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Choice of décor is key to the budget—candelabras, loads of florals, expensive accessories, and acrylic crystal flex chairs complete with a cushion of your choice of color at a cost of $40 each add up fast! {Photo by Mark Davidson}   50k-05   50k-06

[The Team]

Designer

Amy Piper, Signature Events, Wolfeboro, NH

Flowers
Embellish,

Monadnock area, NH

Paper Goods
Papier Gourmet, Portland, ME

Cake
Wild Orchid Baking Company, North Hampton, NH

Jewelry
Puttin' on the Glitz,

Portsmouth, NH;

Madeline's Daughter, Portsmouth, NH

Setting
Harbour Place, Portsmouth, NH

Tents
Sperry Tents Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH

Gowns
Madeline's Daughter, Portsmouth, NH

Espresso Bar
Espresso Dave's

Catering
The White Apron, Dover, NH

Hair/Makeup
Hair That Moves, Berwick, ME;

Joya Beauty, Dover, NH;

Tracy Hines Studio,

Brentwood, NH;

Wingate Salon, Stratham, NH;

Maura Gagne and Christi Watson of Samba, Portsmouth, NH

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The $50K Wedding

The Details

After connecting on match.com, Fallon and Bill met for a drink in April 2009. Although she was initially skeptical about online dating, the pair hit it off instantly. An in-person meeting for a quick drink turned into a five-hour conversation that ended only because the bar closed. By October, Bill was spreading a blanket for a picnic, uncorking a bottle of wine, reciting a love letter he crafted, and asking Fallon to marry him. “It just felt right,” she says.
Fallon chose to return to her hometown of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to tie the knot. An ocean-side estate across the street from Fallon’s childhood home was the perfect setting to celebrate the couple’s love of the outdoors amidst their favorite colors of green and blue

Photography by Mark Davidson

This wedding doesn’t skimp on the details. Designed for 75-80 guests, it is a perfect instance where the budget would soar with every extra table of guests with the rentals being the splurge here. From the crystal flex chairs to the faux dupioni table linens, no detail was forgotten. Even the element of texture added by the stone placemats and the flower arrangement—full of orange mokara orchids and wired starfish—add to the overall wedding design budget. For a wow factor without a large guest list, this is a great way to spend 50k!