[ISUKappa]

How was your wedding?
One ceremony - traditional Lutheran service, big party afterwards.

What was involved? Brief details...
We were engaged for 18 months so I had a lot of time to plan. I did pretty much everything mysef as far as calling and reserving and deciding things. I made our invitations, my mother made all the bridesmaids dresses. Everything else was taken care of by "professionals" (cake, flowers, etc...) We had a buffet style dinner and dance afterwards at a local reception hall.

Did you do anything special? How was your wedding special to you? If at all?
Well, it was special because it was my wedding. Our wedding favors were mix cds we made ourselves with our favorite songs, people really liked those.

How crazy did your folks drive you?
We both have great parents. They let us do pretty much what we wanted, how we wanted, without butting in. They only time they would speak up is when they were concerned about costs.

Overall, how much did your wedding cost? Who finally paid for it? I'd say just over $10K which is pretty average for this area. My parents paid for most because they paid for my sisters' weddings. IL's helped out some and Mr. ISUKappa and I paid for some, too.