Posted on 04/11/2005 8:59:33 AM PDT by qam1
I was in a wedding once that nearly drove me batty. It was the center of the universe for the bride's family and they were really into it.
They wanted the attendants to be matching pretty much down to our underwear. Like it would spoil the wedding if our bras were different. Ugh.
Sounds like your SIL came out on top, at least for the first year.
No, you're still in the hole 20K.
Our wedding cost $75--at the JP in Gatlinburg, TN in 1999. I was sick, and immediately after the wedding, I took a nap, and he watched the Women's Soccer Team win, and saw Brandi Chastain pull off her shirt. His applauding woke me up.
He's a romantic devil, that Mr. SoVa.
My wedding cost $20,000 and we only had 50 people.
All three, lol!
I'm with you gals... I was never a gal to sign up for the princess plan.
My wedding was about perfect :~D We had it at our beach house, and though there were extravagances (the float plane that picked us up) the money was spent on fun things. The biggest complaint I have about the princess weddings I've been to recently is that they are stuffy, and not any fun for the guests because they are so orchestrated and uptight!
I wanted for everyone who took the considerable trouble to come to our wedding to have a really good time. That was my primary goal, and I don't think some couples give that any thought at all! Too many weddings seem to be expensive backdrops for photographs of the bride.
I have just one word of advice..elope....put the money into an investment, you'll need it come divorce time...lol..
HA! especially if your matron of honor is a newlywed who wants to give you all her wedding planners and ettiquette books and wants to talk about little hand made party favors for all the guests! For the umpteenth time I DON'T WANT THEM AND NEITHER DO THE GUESTS!
Wasn't able to wear it much except just recently, though, cause I got too fat after child #4 was born! LOL! Well, 17 yrs. later and I'm finally able to wear it again, but usually only for dress up, which isn't very often.
No, you're not - you're $26,000 plus eleven years worth of interest ahead. :-) Even better.
Weddings are supposed to be symbolic & legal ceremonies, not status symbols. If I want a storybook wedding, I'll Photoshop one.
Oh and there is always someone who has a cousin who has a friend who knows a girl who has a neighbor whose sister in-law can sew and will make your bridesmaid dresses for next to nothing. ;-)
We share the same philosophy. :-) I want everyone to have fun, that's what counts! I was so miserable at the last wedding... I had to blow a couple hundred on a bridesmaid dress so tight that I couldn't eat much food... ugh.
$20K was the total expense for the whole ball of wax. Not what we paid out of pocket.
We ran a pretty good profit on the matter. And it is likely that the place we had the reception at lost money on us. Through a comedy of errors, and our guests ability to eat and drink massive amounts.
First, my wifes madien name is Glick. There was a reception at the same time in the adjoining ballroom where the brides madien name was Gluck. As one would expect, hotel reservations were all screwed up for many guests and rooms had to be given away for free and some at greatly reduced cost. Something we should have had they had and vis versa.
And our guests then proceeded to drink the place out of several liquors and beers and they were forced to go to a local liquor store and grocery store to replenish their supplies and because of this we got an additional hour of open bar. Not to mention we put a real hurtin on the buffet.
Several things also got screwed up on the honeymoon. From airline flights, to hotel rooms, to rental cars. We ended up getting free flights, cars, and rooms.
When all was said and done, we profited cash wise, and bagged a lot of free stuff.
I have had to buy 5 different taffetta or satin parade float gowns that always cost me a fortune and the bride always thought I might shorten and wear again. Phhooey. Stop pretending I'll wear it again. I know better.
My maid of honor wore an off the rack sundress that cost about $19. Mine for her wedding was $190 and has about 40 yards of fluff in it.
I'm not against big weddings if that's what the couple wants and they don't have to go poor for a few years to afford it. I'm all for having the type of wedding the couple wants with as little outside interference as possible.
It's an important day and the husband and wife should have no regrets about it.
Just curious what your main expense was for such a small guest list? Location?
That's right start out your life together mired in debt for a one day party.... to quote the Guiness commercials "BRILLIANT!". Morons.
I couldn't even sit down in the torture device corset I had to buy.
Tagline potential is high.
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