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U.S. wedding costs soar
Washington Times ^
| 6-15-06
| AP
Posted on 06/15/2006 11:59:09 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: JZelle
My daughter got married in March. We had a small ceremony with just the parents, grandparents and two friends of the bride and groom. Including the wedding dress (which my daughter found on sale for less than $300.00) the entire thing cost right around $1200.00. Most of that was for the B&B where she was married. It CAN be done inexpensively if you WANT to.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:08:47 PM PDT
by
mouse_35
To: Ramius
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:09:06 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: mouse_35
OOPS. I didn't mean to post twice.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:09:28 PM PDT
by
mouse_35
To: JoanneSD
That's what my hubby and I did. We went to Vegas and got married with Elvis at 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday. It is my favorite memory.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:09:31 PM PDT
by
morans14
To: linda_22003
A young man who isn't committed will grab at ANY reason not to get married..........My daughter's boyfriend........Grrrrr don't get me started............
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:09:45 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: JmyBryan
Why ruin a good party with a marriage, I always say.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:09:49 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: mouse_35
Weddings aren't for the bride or groom, they are for the mother of the bride.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:10:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: JZelle
I have two toddler girls. I plan to give them each a $10K wedding gift. They can use that for a wedding, a honeymoon, appliances... whatever. But if I were them, I would do a quick ceremony at church, then start looking at real estate.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:10:44 PM PDT
by
inkling
To: JoanneSD
Elopements are looked down upon in some ethnic communities......
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:10:44 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: dfwgator
Weddings aren't for the bride or groom, they are for the mother of the bride. And the Father OTB to "complain" about the costs........
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:11:46 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: morans14
With Elvis or BY Elvis?..........
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:12:24 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: JZelle
My wife and I married almost a year ago - July 29th.
My wife is very frugal with money, so we shopped around for deals and made cuts here and there. For example, the reception hall was going to charge us $65/head for dinner, but we negotiated it down to $45/head by reducing the 5-hour open bar to 1 hour and making it a buffet-style dinner instead of waiter served.
For flowers, we went to a wholesaler instead of a private florist and made our own bouquets and centerpieces.
For the limo, my brother-in-law had a friend whose family owns a funeral parlor, so we got to use the limo for free (just had to tip the driver).
There's lots of ways to save for weddings.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:12:27 PM PDT
by
CT-Freeper
(Said the perpetually dejected Mets fan.)
To: RMDupree
Wow... $20+Kilodollars for a one day party?
That just strikes me as silly. Just starting out a life together and the first thing you do is pour a nice nest egg down the drain.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:12:46 PM PDT
by
Ramius
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To: JZelle
A shared six-pack and a couple of lobster can be just an intimate and memorable.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:14:22 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: JZelle
Cost of fancy pants weddings is up.
You can still do it for the cost of a liscense.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:16:27 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
To: JZelle
I got married in March at a small chapel for about $500, and that included two nights in a cabin. My wife and I agreed spending a large amount on a ceremony was a bad idea.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:16:29 PM PDT
by
LanPB01
To: eraser2005
I got married 9 years ago and spent under $3,000 total with over 100 guests. We sat down and figured out our circumstances and what we could use in our favor to save costs. We did that and it worked beautifully.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:17:54 PM PDT
by
twigs
To: JZelle
$1500 Canadian, that was in 2000... pretty cheap, more like $700 USD then, my wife planned all of it... She's the CGA of the house.
To: MineralMan
There's no evidence that a big, fancy wedding does any more to solemnize the occasion than a simple garden wedding. I would go as far as to say that people who spend more than they can comfortably afford put themselves in a HUGE bind to start the marriage out.
Sex and money are the 2 biggest reasons for divorce. Why exacerbate either?
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:18:59 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The Left created, embraces and feeds "The Culture of Hate." Make it part of the political lexicon!)
To: PeterFinn
I wonder if, at these prices, it would be just as cheap to charter a small jet and fly your guests to someplace where you could get cheap catering, hall rental, etc.
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posted on
06/15/2006 12:19:55 PM PDT
by
posterchild
(Fresh out of compassion, how about some limited government.)
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