Wow, your wedding sounds really cool and different! Can I come? :D
It's a good thing that you're starting to save your money now, as some of your wedding plans might cost a bit. Regarding your fiance's dress... in your city, do you have a costume shop, where you can rent costumes for Halloween? This might be a good place to start looking for someone who could make the dress. A regular dressmaker can make any dress you like, but someone who makes custom Halloween costumes might be a bit better for your particular theme. In any case, get an experienced seamstress. I have no idea how much this would cost where you live, but I imagine if you want a really professional job, it will be quite pricey. For example, where I am here in Canada, a professional seamstress will charge about $15-20 just to do a simple alteration on a pair of pants. So a custom made dress? I would assume at least a few hundred dollars, depending of course on how detailed the dress is, how much the material costs and how long it takes to make. I suggest you call some costume shops and dressmakers in your area and ask for quotes.
I'm not sure there is one way that most people pay for their weddings... some get help from their parents, others put the wedding on credit, others save up and pay cash as you are suggesting. My wedding is going to be extremely small and inexpensive. We are getting it catered, and paying the rabbi, but those are basically our only costs, and my fiancé and I are sharing them. If we had a bigger wedding we probably would have to put it on our credit cards.
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