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OT Dads of Marrying-Aged Daughters - How much do you have stocked away for the big day?
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:49 am
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:49 am
The average wedding cost $44,000 in 2018. That includes 14% toward the engagement ring. Subtracting that, it's still ~$38,000 for a wedding. The average guest list includes 167 people. 42% of all weddings are paid for entirely by the parents of the bride.
A coworker sent out an email this weekend wanting to sell her daughter's wedding dress. They paid $8000 for it new and are selling it for $5000. For a dress worn ONCE in a person's lifetime.
I'm starting to think I'm undercharging wedding ceremony music at $350/wedding.
A coworker sent out an email this weekend wanting to sell her daughter's wedding dress. They paid $8000 for it new and are selling it for $5000. For a dress worn ONCE in a person's lifetime.
I'm starting to think I'm undercharging wedding ceremony music at $350/wedding.
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Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:51 am to StringedInstruments
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I'm starting to think I'm undercharging wedding ceremony music at $350/wedding.
very few people make $350 for 1 hour of work
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:52 am to StringedInstruments
Who the frick spends 40K on a wedding?
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:54 am to StringedInstruments
I love my daughter but im not dropping $40,000 on a wedding.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:56 am to StringedInstruments
I thought weddings are about Love,
Not cash
Not cash
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 11:56 am
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:56 am to StringedInstruments
I have a question....
What is the responsibility of the grooms parents?
What is the responsibility of the grooms parents?
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:57 am to StringedInstruments
Im not a dad. But if my future daughter thinks I am paying $40,000 for a wedding she is out of her doggone mind. If thats what she wants she better be prepared for her and fiance to come out of pocket majorly, as well as grooms parents as well possibly.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:57 am to StringedInstruments
44k? You could literally buy land and throw a kick arse party with kegs for a fraction of the cost.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:59 am to StringedInstruments
She can go to the court house, Vegas or have a small wedding at home. I'm not dropping that kind of coin.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:00 pm to StringedInstruments
That's why so many people getting married today are eloping and having a big party afterwards. That 40k is a house downpayment.
Hopefully this 40k average is being thrown off from a few outliers. A couple if million dollar f you money weddings can skew the average pretty easily.
Hopefully this 40k average is being thrown off from a few outliers. A couple if million dollar f you money weddings can skew the average pretty easily.
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:04 pm to StringedInstruments
Goodness people pay for the ceremony music 
It's a total of like 30 minutes. Maybe an hour if music is being played while guests walk in.
I had a cousin help out with that. I already had the playlist made. I just had him come to the rehearsal and then we were good to go.
But hey, if people are willing to pay you then go for it.
It's a total of like 30 minutes. Maybe an hour if music is being played while guests walk in. I had a cousin help out with that. I already had the playlist made. I just had him come to the rehearsal and then we were good to go.
But hey, if people are willing to pay you then go for it.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:06 pm to StringedInstruments
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They paid $8000 for it new and are selling it for $5000. For a dress worn ONCE in a person's lifetime.
Lol
They’re not getting $5k for that dress
My wife looked into selling her $8k dress for money toward our honeymoon the best offer she got back was under $1000. She kept it, I’m hoping it’ll still fit in 10 years.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:11 pm to StringedInstruments
I'll tell my daughter like my parents and my wife's parents told us. If she wants a big wedding, her and her fiancee can figure out how to pay for it. Big expensive weddings are such a stupid waste of money.
After my children turn 18, my only financial responsibility is college tuition. That's the way I see it anyway. I will be willing to help out in an emergency if they have their shite together as well.
After my children turn 18, my only financial responsibility is college tuition. That's the way I see it anyway. I will be willing to help out in an emergency if they have their shite together as well.
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:12 pm to StringedInstruments
Is it really still the daughters’ family’s responsibility? In this day and age I think most people share, or at least they should.
That being said, $40k for a wedding is extreme.
That being said, $40k for a wedding is extreme.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:27 pm to StringedInstruments
I have daughters. There will be no $40k weddings.
They have savings for things like house down payments, grad school for Relevant careers, or investment opportunities.
My wife and I had a modest, yet beautiful wedding and that's the standard by which we will pay.
They have savings for things like house down payments, grad school for Relevant careers, or investment opportunities.
My wife and I had a modest, yet beautiful wedding and that's the standard by which we will pay.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:30 pm to StringedInstruments
Our wedding was $3,000.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:38 pm to StringedInstruments
I believe you are doing it wrong.
I will be the one being paid at auction time. I'm expecting six figures when I sell her to the highest bidder. I mean when she meets the man of her dreams.
I will be the one being paid at auction time. I'm expecting six figures when I sell her to the highest bidder. I mean when she meets the man of her dreams.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:44 pm to StringedInstruments
Seems low. It seems like people either skip it or have huge, expensive weddings these days
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:45 pm to StringedInstruments
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A coworker sent out an email this weekend wanting to sell her daughter's wedding dress. They paid $8000 for it new and are selling it for $5000. For a dress worn ONCE in a person's lifetime.
Your coworker is a fricking idiot.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:46 pm to StringedInstruments
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