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£1,500 including all inclusive honeymoon in Lanzarotte. We got married in Gretna Green in Scotland. A beautiful memorable day. I wouldn't have done it any differently!.
How much did it cost you get married?
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And this is what it's become with many couples trying to keep up with the Jonesy's and going a little bit better.
My eldest said yesterday that she will just walk in one day, declare she is married and then we'll go for a meal.
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Unbelievable the amount some people are willing to spend on a wedding, even if I was a millionaire I couldn't imagine spending 20k on getting married, and thankfully my GF agrees, at the very least if you have to spend that kind of cash I would use it on an around the world honey moon, not just blown in a fancy hotel for a week, something you'd really remember, hire a car and drive across america, country hop and trek through Tibet etc, create an adventure of a lifetime, something you'd truly talk about for the rest of your lives.
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Fair play to people wanting to spend lots of money on their wedding day... Any criticism would most likely be derived from my jealousy of their levels of disposable income!
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Maybe not just jealousy but just not understanding why people would want to do something like that.
Some people spend a fortune on a car or a watch or holiday not everyone will appreciate the reasons. It doesn't make other people's cars watches or holidays any less valid or good as it is just based on what you like and can afford or are willing to spend for the goods you receive.
For all the questions about the Indian wedding, fortunately I am a Christian so the wedding wasn't as long as it usually is for a hindu ceremony. However the customs still persist. So the ceremony was split across 2 days.
To avoid the heat my wedding was in the eveningwhich was much better.
In India the Brides family usually pay for everything bar the wedding chain (yes chain rather than ring). However since our wedding wasn't arranged and her family weren't that well off, I paid for most of it. After the ceremony finishes you have to stand around receiving gifts from people.. so this went on from 19:30-02:00 we were so knackered.
Since her wider family did not approve of me either, we required body guards to be walking around too. Since we had threats of disruption etc..
8 years ago now. Hope never to get married again
I also had my wedding in India. Did not have to have any bodyguards, the family have been great with me irrespective of me being a white guy. Total cost was 14.5k.
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2K, suits/dress+BBQ+bulk discount from butcher+home made+friends serving+marquee in the garden+BYO drinks+100 guests+guests doing own photography...cheapest of all friends.....everyone (said) they loved the food+informality.
highly recommended..very close knit/personal...spend your money on something more important like a smaller mortgage or an 8pack pc.
highly recommended..very close knit/personal...spend your money on something more important like a smaller mortgage or an 8pack pc
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A hundred times this. Entirely sums up our feelings too.
[TW]Fox;28105059 said:
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I just don't understand how or why people are willing to spend so much on it. With people spending the equivalent of house deposits or once in a life time Holliday sorts of money.
Also I like what one of my mates did. Got married in a registry office with just a couple work colleges as witness'. Then had a fake wedding for family and friends, as it didn't need to be licenses for weddings, opened up way more buildings and reduced the cost massively.
Maybe some people can afford all three?
But yeah, I agree. Priority order for me would always be house deposit > honeymoon > wedding.
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It is quite sad that most weddings have become is a Gypsy style wedding with everybody trying to outdo each other and the woman wanting to be the best Princess for a day.
I trained my woman properly and when we got engaged in 1978 I bought her a £30 ring and she bought me a £305 1978 American Fender Stratocaster.
On the night before my wedding I spent £600 on a Tascam 144 which was the very first Portastudio released and of course we spent way less than that on the wedding.
My friend did that - got officially married at the registry office with family as witnesses then had a wedding ceremony & reception at the bride's parent's house.
Big tent in the back garden, dinner, hog roast etc..etc..
They had looked into getting married officially at the parent's house but apparently if they got a license and did that then other people could ask to be married there too.
