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How much did your wedding cost?
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Kelemvor
Lifer
I'd say somewhere around the $25k mark.
We used a Wedding Planner who got us some great deals and bonuses or I'm sure it would have been even higher. Well worth her fee as she saved us far more than that.
We used a Wedding Planner who got us some great deals and bonuses or I'm sure it would have been even higher. Well worth her fee as she saved us far more than that.
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Lola
truthfully, it was actually more than that.... 😱 about 20k for Hawaii and about 20K for our reception in Michigan.
I would not change anything BUT.... i would have had chair covers and a harpist. ahh, such is life.
it was an amazing summer
meltdown75
Lifer
my answer: wayyyyy too much
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Lola
Oh come on now... you didn't think it was worth it? 😛
Biggerhammer
Golden Member
$1200. Including food, flowers, music, hall, everything.
Sheesh, people, it's one bloody day. Save a few bucks for the rest of the marriage.
Sheesh, people, it's one bloody day. Save a few bucks for the rest of the marriage.
iversonyin
Diamond Member
Divorce is part of the wedding 😀
Around $5000 for everything.
We eloped to a Sandals resort and got married on the resort. That was about $3,000 and included all of the pics on CD for reprint. Rings were another $1000. My suit and her dress were $300 for two. Then there was about another $500-$700 in misc expenses for two very informal receptions with family and friends at our homes.
If either of us had to do it again, we'd never think of doing it any other way.
We eloped to a Sandals resort and got married on the resort. That was about $3,000 and included all of the pics on CD for reprint. Rings were another $1000. My suit and her dress were $300 for two. Then there was about another $500-$700 in misc expenses for two very informal receptions with family and friends at our homes.
If either of us had to do it again, we'd never think of doing it any other way.
meltdown75
Lifer
honestly... well, what kind of fool would say something negative about his / her wedding day? 🙂
my view is that we would have the same great memories no matter what the cost. nothing wrong with a big traditional wedding... i just feel that it is too easy to go overboard. well... i KNOW it's too easy 😉
meltdown75
Lifer
edit $$$$$$$$
BlueFlamme
Senior member
Not including the Ring (out of my pocket) or the Rehearsal Dinner (my parents paid), my father in law gave us $8K to do whatever we wanted. Woulda eloped to keep the cash but my wife really wanted the traditional wedding and in the long run what is an extra $8K over your lifetime? not even half of a new car (tho we had no debt and a I had a decent job, otherwise it would have been different)
We had over 180 people and it cost around $5.5K total. Most of the cost was for food but still only $20/person including the use of the Grand Ball room (double buffet lines with three kinds of meat).
Some people go absolutely crazy on their wedding. When we visited the reception hall, the family that night had spent over $10K on live flowers, we went plastic which we now use to decorate our home (for about $300). You can still have a nice large traditional wedding for under $10K, yet I believe the average wedding is up to $25K nowadays, no wonder the industry is doing so well.
We had over 180 people and it cost around $5.5K total. Most of the cost was for food but still only $20/person including the use of the Grand Ball room (double buffet lines with three kinds of meat).
Some people go absolutely crazy on their wedding. When we visited the reception hall, the family that night had spent over $10K on live flowers, we went plastic which we now use to decorate our home (for about $300). You can still have a nice large traditional wedding for under $10K, yet I believe the average wedding is up to $25K nowadays, no wonder the industry is doing so well.
Scarpozzi
Lifer
You can waste a tons of money on everything. It seems no matter how expensive something is, you can always spend more on it. We decided to go with non-conventional flowers that are still pretty and that cut our costs down, we're having our wedding in a beautiful mansion that's similar to the white house.....so we're going to let the house itself stand out and do less flowers. We're doing cake, punch, and a light snack for food and it's still $1400 for 100 people. Total for the wedding will be around $5,000.
engineereeyore
Platinum Member
$1500, including rings, dress, rentals, and honeymoon.
Aquila76
Diamond Member
We kept it really basic and it cost about $3,000. Had about 200 people (mostly our families; Italian families are second only to Hispanics).
The hall was free (her Uncle owned it)
Photography was free (my Uncle owned it)
Limo was free (her Cousin owned it)
Bridesmaids' gowns/my guys' tuxes were free (friend of the family owned it)
The only thing I can recall we paid for was the catering/bar, some flowers/decorations, and her dress.
Cliffs: Pays to have a lot of relatives and keep in touch with them all.
The hall was free (her Uncle owned it)
Photography was free (my Uncle owned it)
Limo was free (her Cousin owned it)
Bridesmaids' gowns/my guys' tuxes were free (friend of the family owned it)
The only thing I can recall we paid for was the catering/bar, some flowers/decorations, and her dress.
Cliffs: Pays to have a lot of relatives and keep in touch with them all.
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