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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barendd Nobeard" data-source="post: 2393549" data-attributes="member: 960">Well, if she's there to supervise a hired maid, maybe it would work out.I see you're in Portland.  I'll be there in early October for the H.P. Lovecraft film festival. I could perform the ceremony* (for free) if you do it when I'm in town.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />*Thanks to the <a href="http://www.ulc.org/" target="_blank">Universal Life Church</a>, I'm an ordained minister.Here are some things we did at my wedding, my sister's wedding, and/or my brother's wedding to save money:*cash bar / BYOB  (saves a lot)*free site (my sister's wedding was in my dad's yard; the reception was in the groom's mother's yard)*do-it-yourself floral arrangement (silk flowers last forever, and you can purchase well in advance of the "big financial crunch")*discount invitations (through a "Bridal broker"; but nowadays, with laser printers so cheap, you can print your own invitations)*ceremony in a park (free or very cheap)  And if you don't drink alcohol, just have the reception there, too.  Just book the site as a family picnic and bring the coolers full o' soda for after the ceremony.Whatever you decide, have fun!</blockquote>