Introduction

Hello and welcome to "A 10K wedding." By way of introduction, I am a 24 year old living in one of the most expensive metropolitan areas in the nation with a whole lot of student loan debt and a goal of buying a house within the next year. Because of what seems to me to be a better use of income and savings (paying off said loans and saving for a down payment), my fiance and I have a goal of spending no more than $10,000 on our wedding. Actually, because we know that everyone goes over budget, we're trying to plan for a $7,000 or $8,000 wedding in hopes that we'll be able to keep it under $10,000.

We're expecting about 80 guests total (including our guests' dates) and it'll be a challenge given how expensive everything is where we live. Our goal is to have a classy and fun wedding that is stress-free on the big day (so, yes, we have decided to use a day-of-coordinator)! We want it to be budget friendly, but not look cheap. Wish us luck!