Bride envy vent

I'm sorry you feel that way. You can't compare yourself or your wedding to others...b/c I think you'd really drive yourself nuts! At the end of the day you're doing what you want to do and she's doing what she wants to do. When it comes time for your big day everyone will be SO impressed with your DIY projects - and not just that but you'll have some unforgettable memories and self SATISFACTION from doing all those projects!

BTW not knocking DIY or anything, it's fun and i have seen some amazing projects on this site! Just clearing that up.

Have fun... I was just siting here scrolling thru bios & sites for ideas and I was thinking the the samething until I realized "we" wouldn't fit into some of these weddings.... So keep planning ur dream & it will come true

Keturah - I know how you feel, you are NOT crazy!   I also worked with a limited budget, but you will find ways to make it work!  :)   PW has been a blessing for me and has helped me find ideas to make things more affordable (such as uplighting!!).

Now that I'm thinking about the previous weddings I've gone to, I really particulary remember the ones that I had super fun at (whehther or not they were platinum weddings).   So work on having some great booty shakin music!!!  :)

youre not alone! i go through self doubt sometimes. wondering if i'll really be able to pull things off the way i want to (i'm DIYing alot). i soo- wish i could go without a budget... but reality is, im just not one of those brides. *Shrugs* then i remind myself... your fabulous, with fabulous taste that on an every day basis receives compliments of onlookers... why would your budgeted wedding be any different? know & appreciate YOUR style, embrace YOUR creativity/individualism and realize your big day will be TOTALLY YOU & that alone is perfect!

I feel so much better now!

Girl,  I feel you my cousin got engaged on the same day as me and his FI's father is a millionaire so she basically has a blank check her wedding is 2 months before mine and was literally planned in 2 weeks because she had the money to do it. Our wedding is after theirs, much smaller, and we're sweating having to pay for it since our parents can't afford to help us but in the end I know we're going to have a beautiful wedding and the atmoshpere is going to be much different than theirs plus it'll mean that much more to us because our sweat and tears(many tears already) will have been poured into it. I decided that instead of throwing a HUGE party like theirs we're going to be much more intimate and lowkey like our personalities. Just because one thing works for one person doesn't mean it will work for another. They are loud, show-offish people who love to be the center of attention(I mean that totally lovingly I love them to death) whereas my FI and I are much more lowkey laidback people. In the end you're going to have the wedding of your dreams not anyone else's.

Your wedding will be absolutely lovely because it will be YOURS!!!

No matter what the situation (wedding related or otherwise) is, there will ALWAYS be someone with more money, who is prettier, who is smarter, who has a bigger house, nicer car etc. etc. and it doesn't matter!  Be happy with what you have and appreciate the deck of cards you were dealt :).

I have looked at many brides wedding and had second thoughts the whole time I was planning but in the end realize mine will be beautiful with my ideas & budget.. As Tim Gun says "Make it work".. You can do it, I was a 5k budget bride so if I can do it so can you!

at the end of the day its about you and him.

No one will remember the type of dishes you had or that you had embossed invites.

What they will remmber is what a good time they had and how you guys shows them a good time..