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re: How much was your wedding and who paid for it?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:29 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:29 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Hehehe....there's no accounting for a lack of sense.
What does this mean? Anyone that has a > whatever arbitrary number you deem sensible wedding lacks sense?
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Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:30 pm to fareplay
We were between $60-70k. This was in Dallas this year with around $200 people in attendance.
Her parents paid a decent chunk, mine paid for the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner, and we covered the rest.
Her parents paid a decent chunk, mine paid for the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner, and we covered the rest.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:32 pm to LNCHBOX
I think my sister's wedding was like 200k but her husband is a baller and they paid for most of it.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:32 pm to fallguy_1978
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I think my sister's wedding was like 200k but her husband is a baller and they paid for most of it.
Not very sensible
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:33 pm to LNCHBOX
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What does this mean? Anyone that has a > whatever arbitrary number you deem sensible wedding lacks sense?
Life has a way of teaching you things. Of all the over the top weddings I've been to (six that I would consider outlandish) only one stuck.
Of the sensible weddings I've been to (all the others) only one ended up divorced.
Personally, I prefer the over the top approach. I'll never turn down a good party. Spending the amount of money some people (mainly the ones who only think they are well off) spend is idiotic. No amount of posts will change my mind on that.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:34 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Life has a way of teaching you things. Of all the over the top weddings I've been to (six that I would consider outlandish) only one stuck.
Of the sensible weddings I've been to (all the others) only one ended up divorced.
Personally, I prefer the over the top approach. I'll never turn down a good party. Spending the amount of money some people (mainly the ones who only think they are well off) spend is idiotic. No amount of posts will change my mind on that.
So where is your arbitrary cut off? I'd like to judge you
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:34 pm to Gloryheauxl
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A month away. $50k, not including honeymoon, dress, or our hotel. Combination of her parents, my parents (rehearsal dinner and flowers), and us. 175 guests, and we aren’t doing anything crazy. Public venue, mid range bar, not a fancy rehearsal dinner. Weddings, like everything, are going to bend you over post-covid. They were already a ripoff with crazy markup, and now it’s up 30%.
Got married in 2018 and can agree. When all was said and done (welcome party, rehearsal, wedding & honeymoon to Greece & Italy), I believe it was around 70k for 170 guests. We had a 2 year long engagement and saved about 20k and both of our parents paid the rest. I remember seeing the floral bill was 10k and about had a heart attack. Makes me sick to think about now! Would have much rather just eloped.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:35 pm to LNCHBOX
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So where is your arbitrary cut off? I'd like to judge you
It is okay if your wedding cost as much as a house. I'm not going to judge you.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:35 pm to LegendInMyMind
Our budget is about 15k. Having it at an all inclusive helps.
We've paid for a lot so far but I'm REALLY hoping her parents come through. Otherwise, the holidays will not be a fun time.
Luckily we've got a year to get everything together.
We've paid for a lot so far but I'm REALLY hoping her parents come through. Otherwise, the holidays will not be a fun time.
Luckily we've got a year to get everything together.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
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It is okay if your wedding cost as much as a house. I'm not going to judge you.
Minus saying you lack sense of course
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:37 pm to LNCHBOX
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Minus saying you lack sense of course
Is it judging if it is true?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Is it judging if it is true?
Who decided it was true? Again, why won't you give me your cut off?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:45 pm to fareplay
2 cows
2 pigs
1 sack of rice
2 gold coins
1 ipod mini
5 ak-47s
2 pigs
1 sack of rice
2 gold coins
1 ipod mini
5 ak-47s
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:49 pm to LegendInMyMind
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It is okay if your wedding cost as much as a house. I'm not going to judge you.
The post you replied to (Captain's Wafer) made it pretty clear he's referring to people where it's not an either/or situation.
If you can have a nice wedding and it affects your home, savings, retirement, etc. basically zero, why is that so wrong to do?
Most everyone here agrees going into debt or using money you actually need for a home is stupid.
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I remember seeing the floral bill was 10k and about had a heart attack.
The flowers surprised me the most. I knew to expect that they would be expensive since everyone says it, but I wasn't expecting multitudes higher than arrangements in nice local floral shops. A bridal bouquet is easily $200-$300. That's absurd.
I went with the lowest package you can get where they're still deliver/set up. It's a little under $3k. I have family in the business and know that the flowers get thrown away/left behind at the end of the night, so there was no way I was going overboard with them.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:52 pm to fareplay
$10k. Families split it evenly. 2011.
We had not one but two professional photographers in the family who donated their services for free as a wedding gift, so we avoided that outrageous charge.
The church I grew up in (my wife wasn't raised in a church) wanted close to $10k just to do the ceremony so we skipped that and rented a local municipal center (very nice, not your typical municipal event center).
No band, no DJ, had a close friend who is basically a DJ in his own mind who made us a custom set of CD's he curated specifically for us, and used the venue's PA with one of those 5 CD receivers that he just turned on and let play at the reception.
The food was catered by a local catering place that was OK. We bought our own beer and wine and had that all set up at the reception for self serve, no liquor.
The honeymoon was a Cancun package that was plenty nice enough for us, but others might find it beneath them. It was cheaper than Destin, I can tell you that much, and much nicer.
Point being, we cut a lot of corners on things that can add up really really fast. It was still a nice wedding.
Being in downtown Athens, the "afterparty" had the Hotel Indigo bar reserved so the party could continue after the formal reception, but people paid for their own drinks. And by "reserved" it was a drink minimum, and I knew it would be exceeded significantly. That's where most people were already staying, so it worked out well.
Looking back, I'm surprised how nice of a wedding it was for how little was spent on it.
We had not one but two professional photographers in the family who donated their services for free as a wedding gift, so we avoided that outrageous charge.
The church I grew up in (my wife wasn't raised in a church) wanted close to $10k just to do the ceremony so we skipped that and rented a local municipal center (very nice, not your typical municipal event center).
No band, no DJ, had a close friend who is basically a DJ in his own mind who made us a custom set of CD's he curated specifically for us, and used the venue's PA with one of those 5 CD receivers that he just turned on and let play at the reception.
The food was catered by a local catering place that was OK. We bought our own beer and wine and had that all set up at the reception for self serve, no liquor.
The honeymoon was a Cancun package that was plenty nice enough for us, but others might find it beneath them. It was cheaper than Destin, I can tell you that much, and much nicer.
Point being, we cut a lot of corners on things that can add up really really fast. It was still a nice wedding.
Being in downtown Athens, the "afterparty" had the Hotel Indigo bar reserved so the party could continue after the formal reception, but people paid for their own drinks. And by "reserved" it was a drink minimum, and I knew it would be exceeded significantly. That's where most people were already staying, so it worked out well.
Looking back, I'm surprised how nice of a wedding it was for how little was spent on it.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 2:56 pm to LouisianaLady
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If you can have a nice wedding and it affects your home, savings, retirement, etc. basically zero, why is that so wrong to do?
because some people can't stand to know that someone else might do something a different way than they chose to
even worse are the ones that equate wedding size to marital longevity or how true a couple's love may be
never change OT
ETA: you can donate your flowers to a local hospice to give them a second use!
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 3:00 pm to Slagathor
The outrageously expensive weddings are typically the funnest to attend as a guest.
We could’ve afforded one but I’m too big of a cheapskate and my wife is somehow even cheaper
We could’ve afforded one but I’m too big of a cheapskate and my wife is somehow even cheaper
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 3:04 pm to Sun God
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We could’ve afforded one but I’m too big of a cheapskate and my wife is somehow even cheaper
We started planning one and even had a free venue. My buddy's parents live in an old plantation home and they've hosted several weddings there.
We started planning everything and I sort of jokingly told my wife "this is a pain in the arse. We should just go to Vegas". She said "Please, let's just do that"
Posted on 10/10/22 at 3:08 pm to Slagathor
Personally I find people spending lots of money on ridiculously unnecessary things like flowers and shite greatly entertaining
Spend more is what I tell them
Especially people that later end up in financial stress or divorced anyways
Keeps me ahead of them
Spend more is what I tell them
Especially people that later end up in financial stress or divorced anyways
Keeps me ahead of them
Posted on 10/10/22 at 3:08 pm to fallguy_1978
Sounds familiar. Minus the Vegas part
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