http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/a-faggot-attends-the-wedding-expo/Content?oid=15811185 Comments On: A Faggot Attends the Wedding Expo by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
PS was lucky none of our parents gave a damn what we did for the wedding.
Posted by wxPDX]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:21:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by auntie grizelda]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:51:34 -0800 The Stranger Even in just an officiant's office, we'd have dropped a few hundred. So the wedding industry had best get with the program re: same-sex weddings, or plan to leave big $'s on the table. People can be so stupid, putting 'morals' over income.
Posted by OutInBumF]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:55:40 -0800 The Stranger
I am pleased that same sex marriages can happen now, and pleased that the economic impact is positive. But I hate to see new couple start life together in the hole. Hopefully, most of economic boon is due to the happy new couples who have been together for a while, and already financially stable.
Posted by bgix]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:40 -0800 The Stranger
That said, if I could do it over again, I would have just said screw it and gone even bigger and invited more people. Yes, $30,000 is obscene. But I waited a long time to meet a great guy, it was the best party EVER, I'll never do it again (let's hope), and we're never going to have kids, so why not?
Posted by mitten]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:12:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MinnySota]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:43:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Gloria]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:31:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Simply Me]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:50:23 -0800 The Stranger
The wedding industry is entrenched enough that, even if you want to go cheap on a wedding reception, any venue is still going to make you pay through the nose for it. You have to lie to them and not admit that the party is for a wedding if you want to pay the normal rate for the venue.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:04:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by you've squandered what baby jesus gave you]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:23:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Womyn2me]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:13:02 -0800 The Stranger our photographer was Dani Weiss and she did a wonderful job and is the finest 'lezhag' in existance. and as a result, nearly had one of our wedding images on 'Californication' as she was asked to use some of her images for one of the episodes.
Our cake and catering was Starry Nights Catering (the best deal we found)in Kirkland and they did a wonderful job.
our venue was interesting: 415 Westlake, owned by a Christian church as a money making deal, as I understood it. When we went to see it, I fell in love with the high ceilings and beams, but was scared by the church part. So I said to the guy from the church that was showing it to us, "lets be really clear from the beginning, this is a wedding for two women. If that is a problem, lets stop this now." He said, "oh, no, we are an including church, its fine." I said "oh, you're one of the good christians." His wince was worth it.

we had a good time and it lead to this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9psxM4413Ws
Posted by Womyn2me]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:05:03 -0800 The Stranger
$30k is ridiculous, but unless you strictly limit the number of guests, it's hard to get out for less than $10k. I got married 10 years ago, and $1k didn't even cover the venue and basic catering for 80 guests (I think the venue cost was at least that much by itself). And at 80 guests, we left quite a few people off the invitation list. The cake was less than $200, the officiant was a friend who did it for free. Someone else covered the photography. The dress was custom-made for the wedding but actually cost less than the off-the-rack ones at the mall. The DJ was a friend who again did it for free, though we had to pay for renting the equipment (still a lot less money than a professional.) We spent a good deal of money on flowers, but not a ridiculous amount. And decorations were sufficient but by no means extravagant. As I recall, it ended up being about $8k all told.
Posted by Cascadian]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:38:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ScrawnyKayaker]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:35:15 -0800 The Stranger
Fortunately all the parents were okay with it; the uncles, aunts, friends, fucking loved it.
Posted by emor]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:20:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jcsmith2]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:10:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:00:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by kooshball]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:33:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Nancy Lad]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:14:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by cattycat]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:44:59 -0800 The Stranger
I have always considered City Catering to be a port in the storm for couples who want their vendors to be a supportive part of their celebration. While there are some who may only see it as a new sector of business, there are many of us who have a personal stake in the right of all to marry. And let's be real, could people have weddings and receptions without queers?

Lendy Hensley
City Catering Company
Posted by Lendy Hensley]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:50:26 -0800 The Stranger
I can honestly say the most I have ever charged for a Cake was $2500 it was 7 feet tall and 42 inches across the base and served over 500 guest.

I charge a flat rate of $3 per slice for my cakes so if you are planning a wedding for 150 people, The cake would cost $450 + an applicable delivery fee.
Posted by 3dcakes]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:44:19 -0800 The Stranger
And, no, @1, we didn't spend $3,000 on the cake. Nor did we spend $30,000 on the wedding. We spent far less than that, and what we spent included the trip to Canada for the real ceremony and our honeymoon.

For those who are pressured to have the wedding their parents want for them--here's the solution: pay for it yourself and do what you want.
Posted by Clayton]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:20:53 -0800 The Stranger
Yeah, I know. There's no convincing someone not to spend the $3000 on the bloody cake.
Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:56:56 -0800 The Stranger