Joined: Oct 18, 2007
Posts: 2576
Location: Henrico VA
Posted:
Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:43 am
Jeniwin wrote:
Sorry, didn't read all the posts yet, I have a fussy baby. But I had a bride come to me about 2 months ago with a $250 budget for 150+ people. 4 tier, fondant, sugar autumn leaves and extra personalized gumpaste stuff as a topper. Showed me a pic of a Ron Ben Isreal cake as an "example". HA!
See, this is where the problem comes in, IMO It's fine to have a small budget for your wedding (I did, as mentioned before) but when you have a small budget you can't expect vendors to provide big-budget items. It's called "being realistic."
I don't think that us making note of this counts as having a superior and condescending attitude, as mentioned by another poster.
I find that most people have a very realistic view of what things are going to cost, but every now and then someone comes along who expects you to provide a cake masterpiece on their Walmart budget. Uh, NO.
catlharper Regular Member
Joined: Apr 21, 2008
Posts: 198
Posted:
Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:01 am
LOL...IndyDebi...Happy Meals...LOVE IT. Yup, may need to change your expectations if you have a budget like that.
indydebi Forum Matriarch
Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 22137
Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
Posted:
Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:14 am
Unfortunately, it's not just brides. I had a BUSINESS organization who was looking for bids for a lunch. A friend asked if I was going to quote them. Said, "Hell no!" They wanted to keep it at $6/person for a hot lunch, drink, dessert. I told my friend, "Wendy's meal #6 is $6.42. You don't get dessert. you don't get a plate and fork. And they wont' deliver it to you. If they want to keep it under $6, they can tell everyone to go thru the McDonald's drive thru on the way to the meeting ... and even then, I'm sure everyone will spend close to six bucks!"
Ruth0209 Forum Addict
Joined: Aug 09, 2007
Posts: 937
Location: Scenic Idaho
Birthday: Feb 09
Posted:
Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:38 am
I just received an Eventective lead for a Quincenera for 200 guests with a cake budget of $50 - $100. Yeah, thanks but NO thanks. People have no clue whatsoever. Debi, how much are Twinkies at the day-old bread store again?
That said, I've gotten lots of good leads from Eventective. I can decide which ones to buy, and sometimes I get free ones. It's well worth it.
I was lucky....had a small wedding in South Dakota 13 years ago where it wasn't rude just to have cake, punch, nuts, and mints...paid a friend to make the cake....rented a pretty little scenic chapel.....had the rehearsal dinner at my parents house as a backyard BBQ and then took everyone to Mt Rushmore....the biggest thing I spent on was the photographs, for about $600. The dress was $300 and then the rings, and everything else was nominal.
Ahhh the good old days. haha.
Oh, I wasn't aware that this considered rude anyplace? Sounds like you had a lovely wedding experience. After my dd and I made up her wedding guest list we went over it to decide who we wouldn't miss if they did not attend. Then they were off the list. Afterward we couldn't think of one important(living) person that wasn't there. That's the way to do it as far as I'm concerned. Aside from the rings their wedding cost me well under $2000, and my there wasn't one thing she wanted that she had to do without. It certainly can be done reasonably if one tries.
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