Rings, Bridesmaids, Altar Decor, Oh My!

I am currently trying to look for rings. Problem is, our budget for rings is under $300, and the ring I want cost at least $400! Blah! We bought my engagement ring from a pawn show for a mere $75, so you can imagine the sticker shock I am having right now. His ring is easy to find. Tungsten Titanium rings are reasonable, under $100 for a good one. The one above is the one he wants. But me, I might just go for a simple 14k white gold band, my engagement ring has a lot of fake bling, I can deal with it, haha!

Finding bridesmaid and MOH attire is easier and cheaper than I thought! All my girls will have to pay is $45 for a black dress and red pashmina from Target. And they should already have black heels to wear with it. And I was worried about the cost for them. Psh!

Winfrey Point, like I said is a blank canvas... meaning alot of decor, meaning, CHA CHING!
We are trying to come up with options that we could do on our own instead of some decorator doing it for us for an extra fee. If we have the ceremony on the stage, we need lots of decor and flowers to dress up the blah stage. This idea is a work in progress.... I like that flower idea above, and we can do that with foam and silk flowers. Or just having a bunch of dangling flower balls along with paper balls. I like the ball idea. Lights are another must. I will be hitting the after Christmas sales for christmas lights and maybe some red decor (love that my main color is red!).

More pics of Winfrey Point

location if the wedding ceremony is outside... weather permitting.

Inside looking to the back right corner

the air vents I would like to drape with lights

front entrance lobby area

front door, where we will put the guestbook table and gift table.

new chairs! there were only 20 or so of these, hopefully by the time our wedding hits, there will be more. All we would have to do is put a red or white sash around it!

the window on the back wall where we can put votives on the ledge

One of the hallways heading toward the entrance

look sideways and that is where we will get married. that doorway will be the arch or where we would put an archway and the chairs for guests will round us like a rainbow

showing how much the fireplaces are in width

this is in the 2nd room, much smaller, but it would be most likely where the food will go.

the lights on the stage where we can hang things

Inspiration Board

So this is my inspiration board. What I want the wedding to look like. Its what I'm aiming for, anyway.