Seriously?!?!?

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Originally Posted by sho220

To each their own, but personally I think it's crazy to spend that kind of money on a wedding. I wouldn't feel right for the parents to have to foot that kind of bill, and it makes no sense for the couple to drop that kind of cash (or rack up that kind of debt) before they even say "I do"...keep it simple, kinda small, personal...you don't need to invite everyone you've ever met, and then feed them lobster and Kobe beef...:rolleyes: Unless of course you're loaded...then do whatever you please...but in the end, it's not gonna matter...:) Seems like the more people spend on their weddings, the more miserable they are worrying about every little thing not being perfect...just my humble opinion...

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i agree, the first wedding should be simple, i can see having a big bowout if your happily married and renewing your vows though

Ohhhh weddings. You'll be lucky to see me spend more then $150 on my wedding. :P

My wife and I were married on the beach in Oregon. 0 dollars. The suit and her dress together was 2,000. My father-in-law is a minister. 0 dollars. The wedding license was like 30. We used dollar store tiki torches for the isle and another friend owned a flower shop so her services were our wedding gift. I was a military photographer, so the pictures and videos were taken by friends and we had a big bbq on the beach for the reception. It really depends on what you are looking for, where you live and who you know. I think 5,000-8,000 is average. My cousin spent 26,000 on his wedding, but that is too much if you don't have a trust fund, or want to start your marriage in serious debt. IMO

I got married at a court and did nothing fancy, but when my mom got married about 5/6 years ago she only spent about 6,000. She did things like, invite only 50 people, bought her dress in Mexico so it was WAY cheaper, had her ceremony and reception in the same place, etc.

I know it's still kind of a lot but it's A LOT cheaper than some of the amounts I've heard of...

our wedding was very low budget. we had the wedding at our house on our property, built a 10x14 gazebo to get married in ( then have the gazebo for grilling in afterwards or whatnot) spent maybe 2k tops on building the gazebo rented a big party tent her cuz gave us a ok deal on dj services tons of beer everyone kinda brought a dish maybe 100 people 125 people... good time low budget !!!!

Hmm, we spent about $5k, maybe a little more, on our wedding. Got married in my parents' backyrd with only a dozen or so people there, and then had a reception for the extended family at a local place that does wedding packages...I don't remember their exact fee, but it included decor (they had a selection of colors/styles I could choose from), food, drinks, the cake, the DJ, cleanup, everything!

My mom was so thrilled with the place...her best friend's daughter got married around the same time...Mom, hubby and I went to three meetings for our place...food tasting, decor trial, and cake tasting. Her friend was running around with her daughter renting china, arranging catering, trying to find a DJ, hiring a bartender, renting chairs, blah blah blah blah blah. What a mess! They spent a lot more than we did too.