small wedding just 30 people reception somewhere in briton near beach
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If you want it to be really elaborate you could create a scenario where she thinks you are going to someone elses wedding (you could make it a long lost friend of yours, a colleague etc). This way she will be dressed in a way she will be proud of.\n\nThen when you both get there and she sees everyone you both know, she will be very confused. Then you turn to her and ask her if she would do you the honour of marrying you today.\n\nOf course it would be very wise to amke sure she wants to marry you or it would be very humiliating for both of you if she didn't.
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The British Virgin Islands is a great place to get married. I am doing it there in january of 07. Warm sunshine, starry nights, white sand and turquoise water; like a dream come true.Just go to their website and check it out. It has all the information you need on how to get married their and also information on local wedding planners to help make your day even more special.
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Etiquette wise, your wedding requires no treat.  If your wedding is at 3 in the afternoon, that would make your reception start at about 3:30 or 4:00.  This is not a time that people usually eat dinner, so a cake and punch reception would suffice.  No one should be expecting a full meal at 4:00.  If you guys party and mingle until about 6:00, then that's just in time for everyone to get home before dinner time.
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some quiet place by the sea
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This place looks lovely:\n\nhttp://www.savannahweddings.com/
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Well, start with colors – I would do bright, sunset colors (like reds, pinks, yellows, and oranges) or bright greens and blues, like tropical foliage and skies.  Orchids would be great for some of the flowers, because they come in such a range of hues, and a few of them in a bouquet or centerpiece make a nice statement.  If you can find them, hibiscus trees would be cool to have at the reception – put a few in the corners of the room or right in front of the entrance.  When you think of tropical locations, you think of lots of plants, so use a lot of greenery in the decorations – this can help save money in some cases.  Try to use big things – big leaves (banana leaves, palm fronds), big flowers (hibiscus, protea), etc.  You may be able to put small centerpieces in coconut shells.  Use seashells, too.  My wedding wasn’t a tropical theme, but it was a beach theme, and for the centerpieces we borrowed some big hurricane lamp style things and put some sand, a pillar candle, and shells, starfish, and sand dollars in them, then put tealights on the table, too.  You could also do something with floating candles and/or flowers.  If there’s a buffet or a drink table or something like that, place tropical fruits all around the table – pineapples, mango, kiwi, papaya, etc.  Big paper lanterns in the right colors, or little ones on a string of lights, can look cool.  Have seashells (made of fondant) on the cake.  A tropical theme is pretty versatile, because it can easily be made more formal or more casual.  Hope this helped!
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Who would you (and your husband to be) like to be there? We invited parents (& step-mother), siblings, aunties&uncles, cousins, grandparents (& step-grandmother) in addition to closest friends and their boy/girlfriends. But it's up to you. Do you want a small or a big wedding? Maybe you & groom should to sit down together and decide what you want the day to be like before you start doing anything else.
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My husband and I were in a similar situation and we had a very nice wedding for cheap.  Your best bet...do it yourself.  We had the reception at my parents house.  40 people in the basement and living room and it was great.  everyone had so much fun and it was very memorable because it was once of a kind.  my mom did the food all herself and we got some KFC chicken because my husband is supervisor there.  If you decide to do the food yourself you can contact me through this site and i could give you some ideas and tips no problem.  i got my dress on sale at a bridal shop because the style was no longer made.  it was only $500 (with cleaning, steaming and alterations) marked down from $1000.  There are also alot of prom and brides maid dresses that resemble wedding gowns that you could go for as well.  a plain wedding band can be as little as like $100, then later on in life you can renew vows and give a different ring(thats what we ae doing) and you can make alot of decorations and favours and flowers yourself or get them cheap from like a dollar store.  we got balloons and streamers in pink and silver for the decorations from the dollar store.  under $50 to decorate and you'd never tell we spent so little.  keep the guests minimum and that way you could do an open bar too.  for the 40 guests we bought 5 cases of beer, bottle of vodka, rum and rye and some wine.  it was plenty and everyone was happy not to have to pay for booze.  it was great and such a wonderful day.  we got married a a wedding chapel for like $250, but you could look into doing a ceremony at your home or something for cheap too.  just keep in mind everything that needs to be done can most likey be done yourself for half the price.  dont give up and dont wait if this is what you want to do.  its no impossible and trust me, if you love him that much, its a day you'll never forget.  also remember, you can always renew vows some day and do it the way you want when you have money.  thats my plan. small the first time, then big party when we renew.  best of luck to you.
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You could spend the day at the beach then get all dressed up and go out for drinks that night. Comedy clubs are also a neat idea and if you call ahead they might put the bride as part of the act and embarrass her.\n\nOr there is always Tijuana but the groom might not like that idea
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I got married in Branson too and there is the sweetest little wedding church  (it is just for weddings) where we got married. It has been moved to another location (it is now on F hwy). It is a log church and just perfect for a small wedding. Try to look up wedding chapels on google or ask info about it from the operator.\nI was married there 15 years ago in November and have been so happy. \nBest Wishes!
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In the backyard of my house with a big white tent set up and tiki torches all over the yard and colorful lanterns hanging from the tree. And a band playing all night long to the 100 or so guests invited. =) That's the way our wedding is planned so far.
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I'm from the Tampa area originally, and I can't really think of anything that isn't outside that is inexpensive.  If it is just going to be a small wedding, maybe you or a friend has a backyard that you could use?  You could rent a party tent in case it rains.  Sometimes, local parks allow weddings.  My aunt and uncle got married at Manatee Co's historical park.
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HOW COOL! \n\nwhat a fantastic "concept" wedding!\n\nI would go to the goodwill, vintage shops and on ebay..see if you can find a vintage tea length wedding gown and maybe some taffeta bridesmaids dresses (or have reproductions made) and "old style" tuxes. (it sounds to me as if you are going more for the elegant lounge thing than the fonzie thing here?)\n\nlook up some old bridal magazines and see if anyone you know has photos from their weddings in "the day".\n\nmaybe you can either get some vintage invites or have repo's made that are reminiscent of that romantic era.\n\nI would see if you can either get an oldies band or start burning cds with some frank, dean and other classic crooners. and find a dj. \n\nfor decorations just fine linens and a cake. but check out the old bridal mags...i f you want guests to "dress the age" then on the invite i guess you could put "sharkskin suit and crinoline skirts optional"\n\nit sounds wonderful! I just found a box of old photos of my parents and uncles weddings....they look so elegant!\n\ngood luck!
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I got married at a b&b ....it was intimate ....not pricey and very nice!
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go babysit. The beach will be there, but the baby will only be little for so long.
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Destination weddings are great for small intimate affairs, but if you want something big this isnt the way to go (the resorts generally limit your attendee count).\nCall the resorts right away and tell them of your interests (you can get SOME of the info at their sites  http://www.beaches.com/general/wedding.cfm\nhttp://www.sandals.com/general/wedding.cfm\nThey are from the same resort family... beaches is family oriented while sandals is adults and couples mostly)\n\nYou should send the save-the-date-cards about 6 months in advance if possible, this way the guests have time to make arrangements at work if needed, save money for it, get good rates on airfare and accomodations, etc.
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try gathering spots..church, parks, weddings, bars..