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re: Saving for daughter's wedding. What is the best method?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 7:59 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 5/10/17 at 7:59 pm to HailToTheChiz
Everytime a her and a boy commit sodomy, put a dollar in her PIIHB jar. You should have plenty enough to pay for a wedding and reception by the time she's ready to tie the knot, but not the balloon knot, of course.
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Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:01 pm to kingbob
Jesus Christ
Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:40 pm to HailToTheChiz
I have two daughters and have been a bit concerned about this as well. Is it still tradition and expected tat the bride's after pays for the wedding? I've got about 12 years till I'm in that zone of possibility for my oldest and have an account of about 18K that is set aside for something like that. That pales in comparison for what I've seen spent on weddings in my extended family. People are blowing 60-100k on this foolishness.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:07 pm to Jake88
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People are blowing 60-100k on this foolishness.
Yeah that's nuts
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:36 pm to HailToTheChiz
People aren't going to get married anymore that far into the future. She's just going to bang randos behind bars every weekend and get a dog.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:57 pm to Jake88
You can still have a damn fine wedding even in in the expensive Nola market for $30k.
I don't plan on my daughter doing the crazy expensive wedding, but it's kind of a tradition in a lot of families, so I don't look down on people who do the big bash.
Hell, I just want to be invited. LOL
I don't plan on my daughter doing the crazy expensive wedding, but it's kind of a tradition in a lot of families, so I don't look down on people who do the big bash.
Hell, I just want to be invited. LOL
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:15 am to notiger1997
.....for $30K. And, that is seen as affordable.
Exhibit A of why marriage is a rat race.
Exhibit A of why marriage is a rat race.
This post was edited on 11/4/17 at 8:29 am
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:17 am to yellowfin
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Traditionally grooms family picks up tab on honeymoon
I actually paid for the honeymoon myself. Her father gave us a set amount and said we could keep what was left in the budget after the wedding. The amount left was about half what I paid for the honeymoon.
My parents paid for the rehearsal dinner.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:31 am to HailToTheChiz
I wouldn't pay for a wedding these days. More than half end in divorce
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:00 pm to The Spleen
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My parents paid for the rehearsal dinner.
I think this is what is actually "traditional".
Posted on 5/11/17 at 3:02 pm to schwartzy
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I wouldn't pay for a wedding these days. More than half end in divorce
I won't be shelling out for my daughters' weddings but I'll cover the reception or something. My kids will understand the value of a $ and know better than want a giant, expensive wedding.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 9:09 pm to schwartzy
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I wouldn't pay for a wedding these days. More than half end in divorce
Ran into a former co-worker today, he spent $20K on his daughters wedding which was 6 weeks ago, they have already split up.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 10:07 pm to HailToTheChiz
I have a wonderful wife and we spent 500 dollars on our wedding in my dads backyard, and we had money to burn. Weddings are a sad waste of money.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 11:44 pm to EA6B
6 weeks?!
Posted on 11/4/17 at 8:46 am to HailToTheChiz
marry a chinese guy. they guy's family pays for the wedding in their culture.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 8:50 am to baldona
What a random thread to bump
I agree with the coming together of families and friends. My counter is that I don’t need my second cousin Sally who I haven’t seen in 15 years to attend when each incremental headcount is costing a couple hundred bucks. You can control the cost by inviting only the important family albeit this means you need to have difficult discussions with parents and your spouse on “no, X is not invited”.
The peer pressure to invite huge crowds which results in a more expensive wedding that the couple of family really can’t afford is the rub for me.
I agree with the coming together of families and friends. My counter is that I don’t need my second cousin Sally who I haven’t seen in 15 years to attend when each incremental headcount is costing a couple hundred bucks. You can control the cost by inviting only the important family albeit this means you need to have difficult discussions with parents and your spouse on “no, X is not invited”.
The peer pressure to invite huge crowds which results in a more expensive wedding that the couple of family really can’t afford is the rub for me.
This post was edited on 11/4/17 at 8:51 am
Posted on 11/4/17 at 9:33 am to notsince98
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I won't be shelling out for my daughters' weddings but I'll cover the reception or something
Ugh the reception is the part of the wedding that costs money
Posted on 11/4/17 at 10:32 am to hiltacular
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Ugh the reception is the part of the wedding that costs money
Just got married a couple months ago and yes it's ridiculous but looking back it was worth it. Had an amazing time and everyone had fun and left full and drunk and sweaty from dancing. Can't ask for more than that. Luckily her mom split the wedding/reception costs with us and my parents covered the rehearsal dinner.
Without pulling out my files here are some rounded costs off the top of my head that we paid.
Photographer - 3k
DJ - 1500
Alcohol - 1500 (splurged on top shelf and craft beer)
Day of planner - 500
Pastor/Officiant - 500
Wedding party gifts - 500
Bus transportation - 500
Cake - 500
Wedding dress - 1k
Suit - 250
Flowers - 500
Her mom covered the venue, caterer, and rentals which roughly came out to 10k.
As you can see it adds up quickly and we skimped on some things like the flowers, cake, and dress. One good thing with all that spending is we each were able to get the sign up bonus on a handful of cards and basically pay for the honeymoon with points.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 10:56 am to lynxcat
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.....for $30K. And, that is seen as affordable.
Exhibit A of why marriage is a rat race.
It really is ridiculous. All of the vendors inflate their prices for a wedding. Had a friend who got married last year and they'd call and get quotes for 3-4 hours of time from DJs, etc for an event without stating it was a wedding. The vendors would increase the price about 50-75% as soon as they found out what the event was.
Unfortunately I'm getting married next year and the wedding means a lot to my fiance. She was into cheap rings, which was nice, but I haven't been able to sell her on just eloping.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 11:15 am to gamatt53
At the end of the day, it boils down to the bride's mother one-upping all the other mothers in her sphere of influence. The fix is in...
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