Comments on: More Bad News for Brides-to-Be http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/ A personal finance blog for career minded women with small budgets and big dreams. Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jose Anes http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-168 Jose Anes Thu, 26 May 2005 18:25:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-168 My wedding costed about $5500 including honeymoon. (2% of family income). Had about 26 guests. We purposedly made it be as nice as possible, but as intimate as possible, without causing a big dent in our retirement plan. My wedding costed about $5500 including honeymoon. (2% of family income). Had about 26 guests. We purposedly made it be as nice as possible, but as intimate as possible, without causing a big dent in our retirement plan.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-167 Anonymous Tue, 24 May 2005 20:31:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-167 I have been married for about 13 years and, if I had to do it over again, I would do a small family function after either a civil service or a destination wedding. We were very frugal and spent about $13000 CDN and had 130 guests. I got swept up into the whole "gotta do this" stuff. We had a great wedding and have a great marriage, but I don't even see 90% of the people that were our guests. Interests change and we moved a few times. The wedding pictures never get looked at save for a couple that are displayed. And the wedding gifts are no longer used or are long gone in garage sales. My recommendation is that the wedding should be treated like any other party and the service itself should just be small and intimate. I have been married for about 13 years and, if I had to do it over again, I would do a small family function after either a civil service or a destination wedding. We were very frugal and spent about $13000 CDN and had 130 guests. I got swept up into the whole “gotta do this” stuff. We had a great wedding and have a great marriage, but I don’t even see 90% of the people that were our guests. Interests change and we moved a few times. The wedding pictures never get looked at save for a couple that are displayed. And the wedding gifts are no longer used or are long gone in garage sales. My recommendation is that the wedding should be treated like any other party and the service itself should just be small and intimate.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-165 Anonymous Mon, 23 May 2005 14:02:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-165 I completely agree with JLP...I'd much rather have a nice down payment on a house and/or student loans paid off than a $26,000 wedding (not that I'm getting married anytime in the near future, but still). I personally don't know of anyone who's spent more than $5000 for their wedding and honeymoon, and that's high for what they got and where they went (no sit down reception afterwards, cheap honeymoon within the state for a weekend...they splurged on the dress and photos). <br/>-Christina @loft-y cents<br/>http://www.clutteredloft.com/cents I completely agree with JLP…I’d much rather have a nice down payment on a house and/or student loans paid off than a $26,000 wedding (not that I’m getting married anytime in the near future, but still). I personally don’t know of anyone who’s spent more than $5000 for their wedding and honeymoon, and that’s high for what they got and where they went (no sit down reception afterwards, cheap honeymoon within the state for a weekend…they splurged on the dress and photos).
-Christina @loft-y cents
http://www.clutteredloft.com/cents

]]> By: FMF http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-163 FMF Mon, 23 May 2005 12:59:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-163 I saw this article too and as a result I'll be posting on "saving on a wedding" in the next week or so. There's no reason to spend anywhere near this amount. Even if you had the money available, the couple would be MUCH better off to have a very small wedding and pocket the difference (maybe for a new home downpayment?). I saw this article too and as a result I’ll be posting on “saving on a wedding” in the next week or so. There’s no reason to spend anywhere near this amount. Even if you had the money available, the couple would be MUCH better off to have a very small wedding and pocket the difference (maybe for a new home downpayment?).

]]> By: Nicole http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-162 Nicole Mon, 23 May 2005 03:45:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-162 You said it, JLP! I have a theory that lots of young women are more focused on "having a wedding" than on "being married." The two numbers you listed above both speak to this. You said it, JLP! I have a theory that lots of young women are more focused on “having a wedding” than on “being married.” The two numbers you listed above both speak to this.

]]> By: JLP http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2005/05/20/more-bad-news-for-brides-to-be/#comment-161 JLP Sun, 22 May 2005 19:26:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=87#comment-161 $26,000 average per wedding is extremely expensive when you consider the fact that 50% of the marriages end in divorce. Misplaced priorities if you ask me.<br/><br/>JLP<br/><br/><a HREF="http://allthingsfinancial.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">AllThingsFinancial</a> $26,000 average per wedding is extremely expensive when you consider the fact that 50% of the marriages end in divorce. Misplaced priorities if you ask me.

JLP

AllThingsFinancial

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