#213 - 5K Wedding Budget, Creative Couple

Suki and Anthony are writers from Miami, Florida. They combined their love for storytelling, performance, nerd culture, and all things offbeat into their wedding with a budget goal of $5k. Suki performs, writes, and teaches sketch comedy writing across South Florida. Anthony is a contributing author for a game publishing company. Fun Fact: Anthony and Suki teach screenwriting courses at the university where they met. They join us to talk about planning a wedding on a budget! Doing things your own way, saving money, and getting creative while not spending more than you want! Big Takeaways Do as much pre-production first. Figure out what are MUST HAVES then set the budget from there. Find where you can borrow, etc. Discuss your priorities before you discuss your number. Top Lessons Learned What to spend money on What to totally skip Why they wish they'd had a coordinator Day-Of. What they learned about the bar service What super successful moments surprised them on their wedding day? Must knows about Rehearsals Vendors Allow Yourself To Be Flexible Links We Referenced instagram.com/2buckchuckbride https://opalandjayephoto.com https://www.instagram.com/opalandjayephoto/ The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode On Patreon. Become a member and with as little as $6.99 per month, you get 2 exclusive, ad-free episodes, + Zoom Happy Hour with Michelle and fellow patrons every month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices