ctrlaltdeanna

For those who had to pay for an outside officiant to come to your venue, how much did you pay?

I’m kinda struggling with this one and could use some input.

Our wedding is set for 10/28 with the ceremony starting at 4:30pm and the reception starting at 6:00pm. The ceremony is outdoors and the reception will be in a large event tent.

My partner and I both love Halloween and our decor leans into that (and my love for moody maximalism), but still classy y’know? There will be jackolanterns near the altar and a handful around the reception space. Tablecloths are black with burnt orange runners and dusty purple napkins. Lots of brass candlesticks and vases, crystal bud vases and drinking glasses, some vintage wicker stuff, etc…

I’d really like the dress code to follow that. Formal, b

Seems like the only things they’ve been restocking the last month are carts. Flower options are down to 20ish and none of it’s all that great.

ETA: A solid 95% of our guests are at least social drinkers. There are a handful who are regular drinkers and one obnoxious borderline alcoholic.

My fiancé and I are stuck on what to do about alcohol at our wedding. Neither of us drink, we don’t enjoy being around drunk people, and we aren’t really in the know on social drinking etiquette. It’s not a religious or cultural thing. We smoke our weight in bud every month, we just don’t like enjoy alcohol. We also don’t have any financial help with the wedding expenses, so we don’t really want to fork out a bunch of money on stuff we won’t even drink.

The wedding will be at a family friend’s beautiful tree-lined property in late-October whe