"Yowie" wrote in message
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Our wedding was on top of Mt Keira, to the backdrop of a wonderful
view of
Illawarra and the sea. My dress cost $40, the shoes $100, the makeup
was
free when I bought the Christian Dior lipstick (I got it done at one
of
those stalls in the cosmetics department of a big department store -
lipstick was $40 and I needed it to "touch up" anyway). Joel's suit
hire was
$150. The Celebrant's fee is a set $300. The booze cost at the most,
$500.
Various sundries came to about another $200. The reception was out
our
favourite restaurant ( a Japanese place - they threw in the
decoration for
free, we hadn't asked for it) and we asked the guests to pay for
their
dinner (at $25 per person) rather than give us gifts. We ate till
we
couldn't fit anything more in (and had leftovers), my parents
supplied the
cake, and there was lots of booze left over (we're going to drink
the last
bottle tonight - its our 1st anniversary today) and everyone said it
was the
most relaxed and comfortable wedding they'd ever been to - and the
cheapest
(some people did bring gifts, but they were sweet, thoughtful, nont
"wedding
present" small electrical appliance - priced gifts) to boot. I think
we
probably payed less than $1000 when everything got added up. It was
just the
right combination of formal ceremony and casual celebration for us.
I'd do
it again!

Yowie

Oh, I just got to this, I'm *still* catching up! I can't believe it's
been a year already, congratulations! Wow! I hope you have a great
anniversary, and many more :-)
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album