Please Help me! MY DH and I have finally set a date to celebrate our wedding. We are common Law married, but for the sake of the kids, and insurance purposes it will be easier if we go ahead and get the legal paperwork done.

We are getting married at the court house on June 11th, but our neighbors are throwing us a party on the 12th as a wedding reception and dance. We are planning on about 50 people. I need ideas for cheap filling food. We have picked out some decor, but our colors are purple and silver, and I could always use more ideas there.

What I REALLY need help with is figuring out the wording for the invites. This is going to be a semi casual affair, and we just want people to come have a good time with us and not feel like they have to get all dressed up etc.

We have our rings, and I have my dress and DH's tux, So basically I am just trying to throw a good party for a little bit of money.

Any advice is welcome.

Mama to Fledgling, Hatchling and one egg that never hatched.


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You can always go to your local farmer's market and get loads of fresh veggies for a veggie tray. Also, you can make a pasta salad and add fresh veggies to it. You can always find cheap pasta and some stores have Cat deals right now making salad dressing super cheap.

You could do a stawberry shortcake for dessert if strawberries are in season.

Taylorsmom

Wording on the invite:


Print The invites on Grey paper (Or a grey background) with Black Ink then Cut Purple Paper slightly larger then the Grey Paper. Use Scrap booking scissors to embellish the edges of the "Grey Invite Portion" then Glue Purple paper to backside of Grey paper so the Purple paper makes a frame around the "Grey Invite" Portion. Embellish with a dual bow made from Very slim Purple and and Silver Craft ribbon (can be found at Walmart) in a corner and voila your invite is done!

Aww congratulations!!! I got married on June 11th too, but 5 years ago. My husband and I will be 5 years for us.

Tissue Paper Pom Poms are soooo cute... I am excited to make some myself!

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This is Perfect! I have been racking my brain for days trying to figure out how to word the invites! Thank you so VERY MUCH!

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Glad to help! Congratulations BTW!!

I recently helped a friend put together a celebration of Life for 50-75 people. Although the occasion is different, the food could be similar. Because of the fact that we had to put it together quickly we had to do the best we could. I spent $125 at costco and got the following:

2 Veggie Trays (one never got opened)
3 packages of Cookies
1 Bag of Bell Peppers to add to the veggie tray
1-2 trays of sliced cheese
2 trays of Turkey roll ups (we had lots left over)
1 Large container of grapes

I am sure I am forgetting some stuff, but what I am trying to say is that for very little money we had plenty of food. Now someone else made Chocolate covered strawberries and another person brought some other cookies, but most of it was from costco.

This is a Great Idea! I really like the strawberry shortcake idea. Do you happen to have any Pasta Salad Ideas? I'm a horrible cook lol

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Thank you! I am glad to find there are good things I can buy instead of make. Like I have said before... I'm not the best cook in the world.

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