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re: How much was your wedding and who paid for it?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:16 pm to terriblegreen
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:16 pm to terriblegreen
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1st: 45k. Her parents
2nd: 30k. Me.
I’m retarded
Im sure all your friends were super impressed
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Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:16 pm to LouisianaLady
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LouisianaLady
Are y’all doing a rehearsal dinner?
Curious to know current approximate $ per person in BR
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:20 pm to LSUJML
Ah dang. Sorry to not be of help. We actually aren’t doing bridesmaids/groomsmen, so dinner the night before will just be us and our parents/siblings/officiant at a regular table at Ruth’s or Cocha.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:23 pm to LouisianaLady
Thanks!
Hoping that’s the way ours goes
Hoping that’s the way ours goes
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:23 pm to tylerlsu2008
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Welcome event the night before and wedding ~$110k +/- a few. Does not include dress, rings, tux, flights, hotels, etc. Wife paid. ~50 people wedding.
Yall paid over $2k for each person invited?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:28 pm to greygoose
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250 people are invited
Is this supposed to seem like a lot of people?
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:30 pm to notiger1997
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250 people are invited
Is this supposed to seem like a lot of people?
lmfao yes, 250 is a shite load of people to invite to a wedding
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:31 pm to fareplay
I paid for the rehearsal and her father paid for the wedding. I paid the band as they were friends of mine.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:35 pm to hubertcumberdale
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lmfao yes, 250 is a shite load of people to invite to a wedding
I guess that depends where you are from and what your family and friend situation is like.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:43 pm to fareplay
Today's our 13th anniversary. Ens to end, not including the honeymoon, it was somewhere right around 30k total.
My parents paid for about 1k of things, her parents paid about 3k. We paid the rest.
My parents paid for about 1k of things, her parents paid about 3k. We paid the rest.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:44 pm to fareplay
Ask your boyfriend
Posted on 10/10/22 at 5:50 pm to hubertcumberdale
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lmfao yes, 250 is a shite load of people to invite to a wedding
Eh. This varies wildly from person to person.
The entire reason we don’t have a bridal party is because we legitimately have so many close friends we couldn’t narrow them down to a bridal party of reasonable size. Throw in my dad being 1 of 6 and everyone has adult kids with adult kids by now..
My list is only 120 households, but most everyone has a spouse/SO/date so it doubles that number really fast.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 6:39 pm to fareplay
There are a lot of factors involved. Family background, socioeconomic status, age, etc will lead to diverse responses.
Traditionally the bride's family pays for the wedding, and the groom's family pays for the honeymoon and rehearsal dinner. Most people who graduated LsU do it this way.
That sounds great on paper, but then you have all these variables that wind up causing big fights between you and the wife, which was on account of the the families' actions. Small wedding vs big wedding, one family wants to go big and one wants to cheap out, dress/tuxedo choice, photographer, etc.
At my wedding we were having 30 kids under the age of 16. I wanted a snowball stand to keep them occupied and happy. Wife flipped her shite. At the last minute I went an ordered the snowball stand without telling anyone. It wound up being the main attraction of the wedding. Kids were loving it, and the adults spiked theirs.
There are many ways to get married, some suttle, some extravagant, and others in between. NEVER get in the way of what the bride's family wants for the wedding unless you are paying for it. If the bride's family pays for the wedding stay on the sidelines for the decision making and focus on the honeymoon.
Getting married is expensive.
Traditionally the bride's family pays for the wedding, and the groom's family pays for the honeymoon and rehearsal dinner. Most people who graduated LsU do it this way.
That sounds great on paper, but then you have all these variables that wind up causing big fights between you and the wife, which was on account of the the families' actions. Small wedding vs big wedding, one family wants to go big and one wants to cheap out, dress/tuxedo choice, photographer, etc.
At my wedding we were having 30 kids under the age of 16. I wanted a snowball stand to keep them occupied and happy. Wife flipped her shite. At the last minute I went an ordered the snowball stand without telling anyone. It wound up being the main attraction of the wedding. Kids were loving it, and the adults spiked theirs.
There are many ways to get married, some suttle, some extravagant, and others in between. NEVER get in the way of what the bride's family wants for the wedding unless you are paying for it. If the bride's family pays for the wedding stay on the sidelines for the decision making and focus on the honeymoon.
Getting married is expensive.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 6:41 pm to fareplay
I've two boys. The oldest married his wife at the courthouse and it only cost the price of a marriage license. They divorced 2 years later.
The youngest and his bride cleaned up a place on the back of my property and were married there. No cost for the venue. They rented a tent for the reception and funded the dinner and refreshments themselves. Maybe had $6-800 in the whole thing. Still married and going strong.
The youngest and his bride cleaned up a place on the back of my property and were married there. No cost for the venue. They rented a tent for the reception and funded the dinner and refreshments themselves. Maybe had $6-800 in the whole thing. Still married and going strong.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 6:44 pm to fareplay
Thirty years ago my parents paid about $12-15K. That included everything except the rehearsal dinner and the flowers for the wedding party, which my in-laws paid for. There were about 170 guests. No band or bar, as we are Baptist -- which made a HUGE difference. We went in bigger on food as a result. I had everything like I wanted it. Not extravagant, but nice. My parents didn't sweat paying as I am their only daughter. I like planning parties, and my parents and I enjoyed the process as much as the event.
My husband just wanted to be married, but had been around long enough to know I wanted a big wedding. He was living out of state and basically just said tell me where to show up. It worked well.
My husband just wanted to be married, but had been around long enough to know I wanted a big wedding. He was living out of state and basically just said tell me where to show up. It worked well.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 6:46 pm to ladygoodman
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No band or bar, as we are Baptist -- which made a HUGE difference
Alcohol is definitely expensive. This is why you always take 2 Baptists fishing. If you take one he'll drink all of your beer. If you take 2 they won't drink any.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 6:50 pm to fallguy_1978
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Alcohol is definitely expensive. This is why you always take 2 Baptists fishing. If you take one he'll drink all of your beer. If you take 2 they won't drink any.
This is completely true.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:02 pm to fareplay
12k for wedding and reception. It’s been almost 20 years so I’m sure they are much more than that now.
My MIL paid for it.
My MIL paid for it.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:09 pm to fareplay
My dad paid $20k, and my husband and I kicked in another $10k for the stuff that mattered to us.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:35 pm to fareplay
Her parents. Between 8-10k. Destination and small. Half was the beach house.
This post was edited on 10/10/22 at 7:36 pm
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