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jmog

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Jul 29, 2010 3:27 PM
You can have a great wedding for a couple grand, use the rest of that "$30k" for a downpayment on a house...much better investment :).
Jul 29, 2010 3:27pm
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Jul 29, 2010 3:49 PM
jmog;435793 wrote:You can have a great wedding for a couple grand, use the rest of that "$30k" for a downpayment on a house...much better investment :).

^Agreed. Wedding = HUGE waste of money. I blame disney.
Jul 29, 2010 3:49pm
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Jul 29, 2010 3:56 PM
$20,000 to $25,000 seems like what I wil be screwed into.
Jul 29, 2010 3:56pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:03 PM
zambrown;435780 wrote:I don't think we spend more than $500 in 1991. Didn't get an elaborate dress, ceremony at our family church (sans music), simple reception at a hall where several family members helped decorate and I prepared or arranged all the food. A co-worker videotaped for us, another co-worker was a DJ and gave me a great price. Biggest expense was probably for the alcohol (3 kegs and some wine, I think) and silk flowers for two bouquets, corsages, bouteniers and head table centerpiece. I can't imagine wasting tens of thousands of dollars on one event. You're just as married on the cheap as you are on a tropical island paradise.

Zambrown, I completely respect your decision of doing an inexpensive wedding, and I am sure it was awesome. But I hardly feel like we are "wasting" anything because we can afford a wedding that we feel is worthy of our expectations. Things are more expensive in New York, and while pricey, I am very comfortable with every decision that we have made so far, from the band and the caterer down to the invitations.
Jul 29, 2010 4:03pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Jul 29, 2010 4:10 PM
An inexpensive wedding in NYC starts around $30k.

That's why we got married in Virginia!

BAB you and Websurfinbird need to head south!
Jul 29, 2010 4:10pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:12 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;435854 wrote:An inexpensive wedding in NYC starts around $30k.

That's why we got married in Virginia!

BAB you and Websurfinbird need to head south!

Technically to be proper, you would then pay for everyone in the wedding party to be there at no cost to them, and the majority of the guests as well. When I went to Hawaii for a wedding I got put up in the Westin Maui for no cost to me at all. And I was just a guest.
Jul 29, 2010 4:12pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Jul 29, 2010 4:14 PM
That's a nice hotel, was at Kaanapali Beach on our honeymoon (didn't go in the Westin). There must have been some serious bank at that wedding.
Jul 29, 2010 4:14pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:15 PM
I think its a croc of shit when people get married in a church that aren't religious nor do they attend church. Whats the point then? Nothing wrong with a courthouse union then having a big party/reception afterwards.
Jul 29, 2010 4:15pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:15 PM
Guys parents are both lawyers at some firm in NY I cant remember the name of and the girls parents are both doctors. Not realistic expectations for the rest of us haha.
Jul 29, 2010 4:15pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:28 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;435844 wrote:Zambrown, I completely respect your decision of doing an inexpensive wedding, and I am sure it was awesome. But I hardly feel like we are "wasting" anything because we can afford a wedding that we feel is worthy of our expectations. Things are more expensive in New York, and while pricey, I am very comfortable with every decision that we have made so far, from the band and the caterer down to the invitations.

I hope it's everything you and your bride want it to be. I just wouldn't be able to get past the opportunity cost.
Jul 29, 2010 4:28pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:29 PM
Commander of Awesome;435866 wrote:I think its a croc of shit when people get married in a church that aren't religious nor do they attend church. Whats the point then? Nothing wrong with a courthouse union then having a big party/reception afterwards.

Way to answer the question...
Jul 29, 2010 4:29pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:30 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;435844 wrote:Zambrown, I completely respect your decision of doing an inexpensive wedding, and I am sure it was awesome. But I hardly feel like we are "wasting" anything because we can afford a wedding that we feel is worthy of our expectations. Things are more expensive in New York, and while pricey, I am very comfortable with every decision that we have made so far, from the band and the caterer down to the invitations.
My sincere apologies, BAB! My comment was not directed at anyone specific at all and my choice of words left much to be desired. I'll be honest, I would have loved to have had the big, fancy wedding, but my finances were not such that we could. If you are in a position to have a very lavish wedding, that's awesome and I'm sure it will be something you cherish throughout the rest of your life and marriage. Again, forgive me if I offended you and when the time comes, you must post pics - I'm sure it will be amazing! :)
Jul 29, 2010 4:30pm
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Jul 29, 2010 4:36 PM
zambrown;435891 wrote:My sincere apologies, BAB! My comment was not directed at anyone specific at all and my choice of words left much to be desired. I'll be honest, I would have loved to have had the big, fancy wedding, but my finances were not such that we could. If you are in a position to have a very lavish wedding, that's awesome and I'm sure it will be something you cherish throughout the rest of your life and marriage. Again, forgive me if I offended you and when the time comes, you must post pics - I'm sure it will be amazing! :)

No apology necessary Zambrown, but it was appreciated nonetheless! :)

I think I just misconstrued your message, which happens when I multi-task at work ... no worries!
Jul 29, 2010 4:36pm
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Jul 29, 2010 6:31 PM
People who talk about inexpensive weddings are preaching to the choir on here for the most part. Most of the posters on this board are guys. If it were up to us, we would spend $10 on our wedding. It is the women who want the day they've been dreaming about for all of their lives. As I posted before my second marriage cost $35K. My in-laws paid about 90%. My father-in-law offered to give us a hefty sum of cash and do a Vegas Wedding. My wife and mother-in-law would not have it.

Retrospectively it was an awesome event. I understand the practicality of just doing it on the cheap, but truth be told, there are a lot of factors to consider.
Jul 29, 2010 6:31pm
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Jul 29, 2010 8:11 PM
About $2000 in 1982. I know - I had to pay for it. :(

We gave DarbyDiva a budget of $7500 for whenever she decides to marry Dreamboat - beyond that, it's on their bill. If they want to get married at City Hall and take off to Bali with the remaining $7475.00, that's just fine with me.

She's thinking about holding the reception at NorthBank Park in downtown Columbus, and just having an hors d'œuvres-and-wine reception. You can't have a cash bar at a city facility - that constitutes "sale of liquor" , and she doesn't really want to sponor a mid-afternoon drunkathon fueled by free booze (there are some questionable characters on both sides).
Jul 29, 2010 8:11pm
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Jul 29, 2010 8:15 PM
Ours is going to turn out to be about $8500 total, that includes a full dinner and an open bar for the whole reception, only 120 guests though. I'll let you guys know the final cost about this time next year
Jul 29, 2010 8:15pm
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Jul 29, 2010 8:24 PM
My wedding cost less than the ensuing divorce did.
Jul 29, 2010 8:24pm
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Jul 30, 2010 3:06 AM
Wedding, airfare, vehicle rental, hotel stay, and everything else....I think the total was around $1,500.

Viva Las Vegas indeed!
Jul 30, 2010 3:06am
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Jul 30, 2010 11:10 AM
Around $10,000.
Jul 30, 2010 11:10am
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Jul 30, 2010 11:24 AM
Kind of a sticking point with me and the woman. We've been together for 10yrs and the thought of a big wedding like its something new doesn't make sense to me. I'd just like to do the island thing with a few guests and then come back and have a bash. She wants to do the whole kit and kaboodle thing....we shall see.
Jul 30, 2010 11:24am
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Jul 30, 2010 11:26 AM
BigAppleBuckeye;435897 wrote:No apology necessary Zambrown, but it was appreciated nonetheless! :)

I think I just misconstrued your message, which happens when I multi-task at work ... no worries!

Just to add some clarification, BAB and I are fortunate enough to have families who are financially able to contribute to our wedding costs. There was a time when I didn't know if my parents would support us financially and I was perfectly fine with a smaller, lower-cost reception.

I do agree that a wedding shouldn't put anyone in debt. You should have the best wedding you can afford, for some that may mean an intimate backyard affair, for others it may mean a lavish 300-person extravaganza. At the end of the day it's about what is right for the individual couple.

I am very excited about the whole thing (and admittedly a little stressed), but I know it will be great and I look forward to sharing pics/stories with everyone here.
Jul 30, 2010 11:26am
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Jul 30, 2010 12:08 PM
gerb131;436611 wrote:Kind of a sticking point with me and the woman. We've been together for 10yrs and the thought of a big wedding like its something new doesn't make sense to me. I'd just like to do the island thing with a few guests and then come back and have a bash. She wants to do the whole kit and kaboodle thing....we shall see.

My brother and sister in law were together for 10 years before he even proposed. They wed almost 2 years after that and it was a medium sized wedding. No one there thought it was weird that they had been together so long and were having a wedding. It was an amazing day and everyone had a blast.
Jul 30, 2010 12:08pm
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Jul 30, 2010 1:11 PM
Con_Alma;435588 wrote:I have no idea. I just showed up. I was simply a guest at my wife's party.
This is by far the best line of this thread.

I get agitated when someone has a big wedding and you give them a nice gift. A few years later they are divorced, then they remarry a have another big wedding!
Jul 30, 2010 1:11pm
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Aug 3, 2010 1:58 PM
dokken;436697 wrote:This is by far the best line of this thread.

I get agitated when someone has a big wedding and you give them a nice gift. A few years later they are divorced, then they remarry a have another big wedding!

I have a second cousin like this. He was married twice, then was dating someone but that never panned out. My dad was like I already gave two gifts, third time? No gift!
Aug 3, 2010 1:58pm
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Aug 3, 2010 2:21 PM
I'm getting married on Saturday.

We just wrote the final check to pay off our last vendor and we were slightly over budget. We wanted to spend $10,000 for everything (including our honeymoon). We went a little over that and I think the total cost ended up being a little north of $12,000.
Aug 3, 2010 2:21pm