"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
Winston Churchill
Posted on 08/27/2018 9:35:40 AM PDT by EveningStar
Okay everyone, buckle up, because this might be the most insane wedding story you'll hear this year. On Saturday, one Twitter user, @0lspicykeychain, tweeted screenshots of a status she saw shared in a wedding shaming group on Facebook. (To clarify, a wedding shaming Facebook group is exactly what it sounds like—a place on the internet where people go to shame weddings.) What follows is a truly incredible tale filled with broken promises, outrageous expectations, and a bride who thought asking each of her guests to contribute $1,500 to her wedding was a reasonable request: ...
In the status, the anonymous woman shares that she and her partner broke up due to "recent and irreparable problems." She then goes onto explain how the two met at age 14, fell in love, got engaged at 18 (with a $5,000 ring), and had a child together in their early 20s. They then saved up about $15,000 for their dream wedding but quickly discovered that their actual dream wedding would cost about $60,000. "All we asked was for a little help from our friends and family to make it happen," she wrote...
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Price has already been set, and we all win...done deal!
“Looking back, we probably should have handed the cash and checks over to them.”
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And they wouldn’t have taken them. :-)
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I once knew a young couple who had a modest wedding paid for by her parents. It came to 7grand. Shortly after the wedding, the young man went into the military as was the plan prior to the wedding. He did the ‘right’ thing and had a portion of his pay sent to his new wife. He also received a 10 grand sign on bonus which he sent to his wife to put in the bank.
When he returned home after a fashion, he expected to use the saved monies for a down payment on a house. But much to his chagrin, he discovered that his wife gave all that money to her parents..for the wedding that he was allowed no input on.
That marriage didn’t last very long.
There are a lot of ugly wedding stories out there.
When my late husband and I married 38 years ago, we couldn’t afford much. It was a multiplearriage for both of is so we had a quiet ceremony in our small church with my children and immediate family present. Later that evening, we had our reception at our favorite restaurant/lounge. They always had a band, and you could eat a full meal in the lounge. We told our guests before hand that they would have to pay for their own drinks bit we never said anything about the meal. They expected to pay for their own food. So when the evening reached the point where it was time for my new husband and I to depart, he quietly paid for all the food, and for our drinks.
When the guests received their share of the tab, they were shocked and delighted to learn that their food was paid in advance. They were delightfully surprised. And we all had a good time.
Why did she stop there? She should have asked her guests to pitch in for a down payment on a house also. maybe even pay for medical expenses, diapers and formula for her future kids as well. Seems reasonable.
She picked a wedding dress that was quite nice; but, it wasn't thousands of dollars -- which is what I see on "Say Yes to the Dress". She looked lovely.
You can have a nice wedding without going bankrupt.
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
Winston Churchill
Yes, yes you can find a young woman who is that stupid. Young people nowadays seem to think that they must have the top-of-the-line everything. They have no concept of how much money most things cost.
I'm pretty sure that was an auditorium full of stupid.
I doubt the authenticity of this, but honestly assuming it is true, how can someone not understand it is up to YOU to work to make your dreams come true not someone else...
If you managed to save up 15k clearly some work had been done...
Personally I have never understood the fairy tail wedding. It’s the marriage that matters...
Bfl
Seriously, that's down payment on a house money (or, depending on where you live, house money). Blowing a lot of money on a wedding is one thing for a special day of your wife, and I don't champion doing it on the cheap if you have something put away, but after a certain level, you hit a point of diminishing returns. Long before this.
That picture is the greatest argument for repealing women’s right to vote. I agree with Ann Coulter who said she would gladly give up her right to vote if it meant every other woman in the country would lose it also. It seemed to be the fair and just thing to do when it was passed but it has just not worked out the way its supporters thought it would.
I’m like you. I might be willing to front $5k to $10k.
I think for my episode with the wife (now over 32 years), I doubt if I spent more than $2,000.
Reasons...to not ever “do” FAKEBOOK...and TWEET....
If entitled idiots would concentrate half as much on their marriage as they do the wedding, their would be no divorces.
$1500 is not just a *little* help.
Sheesh, what a brat.
He’s lucky he dodged that bullet.
Sounds like the groom dodged a bullet here, though he already had a kid with her, so he’s not completely out of the woods.
My d-i-l’s mom was bridzilla’s mom.
She tried to control EVERYTHING.
Her f-i-l was great. He said to just decide what you’re going to do and let him know what to write on the check.
I told my son part way through this, that if he wanted to elope, that would work for me and I would understand.
They managed to rein her in and they had a really nice catered brunch at a park with BEAUTIFUL scenery for wedding pictures.
Part way through the brunch her mom said what a nice wedding it was.
Just a general comment on society, people spend more time on the planning and celebration of their wedding than the actual marriage lasts.....
Just my two cents from someone who has been married 30 years and had a very small wedding....
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