Just to answer a few questions about the details of the wedding, Chris and I searched on the Internet high and low for good prices on everything we bought. We gave ourselves about a year and a half to plan our wedding so we could search for good prices on the special details we wanted. We also didn’t buy one of everything for each guest. We figured not everyone would want a cigar or flip flops so we were able to save on the overall quantity.

As for the details, we bought the flip flops at Old Navy during one of their end-of-summer sale where they were priced at a little over one dollar. Such a deal! We bought a few small sizes (6), a few larger (10), but mostly bought size 7-9 as they would fit a majority of the women at the reception. We felt people would dance all night if they were comfortable and the sandals were a huge hit!

Since California has a high cigar tax in tobacco shops, all cigars were bought online. We couldn’t serve hard alcohol at the winery, but they allowed us to bring in port for the cigar bar and prosecco for the toasts. We bought this during one of BevMo’s five cent sales.

The shawls were bought in the fashion district of Los Angeles for about $5 each since I bought them in bulk. The chandeliers were bought on ebay by a seller that offered a discount because I bought five in total. I would also recommend asking girls on your local Knot message boards for tips on where to find good prices on wedding items. They might even have items to sell you after their own wedding that are deeply discounted. If you look around, there are discounts to be found.

Thank you for posting our wedding on your Web site, Abby. Style Me Pretty was such an inspiration to me while I was planning my wedding and I still cannot get enough of the gorgeous weddings you post!