Earlier this month we posted letting readers know that we were accepting applications for a writing position. We got some absolutely fantastic applications. It was very hard to choose just one – actually it was impossible – which is why we will be introducing you to at least 2 new writers in the next few days lol.
Neesa (short for Laneeca) is planning a July 24, 2010 wedding for 100-150 people and her wedding budget is $6000! Here is a little about Neesa in her own words:
Like most women, I have been dreaming about my wedding day since before I could ride a bicycle sans training wheels. I must have “married” every male cousin & neighbor atleast five times each in my backyard before I was even out of preschool. Of course, while I was walking down the “aisle” (aka a slip n’ slide) in my white church dress & toilet paper veil with the family dogs acting as a horse-drawn carriage, it never occurred to me that someday I would actually be doing this for real. And on a budget, no less. That isn’t to say that I still can’t have the kind of wedding every little girl dreams of. It simply means that I will have to make some sacrifices along the way & decide what really is important to me. (So much for that horse-drawn carriage..)
I should probably start out by saying that Eric & I are not a traditional couple by any means. We have been dating for very nearly ten years now & have a daughter who is just a week shy of her first day of school. To the two of us, & everyone who knows us, we are already a married couple in every sense of the word, & a wedding at this point is merely a formality. Because of this, we have a lot of things that most engaged couples don’t, including a mortgage & a child who needs a college fund a lot more than I need that one-of-a-kind hand sewn Vera Wang gown. While a fantasy wedding on the beaches of Belize certainly sounds appealing, the fledgling economy, my check book, & my own sense of reasoning remind me that it has to stay just that- a fantasy. Perhaps some women would be disappointed by this, but I am certainly not one of them. The fact of the matter is, whether my budget was five thousand dollars or five million, I am getting my dream wedding regardless. It has nothing to do with location, or centerpieces, or the type of dress I might wear & everything to do with the man at the other end of the aisle, waiting with baited breath to spend the rest of his life with me. That, in & of itself, is what is important to me- that which we can not put a price tag on. Everything else is just a bonus.
Welcome to the team Neesa, we look forward to reading your ideas as you plan your own dream wedding.
