To each his/her own. Not my cup of tea and neither of our kids had big weddings. Again a personal choice.
Average wedding in America $ 25,000
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My wife and I got married in our living room. She bought her dress for $19 from JC Penny's. I just wore some nice clothes I already owned. Only cost was the marriage license, and to have our pastor come to the house and do the "ceremony". Had a few friends over and take out pizza from a local gas station. Been married 9 years, with each day better than the one before it.
Our oldest daughter got married at the court house...no cost to us. Now our middle daughter...that is going to be a fight I am not looking forward to. Planning on writing a modest check and telling her to do what she wants. Its either a nice cash gift to help get you started, or a chunk of money to waste on a stupid wedding.
Our oldest daughter got married at the court house...no cost to us. Now our middle daughter...that is going to be a fight I am not looking forward to. Planning on writing a modest check and telling her to do what she wants. Its either a nice cash gift to help get you started, or a chunk of money to waste on a stupid wedding.
Originally Posted By: Oldtom
My wedding cost 60 dollars for the license. We went out for lunch at Bob Evans and my new inlaws got the check. We used the money saved for a down payment on the home we have lived in for 17 years. You NEED food, water, and shelter forever, not a one day extravaganza.
Sounds like my style of wedding, if I was crazy enough to actually do that. Never understood how some people will pay obscene amounts of money for a wedding.
My wedding cost 60 dollars for the license. We went out for lunch at Bob Evans and my new inlaws got the check. We used the money saved for a down payment on the home we have lived in for 17 years. You NEED food, water, and shelter forever, not a one day extravaganza.
Sounds like my style of wedding, if I was crazy enough to actually do that. Never understood how some people will pay obscene amounts of money for a wedding.
It pays to be single!
Speaking of wedding dress. my wifes was $375 and it had Donkey Poo and Donkey snot on it by the time we left Oatman.
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Originally Posted By: Miller88
Yikes!
I'd rather have a backyard get together with some friends and family and a Justice of the Peace
I would switch out the Justice Of The Peace for a Catholic Priest, then give my daughter and new son-in-law a check for 25K, for use in their future lives together.
Sure beats blowing 25K in a matter of several hours of celebration.
Yikes!
I'd rather have a backyard get together with some friends and family and a Justice of the Peace
I would switch out the Justice Of The Peace for a Catholic Priest, then give my daughter and new son-in-law a check for 25K, for use in their future lives together.
Sure beats blowing 25K in a matter of several hours of celebration.
The only thing dumber than a big wedding is spending big bucks on renewing vows.
Most of the people that I have seen renewing vows have gotten divorced soon after.I think they are just trying to convence themselves to stay.
Doesn't work.
Most of the people that I have seen renewing vows have gotten divorced soon after.I think they are just trying to convence themselves to stay.
Doesn't work.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
That's pretty close to what our wedding in America cost...door to door.
That got us trains to Sydney.
Flights to LA - 4 of us.
3 days in Disney
Vegas
Wedding
14 days hire car and acoomodation
3 nights in SF
5 nights in Waikiki
Home again
All because family started trying to manage the small gig that we wanted to have.
Still haven't had the small "reception" that we were planning to have, for the same reasons.
That's pretty close to what our wedding in America cost...door to door.
That got us trains to Sydney.
Flights to LA - 4 of us.
3 days in Disney
Vegas
Wedding
14 days hire car and acoomodation
3 nights in SF
5 nights in Waikiki
Home again
All because family started trying to manage the small gig that we wanted to have.
Still haven't had the small "reception" that we were planning to have, for the same reasons.
My brother some years back did something cost effective, too. Now, of course, he didn't have to have air fare from Australia and as many days. He just zipped down to Vegas for a quick small wedding and back. Our parents and most older relatives had passed on by then, which was good in that way. It's not like any of them were into lavish weddings by any stretch of the imagination, but a wedding would always include some church basement or church hall or banquet room that seats a bajillion people for supper and dancing. Heck, that reminds me of my cousin's wedding. He did a civil ceremony with no one else around, but had that giant gathering after, too.
The length of the marriage is inversely proportional to the size of the wedding.
Originally Posted By: Dallas69
The only thing dumber than a big wedding is spending big bucks on renewing vows.
Most of the people that I have seen renewing vows have gotten divorced soon after.I think they are just trying to convence themselves to stay.
Doesn't work.
As dumb as you think expensive weddings are, I think it's equally, or even more stupid to blow $40K-$50K on a new vehicle...
The only thing dumber than a big wedding is spending big bucks on renewing vows.
Most of the people that I have seen renewing vows have gotten divorced soon after.I think they are just trying to convence themselves to stay.
Doesn't work.
As dumb as you think expensive weddings are, I think it's equally, or even more stupid to blow $40K-$50K on a new vehicle...
Originally Posted By: grampi
As dumb as you think expensive weddings are, I think it's equally, or even more stupid to blow $40K-$50K on a new vehicle...
Gotta' agree. Allthough spending huge money on a wedding/honymoon for me makes little sense. I don't know why folks here get their panties in a bunch over it.
As dumb as you think expensive weddings are, I think it's equally, or even more stupid to blow $40K-$50K on a new vehicle...
Gotta' agree. Allthough spending huge money on a wedding/honymoon for me makes little sense. I don't know why folks here get their panties in a bunch over it.
Do what someone in my office did. Get married at the court house, then go on your honeymoon in Atlantic City and stay in a casino hotel comped room. I still giggle when I think about what a brilliant idea this is. That and the fact that I happened to be on vacation, and staying at the same Atlantic City casino hotel, and in the same tower 2 floors above them the whole time. Yes, despite it being a huge hotel casino hotel, with thousands of people in it, I did manage to bump into them there.
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: hatt
Going into debt for a wedding is about the dumbest thing you could possibly do.
Nah, spending $40k or $50k on a new vehicle is far dumber...
That's dumb too if you can't afford it but it's nowhere near as dumb. You can drive, or sell, the vehicle tomorrow. I'm only talking about wedding you can't afford. If you, or willing parents, can afford a $10 million wedding, have at it. Most people can't afford much. They start off even deeper in debt that they likely already were with student loans, cars, etc.
Originally Posted By: hatt
Going into debt for a wedding is about the dumbest thing you could possibly do.
Nah, spending $40k or $50k on a new vehicle is far dumber...
That's dumb too if you can't afford it but it's nowhere near as dumb. You can drive, or sell, the vehicle tomorrow. I'm only talking about wedding you can't afford. If you, or willing parents, can afford a $10 million wedding, have at it. Most people can't afford much. They start off even deeper in debt that they likely already were with student loans, cars, etc.
Originally Posted By: hatt
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: hatt
Going into debt for a wedding is about the dumbest thing you could possibly do.
Nah, spending $40k or $50k on a new vehicle is far dumber...
That's dumb too if you can't afford it but it's nowhere near as dumb. You can drive, or sell, the vehicle tomorrow. I'm only talking about wedding you can't afford. If you, or willing parents, can afford a $10 million wedding, have at it. Most people can't afford much. They start off even deeper in debt that they likely already were with student loans, cars, etc.
Buying anything you can't afford is dumb, but I was responding to those who say expensive weddings in general are dumb...
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: hatt
Going into debt for a wedding is about the dumbest thing you could possibly do.
Nah, spending $40k or $50k on a new vehicle is far dumber...
That's dumb too if you can't afford it but it's nowhere near as dumb. You can drive, or sell, the vehicle tomorrow. I'm only talking about wedding you can't afford. If you, or willing parents, can afford a $10 million wedding, have at it. Most people can't afford much. They start off even deeper in debt that they likely already were with student loans, cars, etc.
Buying anything you can't afford is dumb, but I was responding to those who say expensive weddings in general are dumb...
I know of two weddings last year that were over $250,000 each. One had to run at least $450,000. I'm not joking.
I do not understand it. These were in the same family. $50-70k for the Friday night rehearsal dinner/party on the big'un, about $10k for the other. Wedding day - an easy $350k for the big'un, $225k for the other. Sunday brunch party- $10k for the big'un, $2500-4000 for the other.
I learned there are no limits in how much [censored] can be sold for a wedding. Camera booths, candy displays, cheese/meat tables, bands, etc. I suspect the band for the big'un was over $50k.
I do not understand it. These were in the same family. $50-70k for the Friday night rehearsal dinner/party on the big'un, about $10k for the other. Wedding day - an easy $350k for the big'un, $225k for the other. Sunday brunch party- $10k for the big'un, $2500-4000 for the other.
I learned there are no limits in how much [censored] can be sold for a wedding. Camera booths, candy displays, cheese/meat tables, bands, etc. I suspect the band for the big'un was over $50k.
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