In the past two months, counting the engagement gifts we’ve received (much appreciated but weren’t necessary, since we didn’t have an official engagement party), we’ve managed to save a third of the cost of the reception. I can’t complain about that!
However, we booked our honeymoon last week and boy, did we go over budget, to the tune of $1,000. Of course, I knew that while we were talking about which place we wanted to go to, the cost would be higher than my original budget. But I rationalized it by saying that we probably wouldn’t have a chance to do a vacation like that again anytime soon! And we’re only going for 6 days/5 nights, so I can’t imagine what it would have cost for a longer time period…
