- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
1
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:44 pm to TH03
This is all gonna end up great. 
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:57 pm to 3morereps
If someone has cash to blow, go for it.
If you need people chipping in then you shouldn't even think about it. It is a waste of funds, and the only thing they will remember most is the money they could have used for real investments.
If you need people chipping in then you shouldn't even think about it. It is a waste of funds, and the only thing they will remember most is the money they could have used for real investments.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:00 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
quote:
If you need people chipping in
Exactly. If one set of parents were loaded they wouldn't be splitting the cost...seems to indicate both sets of parents are stretching things a bit to chip in $15k. If the brother's fiance knows this to be true, frick her. He needs to run while he can.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:03 pm to 3morereps
Damn.
A wedding in the South shouldn’t come near that.
They serving prime steaks and aged wine for 500
Guests?
A wedding in the South shouldn’t come near that.
They serving prime steaks and aged wine for 500
Guests?
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:04 pm to 3morereps
Wife and I did a quick wedding to get on the tricare insurance.
Gonna do a big wedding in Acapulco, MX. 50 people, catered, on the beach, mariachi band and fire works. $5k.
Gonna do a big wedding in Acapulco, MX. 50 people, catered, on the beach, mariachi band and fire works. $5k.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:10 pm to tketaco
I’ve had several friends spend $100k+.
Wish I was making this up. Some had it and while others didn’t. Got to keep up with the Jones’s.
Wish I was making this up. Some had it and while others didn’t. Got to keep up with the Jones’s.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:14 pm to jcaz
quote:
Damn.
A wedding in the South shouldn’t come near that.
They serving prime steaks and aged wine for 500
Guests?
What? Have you ever planned a wedding?
With a nice venue, good caterer, and a good band, a big wedding can easily go over $50k quickly. Not to mention an open bar that doesn't come out of plastic bottles or boxed wine.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:14 pm to lsunurse
If that's your sis-in-law in a few years, tell them to save the $50k and just have a trashy beach wedding in the FL panhandle
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:17 pm to notiger1997
quote:
Surprised so many people here care about how much people spend on their wedding
Being judgmental is the OT's second favorite pastime.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:23 pm to 3morereps
As a parent, id prefer my daughter did something simple and ill gift the new couple a 20 grand for anything theyd need starting out. These 50k + weddings are a total waste of money imo.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:24 pm to 3morereps
I'd rather spend that kind of money for a down payment on a nice house, an insane honeymoon or a new truck, not one fleeting little night that doesn't amount to much in the long run.
If you're not rich, someone famous and/or extremely powerful and important, expensive weddings are a goddamn racket and there's no justification for them.
If you're not rich, someone famous and/or extremely powerful and important, expensive weddings are a goddamn racket and there's no justification for them.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:24 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
Being judgmental is the OT's second favorite pastime.
Which is hilarious, b/c they all lie about how rich they are and then bitch about expensive weddings
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:26 pm to Sentrius
quote:
not one fleeting little night that doesn't amount to much in the long run.
My wedding was awesome. We talk about it all the time and we have plenty of pictures and video to look back on too.
quote:
expensive weddings are a goddamn racket
This is true.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:29 pm to jcaz
quote:
Damn. A wedding in the South shouldn’t come near that. They serving prime steaks and aged wine for 500 Guests?
Even if the entire cost of a wedding was limited to the reception dinner. The meal you described would be over $100/head, and thus, over the $50k amount discussed here.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:03 am to jcaz
It is easy to spend $40,000 on a Baton Rouge wedding for 220-250 folks.
Not sure if the dress is in there.
Not sure if the dress is in there.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:06 am to Bullfrog
Venues alone in Dallas run $10k+ for a Saturday night.
People in the wedding business chose wisely. They upcharge every step of the way.
People in the wedding business chose wisely. They upcharge every step of the way.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:26 am to TH03
quote:
My wedding was awesome. We talk about it all the time and we have plenty of pictures and video to look back on too.
That too, can be had at home with something like a big cookout on the 2XL Big Green Egg with like lots of burgers, ribs, steaks, chicken, and so on with plenty of alcohol flowing, the obligatory cake and a spotify playlist on blast.
Lots of leftovers for everyone to take home and probably cost like 2000 to 2500.
Not this 30K to 50K bullshite.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:41 am to Sentrius
quote:
Not this 30K to 50K bullshite
We are going through the planning process now. And fortunately for us, her parents are paying for it. It will cost in this range.
It's going to be a 400 person wedding in Baton Rouge. The low end of that range is really not ridiculous at all for that amount of people. It's going to be a nice wedding, but not some extravagant show.
quote:
That too, can be had at home with something like a big cookout on the 2XL Big Green Egg with like lots of burgers, ribs, steaks, chicken, and so on with plenty of alcohol flowing, the obligatory cake and a spotify playlist on blast.
This sounds like it would be a good casual engagement party in the summer.. not a wedding.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:40 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:
We are going through the planning process now. And fortunately for us, her parents are paying for it. It will cost in this range.
Well sure, I'm not opposed to other people paying money for me and my fiancé to have something nice but it's still preferable for that money to go to something more long term like a down payment on a house, a new truck, a school fund for the kids or a rainy day fund for emergencies.
It may be fun being Prince Charming and Cinderella but it's still only one night and then you turn back into a pumpkin in the morning and have to go back to the real world.
quote:
This sounds like it would be a good casual engagement party in the summer.. not a wedding.
It's a no stress, easy, comfortable, and quiet celebration for family and close friends only. Everyone else deemed not important enough gets engagement/marriage announcements in the mail or they can check out instagram and facebook and put likes and comments on it.
Not everyone wants a 400 person extravaganza with tens of thousands of dollars down the drain for one night only.
Page 6 of 13
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News