Posted on 08/13/2012 1:44:37 PM PDT by NYer
I take it Msgr. Pope has never watched TLC’s programs - “Say Yes to the Dress” and/or “Four Weddings”. They would make his head spin.
BWAHHAAAAHAAAAAA!!!
(sniff) Sorry...
It’s just that, The Bride and I are having a shoestring-budget wedding. Less than $1K for the wedding venue, gowns/tuxes for under $1200, free reception venue with a pay-to-play bar.
I should save this link and show The Bride later for a laugh riot!
Oh, and need I mention, The Bride and I sit and giggle our butts off at “BRIDEZILLAS”...
“•72% of couples used savings to pay for their weddings.”
Really? Wow, my daughter and her white trash hubby didn’t pay for a cent of their wedding. I paid for all of it- 200 guests - except photos that her father paid for. Her daughter was married last Sept. and I paid for most of that one two.
What happened to the old ‘father of the bride pays’????
When my wife and her daughter began “planning” her daughters wedding to some guy I tagged as a psycho, I suggested she take the money and just give it to them to do with as they choose. I then told her if she was spending more than 5K on this event, she would be better off burning it because that was what was going to happen. Well, less than 2 years later the divorce is now final and my wife finally paid off the wedding notes. Since I don’t wish to end up in divorce, I have kept my mouth shut.
15 years prior, we took care of our own wedding, total cost was about 5K, all had a great time and there were no bills to pay afterwards.
I just don’t get it.
I get the part where people have to pay for their own drinks but are you having any food there-is that what you mean by free reception?
There ought to be a rule-of-thumb that says "Any wedding complicated enough to require a 'wedding planner' is too complicated".
Please, make nothing of this. I have not even read who this is about or the source, but when I read this line, “Gentlemen, what about the poor?” I immediately thought of Judas Iscariot.
It’s just where my mind went.
Back to 6th grade math, Msgr. "Average" means the arithmetic mean ... total up and divide by the number of items. That gives no information about the distribution. If it were the median, that would mean half more, half less.
First thing to do when contemplating a wedding budget is to remember that because it’s one of the most stressful days of your life you won’t remember any of it. It’s OK to spend a lot on once in a life time memories, it’s another matter entirely to spend a lot on once in a life time forgotten 5 minutes after it happens.
Second thing to do is to contemplate your friends and family and come up with a rough guess on how much they’ll spend on presents for you. Don’t spend more than that. Heck don’t spend more than half that.
And don’t go into any debt for it. Because if you get a divorce before the wedding is paid for even your close friends will laugh at you.
He said “free reception venue.” The venue is the place they’re holding it. Our son’s Eagle Scout ceremony had a free venue: the dining hall at our council’s campsite. Food and beverages were paid for by the hosts, us.
Felicitations, Old Sarge, I hope you and the lady will enjoy the rest of your lives together. Der Prinz and I had a free wedding venue - the chapel at Randolph Air Force Base - and a reasonably priced reception at the Officers’ Club.
Wow, pretty soon weddings will cost more than divorces.
Of some interest, I heard Fr. Rutler [sp?] EWTN say that with couples that don’t use contraceptives there is less than 1% divorce rate but for couples that do, it’s 60%.
Regarding cost of wedding. My pastor said the more that is spent the more likely a divorce. No stats.
O Lover of all people,
with your right hand now bless your servants,
who are betrothed to one another.
Confirm them in faith, hope, love and just deeds
Make their marriage as honorable as the marriages of the righteous and just of old.
They served you in justice
and you multiplied their descendants.
like the stars of the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore.
As they brought forth priests, kings, prophets,
apostles, preachers and teachers of your good news,
so likewise grant your servants,
to bear the fruits of justice.
Fill them with your fear
and surround them with your peace all the days of their lives.Indeed, O Lord our God,
assist them with your might
and extend your right hand over them.
Protect them with your loving cross
and keep them safe by your holy angels.
We shall praise and thank you, your Father and your Holy Spirit,
now and forever.
AmenPrayer from the Maronite Catholic Rite of Crowning.
Most (not all but most) morons who spend like this also need to google the average cost of a divorce.
($15,000)
Cause they’re gonna find out soon enough.
Ha!
Spent less than half that, including the ring.
1st Marriage at age 57.
Church wedding, family & closest friends for 36 seat dinner.
or these Destination Weddings where you impose on your bridal party, closest friends and family to fly off to Costa Rica or someplace to witness your nuptuals
So beautiful!
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