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re: Why spend so much money on a wedding?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:07 am to GreyWhiskers
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:07 am to GreyWhiskers
Man people like you are about as fun as barefooted soccer with a pineapple.
You one of those types that is gonna pinch every penny til you die a multimillionaire with absolutely no life experience? Sounds very responsible.
If you can afford it and want to do it, go for it. I spent an arse of money on my wedding/reception. Neither of our parents is well off, at all, and they contributed no dollars to the wedding. My relatives and friends still talk about how much fun they had that night. My great uncle was there and it was the last time he was able to visit with and catch up with all the family; if not for the wedding, the last time would have been years before that. I promise he wouldn't have shown up if I got married in a courthouse and had a luau in my back yard for 30 people afterwards.
Might it have delayed that car purchase a year or so? Maybe. Is that money making compound interest for me now? Nope. But I wouldn't go back and change it.
You one of those types that is gonna pinch every penny til you die a multimillionaire with absolutely no life experience? Sounds very responsible.
If you can afford it and want to do it, go for it. I spent an arse of money on my wedding/reception. Neither of our parents is well off, at all, and they contributed no dollars to the wedding. My relatives and friends still talk about how much fun they had that night. My great uncle was there and it was the last time he was able to visit with and catch up with all the family; if not for the wedding, the last time would have been years before that. I promise he wouldn't have shown up if I got married in a courthouse and had a luau in my back yard for 30 people afterwards.
Might it have delayed that car purchase a year or so? Maybe. Is that money making compound interest for me now? Nope. But I wouldn't go back and change it.
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Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:24 am to GreyWhiskers
I have too much respect for money to spend 30k for a party
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:40 am to danilo
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I have too much respect for money to spend 30k for a party
Do you buy new or used cars?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:41 am to GreyWhiskers
during the planning of my wedding gave me the option to just run off and get hitched somewhere and pocket the rest of it.
my wife wanted the full wedding/reception (i was indifferent), so that’s what we did.
looking back, we both wish we had just taken the cash and did a quick marriage somewhere cheap and stashed the money.
would have been a lot easier getting started in life with an extra $12-$15k in the kitty.
my wife wanted the full wedding/reception (i was indifferent), so that’s what we did.
looking back, we both wish we had just taken the cash and did a quick marriage somewhere cheap and stashed the money.
would have been a lot easier getting started in life with an extra $12-$15k in the kitty.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:44 am to GreyWhiskers
I have a friend who spends $5-10k on parties at his house every month(Catering, cleanup, bartenders, band, etc..). Some people just like to have nice parties
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:45 am to GreyWhiskers
My mother made my sister's wedding dress and the reception was at their home. My dad still bitched about the cost 
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:45 am to the4thgen
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I thought i had talked my fiance into using her parents wedding fund to buy a house instead right before I proposed
Her parents should not have to pay for you to get a house. It is a wedding fund, not a "our daughter is marrying someone who can't afford his own hosue".
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:48 am to GreyWhiskers
If I ever get married again
It will be big, beautiful, and special
My first one was justice of the peace type of thing
It will be big, beautiful, and special
My first one was justice of the peace type of thing
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:48 am to danilo
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I have too much respect for money to spend 30k for a party
no, you just don't have 30k that you can spend on a party without missing the money.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:49 am to lsufan_26
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Do you buy new or used cars?
Here
We
Go
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:51 am to TheDeathValley
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Her parents should not have to pay for you to get a house. It is a wedding fund, not a "our daughter is marrying someone who can't afford his own hosue".
Her parents set money aside for their daughter when she was getting married. Do you really think her parents would care what she spent it on as long as it was something fiscally responsible, especially if it was something like a down payment for a house?
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 10:53 am
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:53 am to GreyWhiskers
You never had a daughter Mr Gwhiskers?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:55 am to GreyWhiskers
If they can afford it why not?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:58 am to lsunurse
Some of you have absolutely no idea feeding 100s of people cost. Throw in free booze and you are looking at well over $20/ head usually. That’s not even that expensive....
So if you are successful as a young couple and you have 2 sets of parents that are successful, and everyone wants to have their friends and family together to celebrate...well that shite costs money. Lol.
Now crazy bands and dresses, that’s a different story. But most of the other costs are just that, what it costs for a lot of people to do something.
So if you are successful as a young couple and you have 2 sets of parents that are successful, and everyone wants to have their friends and family together to celebrate...well that shite costs money. Lol.
Now crazy bands and dresses, that’s a different story. But most of the other costs are just that, what it costs for a lot of people to do something.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:00 am to GreyWhiskers
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Probably around 10k on the reception alone.
Oy vey. You need to get out more old man if you think thats a lot. Did you feel out of place in your carhart suit? Ha
The band alone at my sisters wedding was more than that.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:01 am to TOSOV
I have no idea what the total was, but I believe my wedding was close to $80k or so.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:02 am to GreyWhiskers
Because women love attention and try to outdo each other
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:04 am to baldona
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Throw in free booze and you are looking at well over $20/ head usually.
Just for the booze at least
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:05 am to lsucoonass
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My first one was justice of the peace type of thing
My last one was, and we are just as married. Highly recommend it
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:08 am to lsucoonass
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If I ever get married again
Don't.
Do.
It.
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