FAO married people

We are getting married in May, in Las Vegas. Niether of us wanted to spend thousands on a wedding in this country when we could spend the same over there and get a great holiday in the process.

We are spending 6 nights in Vegas, followed by 10 days in some of the National Parks around Utah and Arizona (Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches etc.)

Currently running at:

Ceremony ~$600 (Non-religious, my fiance is sorting that out)
Dress, Suits, Rings - No idea!
Hotels ~$1000
Flights £900
Car Hire £300?

Having a party when we get back which is apparently costing about £1000.
 
Dr House said:
You guys should see what indian weddings cost.

Its really not hard to spend 100k +/-
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Tell me about it :-/

You should never spend beyond your means but at the end of the day for some people that day means the world to them. If you can afford it then why not, everyone has their own idea on what is right and wrong but as long in your mind you are comfortable with it then there is nothing wrong with it. If you can afford a £100k wedding then why not, people calling it a waste should talk for themselves imo. People call spending £25k on a car waste, designeer clothes a waste of money, why travel first class, why buy a house when you can rent etc etc. One thing I've never understood is people making it out and insisting it is a waste just because they can't afford or justify it!

Indian weddings it is almost more about looking after your guests then it is about yourself, just the way things are and the costs do build up a worrying rate, especially when you factor in jewellery costs and what not!
 
mrk1@1 said:
Dude she will have been planning this her entire life assuming you become hubby no. 1. Rules 1 to 100, its all about her. Ask her, maybe she would be up for that or maybe she would want a massive wedding.

We spent 3 to 4k in total, dress, rings, honeymoon etc 9 years ago. Your wedding is to be the first of many wise investments in your marriage not the last so make sure it can be bettered.
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Jeez, the engagement ring I'm looking at is £3k :(
 
Admiral Huddy said:
The day is about the coming together and celebration of two people.. It's not a parade for exhibition.
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Bang on,
to hijack your point slightly, looking at some of the figures in here I'm wondering if this amount (£30K+) of expenditure is looking a bit tasteless?

I've noticed that the people who spend a few K are prefixing it with "oh, we were skint" like they were embarrassed or something :confused:
I'm thinking they are actually the normal people here and everything else is a bit tacky. Am I off beam here or is Jordan the new cool?

I've been to some of these mega weddings and it just seemed like a stage set for photos, a logistical nightmare to drive between venues and a really long day to wear a suit for. Generally only to hear about the divorce 7 years later. All this seems less about making a special day for the couple and more about doing what is expected by relatives you don't even like anyway.
 
I did not have a photographer at my wedding really hate all the staged photo's of weddings. We collected photos that guest's took and also had 25 disposable cameras that we put on the tables for people just to take random photos of the wedding. All the Kids had a camera each and the photos are so much nicer and less formal and capture everything better...
 
So many wedding haters here :P

Yes it's a lot of money but if you can afford it then why not. It will be an amazing day, I know mine certainly will be.
 
I think if you can comfortably afford it (or its being paid for by parents that can comfortably afford it) then fair enough. Getting into debt / remortgaging houses / forgoing a house deposit etc for it is utter madness though
 
Our wedding cost £6k service, meal and night do at at same hotel, meal for 20, 80 guests at night. Best hotel in Aberdeen though but still a lot of money. Honeymoon was 2 weeks in Kenya, no safari though, costing £2800. Plus my dress, invitations and photos another £3800 so almost £13k in total.

It took me and my husband 4 years to save up for it which was 4 years of very hard saving and scrimping. We gave all our family and friends 1 months notice just. And we then discovered my Dad had been putting away money for my wedding day since I was 1 year old so everything we paid out we got back plus another £10k
 
We are quite seriously considering having a wedding with about 10 guests (close family and a friend or two) in Ireland, then throwing a party in New Orleans. No dinners, no big fancy ceremonies and a fraction of the cost. It keeps everyone happy too, both sides of the Atlantic. Everyone that matters anyway. Those who want a free dinner and an excuse to booze might not be so pleased :p
 
if i ever do get married and my parents said they were willing to give me £20k for a wedding, i would plead for them not too. i know that sounds a bit ungrateful but i could not live with myself knowing so much money had gone on one day, could do so much more with that kind of money. i'd be quite happy with a registery office and small venue for a reception. a nice marquee and barbeque sounds good to me! just imagine just what kind of sickening amounts some celebrities must have spent!
 
Lucero said:
Marriage, out of season? There is no "season"
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Isnt there?

So why does it cost more to get married at most venues in the months of May, June, July and August?

I speak from experience, our wedding cost about £600 less in April than it would have in June which was when the wife initially wanted it.

Nice weather...Better mood for all it seems.
 
Dr House said:
Generally the girls father feels it’s his duty to give his daughter a proper wedding, one girl in my class in uni spent 90 to 100k on her wedding and she came from a normal lower middle class family. That would have literally been her dads life savings
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That is mental!
 
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