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Lifer
- Jun 3, 2001
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Ah man, it sucks having a girlfriend with a big family.
If the wedding was my choice, it'd be on a mountain with a JOP with me and her.
If she has her choice, it'll be 200 people in a church with a reception, dance, DJ, two photographers, etc.
If I was the one doing the invite list, it'd be 20 people...I don't really have any friends anymore (moved away) and my entire family would be 10 people.
If the wedding was my choice, it'd be on a mountain with a JOP with me and her.
If she has her choice, it'll be 200 people in a church with a reception, dance, DJ, two photographers, etc.
If I was the one doing the invite list, it'd be 20 people...I don't really have any friends anymore (moved away) and my entire family would be 10 people.
novasatori
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- Feb 27, 2003
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like 250 all in all
2 rings and the wedding at a courthouse
we actually drove like 6hrs to up near Tahoe to get married, but they closed at 5, luckily since it was so close to NV we were able to make it to NV in time to get married at the courthouse.
I remember it started snowing on the way home, and it was a very nice day.
2 rings and the wedding at a courthouse
we actually drove like 6hrs to up near Tahoe to get married, but they closed at 5, luckily since it was so close to NV we were able to make it to NV in time to get married at the courthouse.
I remember it started snowing on the way home, and it was a very nice day.
I'm buying a house and paying for my wedding this year. 
Fortunatly we've been saving and budgeting so that we have enough for our down payment as well as our wedding right now even though its not for another 5 months.
I'd estimate our wedding to be around $40k with about half going towards food for 250 people. The photographer, DJ, cake, flowers, invitations etc...should round up the rest.
Fortunatly we've been saving and budgeting so that we have enough for our down payment as well as our wedding right now even though its not for another 5 months.
I'd estimate our wedding to be around $40k with about half going towards food for 250 people. The photographer, DJ, cake, flowers, invitations etc...should round up the rest.
NFS4
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- Oct 9, 1999
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Sounds about right to me.
Glad my GF feels the same way. Spending so much money on just one day seems rather ridiculous. I'd rather put our money into something like a house.
Luckily for us, her aunt and relatives will likely help out and prepare the food (at little to no cost) and I believe there are no costs associated with having the wedding/reception at her church.
And there won't be any open bar at our wedding. You can forget that mess.
Ours was about $40k, which interestingly enough, is the least expensive of the last 5 weddings I've been to.
About 325 people were at the wedding.
I don't think there was any one particular cool thing, although I did like our bridal party entrance a lot. We just got our wedding videos back a few days ago, so I'm seeing some of the cool stuff I may have missed at the actual event.
BTW, during the planning process, I went back and forth with the whole "Is it worth it?" mindset, as I consider myself someone that's normally good with managing money. I think though, in my case, I'm fortunate enough that both my wife and I have good jobs, and have parents that contributed a fair amount as well.
I also think that, while yeah, it is just one day, there typically is no other point in your life when it's considered okay to go all out to such an extent.
About 325 people were at the wedding.
I don't think there was any one particular cool thing, although I did like our bridal party entrance a lot. We just got our wedding videos back a few days ago, so I'm seeing some of the cool stuff I may have missed at the actual event.
BTW, during the planning process, I went back and forth with the whole "Is it worth it?" mindset, as I consider myself someone that's normally good with managing money. I think though, in my case, I'm fortunate enough that both my wife and I have good jobs, and have parents that contributed a fair amount as well.
I also think that, while yeah, it is just one day, there typically is no other point in your life when it's considered okay to go all out to such an extent.
PingSpike
Lifer
- Feb 25, 2004
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It was probably about 10K, give or take. Both our parents together threw about, 5k at the problem.
If I had to do it all over again, I would elope. We're making a good bit more money now that the cost wouldn't be such a concern. That said, there's to much stress involved in the planning. And everyone is trying, and succeeding, at screwing you.
If I had to do it all over again, I would elope. We're making a good bit more money now that the cost wouldn't be such a concern. That said, there's to much stress involved in the planning. And everyone is trying, and succeeding, at screwing you.
less than 1K here. We went very simple for the ceremony. Just us and the parents and then threw a reception on the weekend for everyone.
MrDudeMan
Lifer
- Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
oh wait, so did we. :roll:
oh BTW congrats
lol thanks. we are paying for it ourselves and we are both 22, so spending big $ on a wedding would be a stupid choice. we are trying to get ahead of the game by investing in a house so the wedding will be nice but not over the top. we did splurge on the honeymoon though. we are going to paris for 8 days.
this is the exact same fight my bf and i are having over weddings. i don't need a church, since i'm not religious, i'll just have my cousin's cousin marry us since he's an "ordained" minister or find a judge the bf is friends with to have a nice simple ceremony for the license.
i'm trying to find ways to cut costs, but to have a nice, memorable wedding, even small ones, cost a pretty amount. especially when i looked at the park my cousin was married at - if you WERE NOT having a wedding, the facility would be about 700 dollars to rent. the second you say wedding, they want 2500.00. i found another place that had a caterer that took place of EVERYTHING - from the food to the place settings and chair covers all included in the price, but they have a 100 guest minimum, and minimum charge was 5,000. and i still haven't priced flowers, invitations, photographers, etc.
if he had his way, we'd get married at the little white chapel of love, or in his words "where michael jordan got married!!!"
and you kinda need 2 photographers - after seeing pictures with just one, you kinda miss some important angles (like he only had shots of them walking down the aisle from the back, nothing from the front.)
I gave my fiance about 2k, and her parents are paying another 2k or so. The wedding will be in Bogota, so that goes a long way. It is still going to be rather small. The main expenses (which are not a part of the 4k), will be flying a few of my family members and friends over there. Not cheap.
Honestly, we may try to cut the costs even more than that. We are doing things simple. There will probably be less than 100 people there, and we both know a ton of folks. The reception will be at the military club near her house (her dad is retired from the Colombian Air Force), and the wedding is either going to be on a finca near Chia, or at her church in Bogota. Our Honeymoon will be just traveling somewhere in Bogota. We are going to save for a couple of years and then take a trip to Asia for our real honeymoon.
Already have a house and stuff like that, but neither one of us want to spend a lot of money on the wedding. We'd rather have it small and enjoyable.
Honestly, we may try to cut the costs even more than that. We are doing things simple. There will probably be less than 100 people there, and we both know a ton of folks. The reception will be at the military club near her house (her dad is retired from the Colombian Air Force), and the wedding is either going to be on a finca near Chia, or at her church in Bogota. Our Honeymoon will be just traveling somewhere in Bogota. We are going to save for a couple of years and then take a trip to Asia for our real honeymoon.
Already have a house and stuff like that, but neither one of us want to spend a lot of money on the wedding. We'd rather have it small and enjoyable.
- May 13, 2003
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$2k, ish.... It was paid for by my wife's family. And by far the best part about the wedding was the pictures....
some wedding pics -- all were taken by CrackRabbit, by the way. He did a most awesome job.
some wedding pics -- all were taken by CrackRabbit, by the way. He did a most awesome job.
4k, we packed up and went to maine. had pretty much just family and close friends, 15 total come. got married on a cliff next to the ocean, and off we went to eat lobster 8)
Our old plans went out the window, not that they were set in stone anyway. We haven't worked on new ones yet. Neither of us want a huge ceremony, though I like the idea of having it at the Luxor in Las Vegas.
married in '94, cost between $5k-$6k. we planned and paid for it ourselves, but didn't really cut corners - all the standard stuff. best part was it was outdoors, at a really beautiful park, and lucky for us the weather was perfect - we had no backup plan for bad weather, so we would have been screwed!
Primarily the US, but once we save up some money we'd like to get an apartment in Bogota to use from time to time. They aren't very expensive there -- nice apartment can be had for under 50k.
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