Trying to plan a small wedding isn't fun - especially if you're planning on going to Las Vegas for the wedding. Reserve the chapel, make flight reservations (not fond of flying either), get a room at one of the casinos, get the wedding license and pay for the minister, print the wedding invitations and mail them, rent a car, make a list of guests to invite, find a place to board the cat & dog, find a wedding dress, rent a tux, and most important of all! Figure out how to pay for it all with out using the credit cards.
Even quickie weddings in Vegas aren't cheap. $55 for the license and $55 for the officiant. Chapels run from $99 for a 1/2 hour up. All depends on what you want. Want a theme wedding? Be prepared to pay extra. Medieval costumes at the Excalibur run $75 per person. They aren't bad but most look like they are the ubiquitous 'One Size Fits All' which anyone with any brains in their head knows that isn't true.
I guess this means I don't get to play with my income tax refund this year. Nor does my fiance so at least we'll both be in the same boat. Home mortgage is almost paid off so that will help also - unless I use it to pay off the other bills. I don't want to be in anymore debt just to get married. I want to be less in debt - better way to start married life.
Mind you, this isn't my first wedding. It's #3 for me and #2 for my better half. I guess third times the charm? Or is it three strikes and I'm out? What ever! My better half says this one is for good though - he's waited long enough for me to come to my senses. Long story and maybe one of these days I'll tell you all about it. Until then, I'll let you wonder.
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I don't think there's any way of doing it on the cheap, but then again I've got zero experience in the matter. Might be able to trim a bit off the bottom line by driving to Reno (Tahoe?) rather than flying to Sin City, and getting a friend to come over and feed the animals.
In any event, congrats; I'm assuming that to even take this step he must be a keeper.
Oh, he's definitely a keeper. We decided on Vegas because neither of us had been married there. I've done Tahoe, he's done Reno - ergo Vegas Baby!
If it were just the cat, having someone to come over and make sure she has food would be easy but with the dog, we have to let her out periodically or we tend to find puddle and mounds about the house. Can't quite get her to use the box like the cat yet. ;-) So, off to the kennels they'll go. At least I know who runs the kennel, they've got a excellent rep and the dog has been there before. The cat probably won't speak to me for a week after wards though.