Ok, now that we have nearly final numbers, I'm revising this one. All totals are net of any resale proceeds. We made the decision not to rent anything, but instead to buy what we needed and resell after the wedding, so the net costs are
what is most comparable to what others would pay for rentals. The reason that these numbers are not totally final is that we still have a few things left to sell.
Where I have left out costs, it was because we did without, or got things free. For example, our videographer was a friend who did it as her wedding present to us. The reception musician was also a friend who did it for free.
For our DIY "photobooth," we used a friend rather than a professional photographer. We skipped engagement rings and a honeymoon.
$288.68 Stationery (Ceremony invitations and enclosures, reception invitations, and postage.)
$155.61 Ring (This was the cost for one of the rings. NotFroofy inherited the other one from her grandmother.)
$220.00 Hair and make-up. (Both of us had our hair and make-up done once for the ceremony, and once for the reception three days later.)
$274.98 Flowers (Bouquets, bout, and freeze-dried rose petals for the reception tables.)
$1,528.63 Attire (Two dresses, two veils, two pairs of opera gloves, two pairs of shoes, two bras, a crinoline, and Spanx.)
$566.37 Photography (Photographer for the ceremony and DIY "photo booth" at the reception)
$1,001.00 Accommodations (Hotel for us for one night to give us time to get the marriage license; rental of a big house in which all the attendees could stay for two more nights.)
$4,060.14 Ceremony (Rabbi's fee, synagogue fee, marriage license, court fees for waiver of three-day waiting period, chuppah (wedding canopy), ketubah (formal Jewish wedding contract), glass for breaking, synagogue
decorations)
$2,918.74 Reception (Venue rental, food (including wedding cake and chocolate fountain), open bar, linens, plates, glasses, flatware, centerpieces, uplighting, and paper lanterns)
$10,794.74 Total
