Getting married? DO NOT use House of Brides!
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From: Doh!!
Originally Posted by BlackieZ,Apr 18 2006, 11:58 AM
no kidding! it's just a freakin big party and people go into debt for tens of thousands of $$ for it.... before they even have a dime to their name to begin with!
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From: MAHT-O-MEDI
Sorry to hear about your dress, for my upcoming wedding, I am planning to wear a tux myself. Ba dum bum.
But seriously, don't talk to me about how much it costs, I have spent my fun money for the next couple years in a matter of minutes.
But seriously, don't talk to me about how much it costs, I have spent my fun money for the next couple years in a matter of minutes.
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From: Hell on toast
Originally Posted by Elistan,Apr 18 2006, 08:46 PM
kadeshpa, I have you one better - neither my g/f nor I feel the need to get married at all. 
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the whole wedding tradition is a farce aimed at sucking money out of people. what else can you spend a years wages on for only 3 hours.
I didn't. We had an early-morning wedding on top of a mesa out in the country, followed by a simple "brunch". Family and friends made the food, including a night-before BBQ dinner. Dress was on sale. Tux was rented. No groomsmen or bridesmades (what the hell for?). A friend had always wanted to make a wedding cake, cost us $20 in cake mix and decorations. Judge turned down $200 cash ("I'm sentencing you two to life, I don't charge for that"). Wedding ring was a family heirloom. Renting a meeting room for the brunch and champaign were the two biggest expenses.
Anyone who spends a year' pay on a wedding is irresponsible and a sucker.
-Bob
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We spent quite a bit, but we paid cash for everything. At the time, it was maybe 20% of a year's wages.
We have a friend whose wedding dress (Vera Wang) cost $20,000. I think the wedding was somewhere in the $250,000 region.
We have a friend whose wedding dress (Vera Wang) cost $20,000. I think the wedding was somewhere in the $250,000 region.
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From: Oh kwa tan zen wan
Originally Posted by Bobthearch,Apr 18 2006, 07:40 PM
Anyone who spends a year' pay on a wedding is irresponsible and a sucker.
-Bob
-Bob
One thing I didn't factor into cost of a wedding when I commented earlier was the "returns" one gets from gifts. If done right, you usually transfer the cost of a wedding by receiving gifts that will help you setup your life with your loved one, i.e., money, appliances, honeymoon trip, etc.
We all place value in different places, some buy cars, some buy clothes, houses, some cherish the memory of their union and want to make it a grand event.
I definitely would not call that person irresponsible or a sucker.