• $232.00 – Bohemian Bouquets – 14 hops boutonnieres & 5 corsages ($5/bout less than any of the grocery store florists I talked to and much more our taste)
  
• $171.90 – Thrift Stores – 72 tea light/candle holders, 54 small vases, 36 large vases, 36 candy dishes, 30ish mini sculptures/figurines
  
• $53.00 – Pretty Little Papers – Design of wedding invitation suite and beer labels
  
• $900.00 – Miscellaneous for gifts, décor, DIY supplies, literally buckets of LED lights, Hotel Welcome Bags, etc
  
  
  
  Other Details and Links
  
  
• We went for your standard “industrial chic with nerdy flair but minimal pearl clutching” theme.
  
• We made a custom ceremony and had our friend get ordained (he usually does IT for Blizzard, so this was a departure) - Full Script and Sources
  
• Blog post by photographer – Many more detail shots and a listing of our DIY projects
  
• Wedding Video Trailer - 2:53 using our first dance song Book of Love as covered by Airborne Toxic Event (first band we saw in concert together).
  
• Getting Ready Video – includes First Look 10:22
  
• Ceremony Video – 30:50 with 2-3 oopsies
  
• Reception Video – 48:59, speeches over by 28:25, flippin’ great spontaneous Time Warp dance at 40:55

Hair vine: tried 2 - $24 and $13

Shapewear: tried on 3 different styles and sizes. Ended up buying this one

Bagley Mischka shoes: $110 instead of $150+ everywhere else