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Boba_Fett_2001
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5/16 5:03pm
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Jabba-wocky posted:
For instance, I knew a couple where the husband proposed while they were watching some of the early coverage of the Clinton impeachment trial and hearing about the details of Monica Lewinsky and the stained dress.
That's ****in' awesome.
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DarthPoojaNaberrie
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it boggles my mind at the amount of money people are willing to spend on weddings. oftentimes it's money that could have been put to use building a life together AFTER the wedding (house, car, investments, savings, etc), which i feel is clearly more important than they day itself. my entire wedding cost a couple hundred dollars. i know i'm in the minority, but if i could go back i wouldn't change a thing
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MariahJSkywalker
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I know my wedding will be expensive. It'll be the best ****ing party ever.
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PulsarSkate
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DarthNotsonice posted:
PulsarSkate posted:
... I didn't get what I wanted because I wasn't pushy enough, ...
What? 
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Jaina_and_Jag
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DarthPoojaNaberrie posted:
it boggles my mind at the amount of money people are willing to spend on weddings. oftentimes it's money that could have been put to use building a life together AFTER the wedding (house, car, investments, savings, etc), which i feel is clearly more important than they day itself. my entire wedding cost a couple hundred dollars. i know i'm in the minority, but if i could go back i wouldn't change a thing
This is my thinking too! All the money that is spent for one day of fun is just ridiculous. True, it is a very important day to a lot of people (hell, it's the day that starts the rest of your life! ), but I think spending thousands of dollars is just not a great idea. That money could be spent on a house, for heaven sakes!
The amount of money spent on a wedding just boggles my mind. 
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Dark Lady Mara
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If I had $10k to spend, I would so much rather save it for a two month-long honeymoon in an exotic place or something.
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BobaFrank
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I never wanted a big wedding. We live in Nashville, TN and Opyland Hotel is one of if not the largest hotels in America. They have a bontanical garden. My wife and I decided to elope, so we did. Her mom and one of her sisters plus one of my sisters and our Bishop met us there on a Friday. We got married descretely and it was perfect. 3 months later we had a huge wedding ceremony at our church with a reception and honneymoon to Disney World and Coco Beach to follow. 150 people showed up. It was perfect as well. Nobody knew that we were already married for 3 months prior. Anyway, we got the best of both worlds.
To answer the question, Yes, marriage is worth it.
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Both my aunts got married in the last couple years, and the two of them and my Grandma were all flipping out all the time.
I'm not going for that. I had a huge, expensive Bat Mitzvah party that I didn't need (especially at 13) and shouldn't have done. I'm either going to do what my soon-to-be-sister-in-law is doing (small wedding, no dinner, dancing, and bar) or going somewhere beautiful and inviting family and close friends. I'll use the money for a downpayment on a house.
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Eleventh_Guard
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My $15,000 Wedding (hypothetical)
Document fees, drawing up a prenup, etc - $500 (I'm guessing)
Buying my sister lunch so she'll show up as a witness - $10
Buying the to-be spouse's sibling lunch so s/he will also show up - $10
New pants (I already own a dress shirt) - $40
Hemming of new pants - $10
Gas station stop for gas and snacks - $20
Disposable camera - $10
Sell old piece-of-**** car - negative $900
BRAND NEW CAR - $15,300
...okay, I cheated. I couldn't imagine myself spending more than a few hundred dollars on an event that could be handled much more cheaply with almost no loss of usefulness.
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Jedi_Sha
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Eleventh_Guard posted:
Gas station stop for gas and snacks - $20
Looks like a gross underestimation of gas prices imo.
As far as money goes, it all depends on what the couple wants. I'm trying to be frugal but there are a few things I'm willing to splurge on to make the day easier, more fun or more memorable. It's about wants and dreams, not needs.
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ellybeanjay
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ShiriKeiCelisoe posted:
I just got engaged earlier this week.
Congrats!
Luna_Nightshade posted:
I'm getting married in four weeks.
Congrats to you, too!
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ellybeanjay
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people posted:
*all sorts of comments about how they'd rather spend the money, and how it doesn't make sense to spend that much on a wedding*
To be fair, it's possible to spend a large amount on a wedding and still have enough money to put towards building a life together after the wedding. I'm certainly not suggesting people plan a wedding above your means, but just because someone has an expensive wedding doesn't mean that they're leaving themselves S(crewed)OL financially.
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Jaina_and_Jag
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ellybeanjay posted:
people posted:
*all sorts of comments about how they'd rather spend the money, and how it doesn't make sense to spend that much on a wedding*
To be fair, it's possible to spend a large amount on a wedding and still have enough money to put towards building a life together after the wedding. I'm certainly not suggesting people plan a wedding above your means, but just because someone has an expensive wedding doesn't mean that they're leaving themselves S(crewed)OL financially.
That's definitely true. My thinking is just that it'd be nice to have even more money to spend on the other stuff. But I guess that's just because I'm not too big on the whole wedding thing.
Although if your parents are paying for the wedding, you might as well do whatever you want. Not to say that you should spend all their money, but it's not like they're going to write you a check for 10,000 because instead of doing the wedding you eloped.
I guess my thinking is just that people shouldn't go crazy over one day. Yeah, it's a wonderful day, but if everything isn't "just so" it can still be a great time. 
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The bigger the wedding, the bigger the stress. I like the idea of a pretty simple wedding, and a nice honeymoon.
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Eleventh_Guard
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If the parents are really rich then yeah, I don't see the harm. But how many people have multi-millionaire parents?
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