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Ophelia
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How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
when you take into account outfit, hair, nails, makeup, other prep...
how much does a wedding set you back BEFORE you hand the card over?
(this does NOT include if you are a member of the bridal party...let's not get ridiculous here      )
I'll do a poll for ease
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MeeshkaMich
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Posted by Ophelia
when you take into account outfit, hair, nails, makeup, other prep...
how much does a wedding set you back BEFORE you hand the card over?
(this does NOT include if you are a member of the bridal party...let's not get ridiculous here )
I'll do a poll for ease
Let's see if I do get a new dress to wear I try to not spend more than 100.
Hair and makeup I do myself.
I will get a mani and pedi so thats about 30 after tip.
Prep Total cost- No more than 130
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| Posted 5/22/08 2:36 PM |
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Beth
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Hair and make up- I do that myself
I don't wear much make up- and I hate how other people do it
Dress- I try not to spend more then $100
I got a really cute $320 dress at NM last call for $83 for the wedding I have next week
I will wear it with gold strappy shoes I already own
I don't count the mani/pedi- b/c I get those regardless of where I am going
so to tally it up for the wedding next week
Me- $83
DH- $200 for the RENTAL tux - he is a groomsmen 
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| Posted 5/22/08 2:40 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
over $250
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Posted by johnsae
over $250
Same!
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| Posted 5/22/08 2:41 PM |
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TheLorax
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
depends on what I am wearing. I have had events where I found a dress for very cheap (less than $100) and there are other events where I purchased a much more expensive dress ($250+). Generally I try to wear shoes I already have, or if a have a whole mess of events, I buy some that I can wear to all of them. On average, I would say $150-200/event.
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| Posted 5/22/08 2:42 PM |
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photoshopbabe
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
b/w hair and makeup , a dress and shoes....it depends
this past wedding i went to-i already had the dress n shoes, did my own hair and makeup-so i spent nthing..well the 3.99 for fake eyelashes 
usually 100-200 depnding on the dress
butttt-i have a secret dress store-which i bought my gorgeous drss for-$35.00...fm if u want pics
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| Posted 5/22/08 2:43 PM |
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MrsPorkChop
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
depends....
if its a close friend or i am going someplace very special i may get a blolw out- $35 plus tip - $41
manu pedi - with tip - $32
new shoew at marshalls or new accessories- $30
$103
if i use the stuff i have- just mani pedi cost usually... and like beth said- im getting that every weekend for the most part
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| Posted 5/22/08 4:24 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
A dress
Shoes
Mani/Pedi
Blow out
Over $250. I love getting dressed for weddings.
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| Posted 5/22/08 4:40 PM |
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tourist
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
I'm not a big spender at all, but if I am starting from scratch, over $250.
I went to DH's cousin's wedding last September & spent around $350, just on getting done up. I needed a new dress and then things just spiraled out of control.
I bought
Dress,
Shoes
Insoles
Spanx
Bra
Clutch
I alsmost bought nw jewellery, but I didn't see anything I liked.
If I had been local, i would have gotten my hair done too, and If I hadn't been running late, I would have gotten my nails & toes done too.
On the other hand, the year before we wnet to a wedding of a friend & I used a dress & shoes I had, so I only spent money on getting my nails & eyebrows done. I wore closed toe shoes & didn't get a pedi,
so like $25!
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| Posted 5/22/08 4:52 PM |
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Lucky09
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Highlights, haircut and blowout $150-$200 with tax and tip (I usually get this done before an event and try to space this out between events / weddings I have)
Mani/Pedi (I usually do this myself unless I have a wedding) $40 where I live
Spray-on Tanning (sometimes) $50
That is about $250 BEFORE a dress or shoes. If I buy new, add $200.
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| Posted 5/22/08 5:31 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
manicure, pedicure and eyebrows = $25
and thats about it. I do my own hair and makeup unless I am in the wedding.
And I bought two black dresses for $100 each and I alternate. I know some women would rather die than do that but I have/ had about 12 weddings in 2008/2009 and it worked out that I never had to double up in front of the same people ( besides DH of course! LOL )
I bet I wear one of them over ten times!
If I get my hair done its only $30 bc I just get a blow out
I am a cheap lady
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| Posted 5/22/08 5:41 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Posted by photoshopbabe
b/w hair and makeup , a dress and shoes....it depends
this past wedding i went to-i already had the dress n shoes, did my own hair and makeup-so i spent nthing..well the 3.99 for fake eyelashes
usually 100-200 depnding on the dress
butttt-i have a secret dress store-which i bought my gorgeous drss for-$35.00...fm if u want pics
LOL my secret dress store in Green Acres closed 
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| Posted 5/22/08 5:41 PM |
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Jackie24
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
depends whose wedding it is, I usually do my own hair and makeup but the dress is what usually sets me back over 200.....
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| Posted 5/22/08 8:57 PM |
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CCMommy
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
Posted by photoshopbabe
b/w hair and makeup , a dress and shoes....it depends
this past wedding i went to-i already had the dress n shoes, did my own hair and makeup-so i spent nthing..well the 3.99 for fake eyelashes
usually 100-200 depnding on the dress
butttt-i have a secret dress store-which i bought my gorgeous drss for-$35.00...fm if u want pics
Can I please be informed about this "secret" dress store
You can FM me if it's really that secretive
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| Posted 5/22/08 9:09 PM |
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Re: How much do you spend (on average) soup to nuts, preparing for a BIG night out (formal wedding and the like)
I get a mani-pedi for about 20-25 bucks total, plus the tip
Maybe wax my eyebrows if I haven't already done it recently....
I already have several dresses, but if I had to buy a dress, probably 150
I do my own hair and makeup - I have a very fresh and natural look - I pride myself on not needing to spend a lot to look gorgeous!
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