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Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:31 am to Bubble Trouble
They are even sillier when they cost over 20,000.00.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:38 am to MBclass83
my oldest daughter got married in Aug.
There was NO wedding. they signed a paper and had it notarized.
We bought her a "wedding" dress. (Amazon). Paid for a photographer.
Paid for a weekend honeymoon in Nashville at a 5 star hotel
and then a 2 week "real" honeymoon in Italy 2 months later. No idea the cost but probably under 10k
for my wedding there were 10 people in attendance total. including the preacher and his wife. in room at the church.
There was NO wedding. they signed a paper and had it notarized.
We bought her a "wedding" dress. (Amazon). Paid for a photographer.
Paid for a weekend honeymoon in Nashville at a 5 star hotel
and then a 2 week "real" honeymoon in Italy 2 months later. No idea the cost but probably under 10k
for my wedding there were 10 people in attendance total. including the preacher and his wife. in room at the church.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 8:29 am
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:43 am to Bubble Trouble
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The older I get
Since you brought it up, how old are you?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:50 am to Bubble Trouble
I went to one recently. It was nice, food was good.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That doesn't include honeymoon to France, Italy and Switzerland.
Her dad is cashed out software guy, wrote 1 check.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That doesn't include honeymoon to France, Italy and Switzerland.
Her dad is cashed out software guy, wrote 1 check.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:53 am to The Pirate King
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and a DJ.
Funk band
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:55 am to Bubble Trouble
Jody loves em. He's also a divorce lawyer
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:18 am to Bubble Trouble
Same thing happened to me, a younger coworker got married, and he was losing his mind around all the details and bullshite expenditures that his wife thought were necessary.
I simply told him that your guests don’t care about the flowers and placemats and special chairs…etc as much as you think they do.
Their wedding budget was $30,000 and they were gonna blow it all on the ceremony and fancy reception and not even take a honeymoon
I don’t know if it’s what I said or he just had an epiphany, but they ended up doing a very small wedding with friends and family only for $5k…and spent the $20,000 on a kick arse 10-day honeymoon in Tahiti…. And still had $5,000 left over.
When he got back, he told me it’s the best decision he’s ever made in his life, however, I don’t think many grooms would have the balls to stand up to their wife or even think the way he did
It is amazing how much money couples will spend on a wedding and really make it about impressing the guests and not just focusing on the wedding itself and themselves
I simply told him that your guests don’t care about the flowers and placemats and special chairs…etc as much as you think they do.
Their wedding budget was $30,000 and they were gonna blow it all on the ceremony and fancy reception and not even take a honeymoon
I don’t know if it’s what I said or he just had an epiphany, but they ended up doing a very small wedding with friends and family only for $5k…and spent the $20,000 on a kick arse 10-day honeymoon in Tahiti…. And still had $5,000 left over.
When he got back, he told me it’s the best decision he’s ever made in his life, however, I don’t think many grooms would have the balls to stand up to their wife or even think the way he did
It is amazing how much money couples will spend on a wedding and really make it about impressing the guests and not just focusing on the wedding itself and themselves
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 8:23 am
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:21 am to Bubble Trouble
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And all of these brides wearing white are actually virgins, silly me.
No one believes that. What are you talking about?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:26 am to Indefatigable
Can’t remember the last time I went to a wedding. Been to lots of funerals though.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:39 am to Powerman
The statistics for divorce rates don't include how many couples are miserable but don't divorce for financial reasons (including having to find another place to live).
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:40 am to Bubble Trouble
Most every thing seems sillier the older I get.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:43 am to Bubble Trouble
Small weddings are best. Just close family and friends.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:56 am to Lakeboy7
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I went to one recently. It was nice, food was good.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That doesn't include honeymoon to France, Italy and Switzerland.
Her dad is cashed out software guy, wrote 1 check.
Same here, went to one a couple of weekends ago. North of $300K. Then a 2 week honeymoon in Italy. Must be nice.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:57 am to Bubble Trouble
Weddings are one thing, but it doesn't take tons of $$$$ to get married.
You're just as married if a Justice of the Peace married you in a small civil ceremony with a small group of family and friends as you are with being married in St. Louis Cathedral and having a full blown catered affair at the Riverwalk.
I know of several couples that went the big party route that cost the bride's father's $30K and up and all of them are now divorced. Seems like such a waste.
You're just as married if a Justice of the Peace married you in a small civil ceremony with a small group of family and friends as you are with being married in St. Louis Cathedral and having a full blown catered affair at the Riverwalk.
I know of several couples that went the big party route that cost the bride's father's $30K and up and all of them are now divorced. Seems like such a waste.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 7:59 am to Bubble Trouble
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The older I get, the sillier weddings seem
The older I get, the more I appreciate them.
My energy level is going down for sure though.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:01 am to Lou Loomis
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I dropped 75k on my oldest daughter’s wedding last May and it broke me. I’m still trying to recover from it.
Gave my daughter and son-in-law $20k to put down on their house and threw a very small reception for the party. Think the most expensive part was the pictures.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:03 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Their wedding budget was $30,000 and they were gonna blow it all on the ceremony and fancy reception and not even take a honeymoon I don’t know if it’s what I said or he just had an epiphany, but they ended up doing a very small wedding with friends and family only for $5k…and spent the $20,000 on a kick arse 10-day honeymoon in Tahiti…. And still had $5,000 left over.
Nobody is in the pockets of acquaintances more than the Ot
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:11 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Nobody is in the pockets of acquaintances more than the Ot
I’ve never quite understood how that works.
Are we like hacking into credit card and bank statements, or what?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:12 am to Bubble Trouble
A lot of money is wasted on weddings.
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