Anybody here had an inexpensive wedding?

[LacticAcid]

I remember reading an article a while back that said the average wedding was 25k. 25k!!!

I could pay off all my student loans and cc and have some left over for a downpayment on a good car.

I'd rather have all that than a "special night" I'll supposedly remember for the rest of my life. I'm a person that doesn't look back at the past much so it doesn't bother me but people always say you'll regret it if you go cheap because they say memories last forever.

Who here had an inexpensive wedding like at a courthouse and then at a restaurant for the reception? do you regret it? how did you convince your spouse to do that instead of going all out?

 

[mistaballoonhands]

Mods, please change my name to sodium bicarbonate

 

[shirlene29]

uhm...hmmm

don't cheap out on a wedding bro

or at least the photographer

after the divorce its all you got

 

[shirlene29]

Mods, please change my name to sodium bicarbonate

bicarb sounds cooler

 

[mistaballoonhands]

bicarb sounds cooler

It's overrated

 

[MassMoose]

I heard divorce costs most

 

[LacticAcid]

lol @ sodium bi

I like lactic acid because it reminds me that I had a good hard workout. The days where I can't feel any soreness after working out, I don't consider those workouts very successful.

uhm...hmmm

don't cheap out on a wedding bro

or at least the photographer

after the divorce its all you got

That's another thing. Divorce! Isn't the divorce rate really high? All the more reason not to get into debt right when you get married by spending it all on the wedding.

I remember reading the divorce rate was 40%. Would you jump out of a plane with a 40% chance of your parachute opening?

 

[mistaballoonhands]

I think it's a cool name bro, welcome!

 

[mistaballoonhands]

Andy my divorce cost all of 250 bucks

 

[smurf2]

I've had a $30,000 wedding in the 90s and a wedding that only cost the price of the marriage license. The latter was by far better

Dont waste tons of money for a 12 hr party

 

[Kpereira34]

I had a destination wedding it cost half that

 

[WoodyO]

Elvis, in Vegas for $500.00

 

[wootoom]

Ya my wedding was cheap compared to my divorce lol

 

[Wulfgar]

a good friend of mine had a kick ass wedding in vegas for under 10K

vegas is the only place to do it IMHO

 

[princesa]

My brothers wedding went over $75,000. It was great but $75grand its fucking crazy if you ask me.

I'd love to have a destination wedding, all expenses paid for all 10guests of course.

 

[princesa]

uhm...hmmm

don't cheap out on a wedding bro

or at least the photographer

after the divorce its all you got

$9grand for a photographer dude


Im in the wrong profession.

 

[wootoom]

Paying 75k for a wedding is absolutely a waste of money

 

[princesa]

Paying 75k for a wedding is absolutely a waste of money

Trust me, nobody was happy about that.


Just pray you marry a smart girl lol

 

[nangiggles]

I spent about $200 for my wedding lol and that's only because our families forced us to "do" something to celebrate.
Got married in a simple black dress, signed all the paperwork with the lawyer there, only mom and siblings were there as well as hubby's parents and siblings, a couple of speeches were made we ate and that was it, food was as follows: appetizer: couple decorated pieces of sushi, main course was teriyaki chicken and salad and dessert was a cluster of mini Cinnamon in a decorative plate, lol, then everyone left and we carried on, oh and I made my own cake because I always wanted to try messing with fondant

My wedding was cheap because I was moving and I preferred to spend money on starting up than impressing any of them bitches

 

[ChristianDom96]

i would propose with a ring pop, and when it comes time for the wedding i wouldn't spend more than $500.
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[WoodyO]

I would barter with her parents. Trade a goat or something.

 

[nimbus]

i've never even talked to a girl

 

[nangiggles]

you dont have to worry about the wedding because she's cheating on you

 

[nefertiti]

$9grand for a photographer dude


Im in the wrong profession.

One of my best friends is a photographer...so I'm set there. I'm eloping with like ten people to an island. F the stress of some huge elaborate deal that costs a house downpayment. I have zero interest in some huge ordeal, that's like one of my versions of hell.

 

[ppgfreak]

What's expensive in your opinion?

Mine was a little over 25k

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[stosstruppe]

I paid about £6-7k (approx. $11k?) for my wedding & it was great tbh, nice cosy intimate affair.

Albeit our financial priority was saving to furnish our new home in Germany post-wedding, we still would have paid that irregardless.

 

[kx250rider]

Mine was $325. : $250 for the tattooed rings, and $75 for the filing. No guests, no reception, no unwanted gifts, no burdens on friends to buy clothing they'll never wear again, no wedding dress, no hassle! Neither of us wanted any of that crap. My wife's ex-husband put on a big $200,000 wing-ding at the country club in Dallas, with live music by a popular band (at the time), celebrity guests, and another God-knows-how-much on a 2-part honeymoon to Vail and then Maui. We think that the more you put into a wedding, the more it will jinx it. So far, and God willing forever, the do-nothing wedding is a big success!

Charles

 

[Spartacus]

smurfy
she's still peaved

 

[chewyxrage]

We spent around $15,000 but didn't go into any debt for it.

Open bar dude! Manhattans for all!

 

[Spartacus]

I can eat 50 eggs

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

uhm...hmmm

don't cheap out on a wedding bro

or at least the photographer

after the divorce its all you got

Why the hell would you want anything after a divorce??

 

[nangiggles]

Why the hell would you want anything after a divorce??

This, no sense in keeping pics of a failed marriage

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[Wulfgar]

most expensive wedding i went to cost about 300K all said and done

marriage lasted 6 weeks

ya

 

[tryin2tone]

I've planned a weeding before, everything included under $5,000. Didn't really work out. My plan is now to just go get married, get all that done, then have a reception type party and say, btw, I'm married. Why all the big fuss over it..

 

[gatemoney]

I married my dog
It was free
Beautiful ceremony

 

[LacticAcid]

I spent about $200 for my wedding lol and that's only because our families forced us to "do" something to celebrate.
Got married in a simple black dress, signed all the paperwork with the lawyer there, only mom and siblings were there as well as hubby's parents and siblings, a couple of speeches were made we ate and that was it, food was as follows: appetizer: couple decorated pieces of sushi, main course was teriyaki chicken and salad and dessert was a cluster of mini Cinnamon in a decorative plate, lol, then everyone left and we carried on, oh and I made my own cake because I always wanted to try messing with fondant

My wedding was cheap because I was moving and I preferred to spend money on starting up than impressing any of them bitches

Yes! This is what I had in mind. Kudos for not caving into social pressure to impress!

 

[LacticAcid]

What's expensive in your opinion?

Mine was a little over 25k

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That's pretty expensive. I would say anything over a couple grand is expensive.

 

[musclemom]

Who here had an inexpensive wedding like at a courthouse and then at a restaurant for the reception? do you regret it? how did you convince your spouse to do that instead of going all out?

I've been married twice and both times were district justice and restaurant after

First time we dressed up with rentals (me, borrowed wedding dress) second time hubs and I wore denim

Spending money for an expensive dress, extravagant wedding and lavish reception just is not me but to try to convince your spouse to cheap out when they've got their heart set on a big bash?!? Good luck with that. You'd be better off marrying someone with financial sensibilities more in line with yours. If you and a fiancee don't agree on how to spend money before you get married y'all are fucked before you hit the gate.

 

[EarthRider]

sad to say our wedding cost a lot of money. over 25 k which is a lot for me. I wanted a destination wedding and so did my wife. we could have done that much cheaper and my wife and I wanted the rest of the money to put a down payment on house. well her family wanted a big wedding and were flipping the bill so i said whatever do what you want. all i wanted to do that day was have sex with there daughter so i thought it was silly. it was a beautiful wedding though

 

[wootoom]

You are scary fucking weird man

 

[EarthRider]

what did i do

what is weird about that, i would say that is typical

 

[WoodyO]

I've got a buddy who's a harbor master/captain down here in So Cal, and he marries people at sea for free. they have to be willing to hang out on the boat and get tanked though.

 

[gatemoney]

uhm...hmmm

don't cheap out on a wedding bro

or at least the photographer

after the divorce its all you got

lol

 

[gatemoney]

sad to say our wedding cost a lot of money. over 25 k which is a lot for me. I wanted a destination wedding and so did my wife. we could have done that much cheaper and my wife and I wanted the rest of the money to put a down payment on house. well her family wanted a big wedding and were flipping the bill so i said whatever do what you want. all i wanted to do that day was have sex with there daughter so i thought it was silly. it was a beautiful wedding though

How much pot have you smoked?

 

[EarthRider]

wtf, i don't smoke pot that's illigal

 

[tryin2tone]

my wife and i spent about 10-grand, including our honeymoon (paradise island)...we (i.e., she) did a lot of the work ourselves which probably helped...of course, that was 20 years ago

10 grand is still a lot to spend on a wedding. 20 years ago, wow, that's when that much money would actually buy you something.

 

[ImAbe]

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[Keith1]

My friend and his wife got married in Lake Tahoe and it was about 8k. They had a smaller wedding only like 60 people

 

[digimon7068]

10 grand is still a lot to spend on a wedding. 20 years ago, wow, that's when that much money would actually buy you something.

we had about 150 people, a great caterer and a shitload of booze (KNOW THY AUDIENCE!!)...plus, the 10 grand included the honeymoon.

 

[Fishak]

56$ was the cost of mine. In alaska, just needed a few wittnesses and someone to play the minister role. Thats how it should be done. Weddings are cool if you want to spend the money, I am just not one of those people.