View Full Version : **SPin off** How much did your wedding cost?
sunnymummy
13-07-2010, 22:56
How much did you spend for on your wedding including ceremony, reception, food, drink, music/entertainment, clothing, make-up, cake, flowers, photos, rings, honeymoon... EVERYTHING.
nothanksbye
13-07-2010, 22:57
$4000 ...and thats it.
CrankyAndTired
13-07-2010, 22:58
Deleting details cause it looks like we spent too much!!
Around $5000-$6000. Everything was perfect and looked gorgeous. We were lucky because we knew the people for or venue, church is free, we knew a photographer, my mum did the cake and did great, my MIL made the bridrsmade dresses and DH and I did the invitations. Everything was so beautiful, it's our 3 year anniversary tomorrow :D
mummaof4
13-07-2010, 23:00
absolutely no idea and i'd rather not add it up eek.. was a great day though :D
wouldve been under 10k though.. including rings and all
ETA sorry if including everything everything well my mum bought my dress.. and still refuses to tell me how much it was.. i know it was over a grand eek.. sis said much more!
dad and inlaws put bar tabs on.. $1500 there.. so i'd say closer to $15000.. thats including everyones help.. geez
sunshine81
13-07-2010, 23:01
CrankyandTired - I have to ask, how much were the rings??!!! :)
Oh that doesn't include rings. It's still in the $5-$10K though.
Our was about $43,000. That doesnt include spending money on the honeymoon but does include flights and honeymoon.:)
Mrs Molly Coddle
13-07-2010, 23:06
I think about $4-5k but I don't know for sure. We got married in mum's garden and had the reception there too with salads and spit roast, so about $20 a head for food. My dad bought all the booze but kept the left overs as dh and i don't really drink and had no idea what to buy. My dress was $700 but I sold it for $500. A friend made cupcakes for dessert and also took photos for us. Etc!
It was nice. We hired a jukebox with karaoke feature!! Classy huh? ;) our friends had a ball I think.
I think about $4-5k but I don't know for sure. We got married in mum's garden and had the reception there too with salads and spit roast, so about $20 a head for food. My dad bought all the booze but kept the left overs as dh and i don't really drink and had no idea what to buy. My dress was $700 but I sold it for $500. A friend made cupcakes for dessert and also took photos for us. Etc!
It was nice. We hired a jukebox with karaoke feature!! Classy huh? ;) our friends had a ball I think.
our friends told us it was great to not go to an OTT wedding for once!
We were married in kings park, and reception at a nice pub for lunch. It was very us, very honest. It was the perfect day :D
WorkingClassMum
13-07-2010, 23:14
My first wedding cost less than $1000 - that included dresses, suits, cars, rings, honeymoon, reception, flowers and photgrapher - in 1986 LOL
(I'm not 'marrying' MOTH - after 15 years I don't see the need)
delirium
13-07-2010, 23:27
5k and it was a beautiful day. My dress cost $500 as it was classed as a deb dress but looked like a wedding dress and people thought I'd spent thousands on it. We got a semi professional photographer that did a great job and our reception was lovely but at a good price.
Opinionated
13-07-2010, 23:28
$3500 including the 10 day honeymoon. We eloped.
I honestly can't remember. It was only 5 years ago, but I really haven't a clue. I didn't add it up at the time and I haven't added it up since. My parents paid for the food at the reception and DH's parents paid for the drinks, we paid for the rest (jazz band and smashing frock were the big ticket items), but I honestly can't remember the cost. It wasn't cheap, I know that.
The honeymoon was relatively cheap though - we just went to the south west wine region, the cake was free (cooked by MIL, decorated by colleague of DH's), photography was mates-rates, rings were cheaper than they could have been because the diamond in my engagement ring came from my grandmother's engagement ring.
Blueberry Crumble
13-07-2010, 23:55
Ours was a lovely little wedding, cost about $1500 all up. We refused to pay thousands upon thousands for other people to have a great time!! We are simple folk LOL
about 15k for the wedding and the same again for the honeymoon. we went to europe for 5 weeks and totally splurged while there :D
we saved like mad people before it. instead of pressies we asked for a contribution to the honeymoon, but otherwise, we paid for the whole lot ourselves.
i know a lot of people think that spending a lot of money is ridiculous. i dont care - it was the perfect day/honeymoon for us.
trishalishous
14-07-2010, 00:36
$5000:
$150 dress, bridemaids dress, matching shirts for DH and BIL (best man)
$500 celebrant & garden (wildlife sanctuary), chairs, decorations, red carpet aisle, flowers (grown
in the garden)
$3000 nibbles/drinks after ceremony, balloons on the dancefloor, 3 course meal for 100 guests, centrepieces&cds for guests to burn their photos as a gift to us, wine (discounted from local winery) & $500 bar tab
$100 rings (mine is heirloom, hubbies is custom made titanium)
$400 accomodation for 6 people for the week
$500 2 return flights to malaysia &vietnam
$500 accomodation&spending for 3 weeks away
happymum81
14-07-2010, 01:35
I was soo happy with my wedding for around the $5000 mark. We hired a chapel at a local park for our ceremony, used family members cars as bridal cars, made our own decorations for the church and reception which our wedding convenor said were better than some of the ones she had seen from bridal decorators. My dress was $99 off Oztion and the lady selling it had never worn it, it was gorgeous.. my perfect dress.. Our reception came in at $2500 for 60 guests for a lovely 3 course meal at a local golf club. We dressed the kids in gorgeous suits I bought on sale at Myers and my stepdaughter in a gorgeous flowergirl dress off of ebay for $50. The bridesmaids dresses were black (maternity dresses actually, but you couldnt tell!) and were $80 each and the groomsmen wore their own black suit with coordinating ties I picked up for $10 each from trade secret. Everything about my day made me so happy and not one hiccup..! Inlaws paid $800 for the bar tab as we had a lunchtime reception (lots of kids at wedding).
Our honey moon was dearer $800 for our 3 night get away in the sunshine coast hinterland and then $600 for 3 nights family moon with our kids straight after at Noosa..
It will be 1 year this October.. still madly in love newlyweds.. LOL.
We spent $200, but my Mum paid for the celebrant as a wedding gift and i'm not sure how much that cost - it was a cheap one so probably $400-$500 all up.
My wedding dress actually only cost $50 (and looked amazing mind you!)
It was one of the best days of my life, and I didn't need to spend a ridiculous amount of money :D I wouldn't have cared if it was just him and I at the registry office - it was my Mum who convinced me to do it in a garden instead, at her expense. The wedding means little to me, it's the marriage which is important in my eyes.
Nothing :laughing:
Not married and don't plan on getting married anytime soon :p
$7000 that was for the wedding, 2 receptions (one finger food for 300 in the afternoon and was dinner for 50), rings, flights for two of wedding party and both dh's father and his girlfriend and their accommodation for a week.
We had no honeymoon as Dh mother died 5 days before the wedding and spent our honeymoon money on getting him there 30 Min's before she died and for him to stay for the funeral.
Loving sorry to hear about your dh mum :(
ours was probably 45k all up.
MrsHappy
14-07-2010, 09:23
Ours was 40k all up!
Yes a massive amount of money but it was the wedding of my dreams and I wouldn't change that for anything!!
Fuchsia!
14-07-2010, 09:28
My best friends wedding was around the 30k mark. It seriously was a beautiful wedding and perfect for them. She didn't mind spending that much because she said it was the best day of her life and she wouldn't change it for anything.
For myself, I wouldn't want to spend anything over the 8k mark.
CookiesRYum
14-07-2010, 09:33
I picked $10-$20k; because it was the closest option. Techincally I think it was around $23/$25 but nowhere near $40K...we were lucky that it was a gift from my father - if we were paying ourselves I would probably have gone much cheaper because I wouldn't want to get into debt for one day...
We didn't go on a honeymoon and that doesn't include the rings... (the rings we paid for ourselves)
chicken and eggs mum
14-07-2010, 09:34
Around the 10k mark. Including what our parents helped us with. that included a $300 dress for me, everything for my b/maids, reception for 70 people at a brewery and our 4 week honeymoon!!! (that does not include out honeymoon spending as people got us experiences for our honeymoon as gifts).....
hailsntwang
14-07-2010, 09:37
Around $5000 (slightly less).
It was perfect, a fantastic night, we didn't do without anything and people are still saying it was one of the best weddings they've ever been too!!:yes:
Stress Free, Debt Free - everything you want to start off your life together!!!:smiliedance:
I haven't really gone through and added it up, but it would have been 10-20k I think, without my engagement ring. With it added in, well over 20. Which is a lot, considering we only had 15 guests!! The reception was probably about 5, the food was AMAZING though. Our honeymoon at least as much again... If I did it again, I'd probably do it exactly the same, but invite a few more people :)
Our Little Family
14-07-2010, 09:43
Our wedding cost us nearly $45,000.
It was wonderful and everything i wanted and i wouldn't change it for anything.:)
About 12k-15k we didnt go on a honeymoon
Blonde Assassin
14-07-2010, 14:06
Although we haven't paid for everything yet as our wedding is still just over 3 months way, its looking like it will be costing us approximately $16,000
We're only having about 40 guests, but we're splurging on lots of things that we want to make our day special :valentine:
oleander
14-07-2010, 14:21
Wedding (to first husband) was about $40k and honeymoon about $20k.
My DF and I are getting married next year and will only spend about $20k on the wedding. He is Aussie and only has a small family so my family make up for 80% of the crowd. Will still have to spend about $15-20k on the honeymoon though because I'd like to take the kids with us.
I could easily go a simple wedding this time round but because it's DF's first marriage he wants a big hoo-har which is fair enough.
trishalishous
14-07-2010, 14:35
I'm amazed at how much people spent on their weddings! we had our 5k aussie wedding 4 years ago, but were married in a traditional ceremony 10years ago.
when we had the aussie wedding we were both earning a lot of money, so it wasn't that we coudlnt afford an expensive day, we just saw it as a waste.
all that money for one day, when we could use it to buy a house or travel.
no way would I get into debt for a wedding.
does anyone who spend mega$ still wear their wedding dress/shoes?
I wonder if there's any relationship between amount of money spent on wedding and divorce rate...
Love is all you need
14-07-2010, 14:41
We're spending as much as we can afford and our parents offered to help out and pay for the reception.
I don't think there is any correlation to how much you spend and the divorce rate - I know people who have had smaller less expensive weddings get divorced and also people who have gone over the top I think it's how you view marriage and how you view the wedding in relation to marriage (i.e. it needs to be perfect so you're marriage can be or it's just one day in a long life where you will have ups and downs)
LilMissnBoo
14-07-2010, 14:52
Over 20k, closer to 30k....
But my parents and my IL went 50/50 in the reception, that was over 10k.
Dresses, car, bus for guests, cake, photography, etc, etc probably came to another 5-7k
Honeymoon was quite expensive, we went to the Maldives :yes:
Wouldn't change a thing either. We had such a great day, can't believe it was almost 5 years ago! Oh, and we didn't go into debt either, actually we didn't even have to take out a loan.
I still wear my shoes (married 4.5 years ago), but I had worn them already before I got married!
We spent a fair bit. But only on the stuff that mattered to us. We had a wonderful meal and great wine and beer at a fine dining restaurant on the water. We had live music. I had a silk dress I loved. My husband's wedding ring is platinum and heavy but he loves it and it suits him. We signed our marriage certificate with a lovely fountain pen which my husband now uses every day at work.
We skipped the seat covers, bonbonniere, expensive engagement party (just had brunch at home for the family), decorations other than simple fresh flowers, expensive shoes I'd never wear again, over the top jewellery I wouldn't wear again (I just wore a pair of pearl drop earrings) and other bridal accoutrements that meant nothing to us.
Due to being the eldest daughter and cultural expectations we did have more guests than we would have liked. But the argument with my family just wasn't worth it and we (and our guests) had a wonderful day. Not withstanding that, everyone tells us it was very "us" - from the food, to the choice of music, to our first dance...
I had no preconceived notions about what my wedding would be like. I just wanted to get married. I never dreamt about my wedding when I was young, I never thought about it even when I knew I was going to be engaged soon. I had no need to be a princess I just wanted to marry my husband.
All up, including honeymoon, rings (my engagement ring didn't cost us anything but is priceless as it was my late mother-in-law's), engagement party, bridesmaids dresses and groomsmen's suits (we paid for all their expenses), gifts for the bridal party etc we spent about $35,000. A lot of money.
We could have had a wonderful wedding for $500. But not with what we wanted, not with the number of guests I "needed" to have. I don't regret spending what we did. I wish I had the money in my pocket now but we saved it (no loans or credit cards) and then we spent it. And now it is gone! But the memories are not.
I don't think my marriage is any stronger or weaker due to what I spent or didn't spend. There are people who are more focussed on the wedding day than the marriage with all kinds of budgets. It isn't a predictor in and of itself.
belizeli
14-07-2010, 14:58
We spent about $30k... I dont feel it was too much or that it reflects what I want our marriage to be.
We spent that much because we could, and because I wasnt going to compromise on what I wanted. Our biggest and probably most ridiculous expense (honeymoon not included) was the cars coming in at just under 5k. They didnt fit with the wedding theme at all, but I wanted to ride in them anyway.. so I did. And they were awesome, worth every cent.
I know lots of people dont care about weddings, and thats fair enough. But I do, and Id like to think that Id get the same respect as I offer to others when it comes to matter of preference.
If I had cut corners, went for the cheap/easy options, I would have been disappointed on the day. I would have looked back and thought "I wish" rather than " Nothing could have been better". Isnt that what a wedding is? Making it totally and uniquely yours?
Im sure if cash was an issue for us we would have either waited or saved a lot harder.
Raising Leprechauns
14-07-2010, 14:59
More than $40k. But that included a round the world honeymoon and a church blessing and second reception in Ireland. Between both receptions just under 300 guests.
And totally worth every cent.:D
belizeli
14-07-2010, 15:00
LilMissnBoo... how very jealous I am!! The Maldives *sigh*
We went to the Cook Islands because the airtime was less and Im scared of flying LOL
we have spent so far $12k i think by the time we are done as its not till october it will be more like $16k as we still have our honeymoon to spend money on and still have a few things to finalise and pay for.
Savingfishfromdrowning
14-07-2010, 15:06
5K, that was 9 years ago now. I thought at the time it was a 'big' wedding, but it's nothing compared to what people do these days!
TBH I was freaking out about spending that much on *one day*, and can't believe people go into debt to pay for their wedding!
im not married yet but our wedding so far is costing us $35000 including the wedding bands (i hope) but thats not including my engagement ring. Do you include that in the final price :confused: not sure but if you do then it brings the total up to $57k but i chose the $20-$50k option because i dint really think you include the engagement ring
Savingfishfromdrowning
14-07-2010, 15:26
im not married yet but our wedding so far is costing us $35000 including the wedding bands (i hope) but thats not including my engagement ring. Do you include that in the final price :confused: not sure but if you do then it brings the total up to $57k but i chose the $20-$50k option because i dint really think you include the engagement ring
Holy flipping heck! Your engagement ring cost $22K!! Yikes! How many carats is that??
:o umm its 1.6 carat cushion cut and its surrounded by another 0.5 carat of smaller diamonds set in platinum its really really beautiful, but like I said I dont really include that in the wedding price because i see them as separate
We got married 14 yrs ago and spent no more than $1500 :thumbsup:
I'm not one to wear a big white dress and be the centre of attention...:o LOL
why do people think its ok to say that spending a lot of money on a wedding is a "waste"? it would be really rude if i were to pipe up and make a negative comment on not spending money on a wedding (ie calling someone a cheapskate. i dont think this, but using it as an example).
and why presume that people have gone into debt?
we didnt take out a loan. we already had bought a house and had a car.
i take offence to comments that i "wasted" my hard earned money on my wedding day.
i take greater offence to the inference that this means that my marriage means less than the marriage of others who didnt spend a lot on their wedding day.
my DH and i are very happily married. it has jacks sh!t to do with our wedding day - its cos we love each other and are committed to our relationship.
DailyDiversion
14-07-2010, 17:52
We spent about 25K all up, about half of that amount paid for an amazing honeymoon in New York and LA.
We could afford it and didn't go into debt. We had a great time we will always remember so for us it was money well spent.
Savingfishfromdrowning
14-07-2010, 18:10
:o umm its 1.6 carat cushion cut and its surrounded by another 0.5 carat of smaller diamonds set in platinum its really really beautiful, but like I said I dont really include that in the wedding price because i see them as separate
Sounds beautiful, would love to see a picture :yes: One of your side stones is bigger than my whole ring :laughing:. We have our 10 year anniversary next year, maybe an eternity ring is on the cards ;).
I don't think it counts as part of the wedding budget either.
louellyn
14-07-2010, 18:23
Our wedding day was over $50K (rings would make it over $60K)
We didn't have much of a honeymoon (by choice) though we went down south WA and that cost upwards of another $8-10K
We paid for everything in cash, no debt whatsoever and had everthing done professionally as neither of us are good at making things ourselves.
Do I regret spending the money - yes and no. Yes because we could have used it on a destination wedding (which I now recommend to everyone) and no because we could afford it and people still talk about it as the best wedding they have been to and it was what I wanted at the time.
I cannot see why there would be a connection to the cost of a wedding and the divorce rate unless people are stupid enough to go into serious debt for one day - and then yes that type of poor financial planning could spill over into the marriage.
sunnymummy
14-07-2010, 20:57
Ours was about $10k. My parents gave us some and we saved for the rest.
I made the invitations. A friend was our photographer.. he gave us a disk and we just printed whatever we liked. My dress was technically a deb dress so it was much cheaper than a 'real' wedding dress... not that you could tell.
It was a perfect day. :valentine:
MrsHappy
14-07-2010, 22:20
I'm another one here who spent quite a bit in her wedding but also didn't go into debt to do it! For two years we saved out butts off so that we could go to Europe for three months and then come home work a few months and then have a massive wedding and then we went os for a fortnight for our honey moon! It was a massive spending year but we could afford it and we did and we did it before we had other monentory responsibilities like kids or a house! So why not! Now we have just bought a house and are ttc so we did spend a heap but I agree with Moxy it is no way a reflection on my marriage and don't see how anyone could see that??
Sounds beautiful, would love to see a picture :yes: One of your side stones is bigger than my whole ring :laughing:. We have our 10 year anniversary next year, maybe an eternity ring is on the cards ;).
I don't think it counts as part of the wedding budget either.
nah the side stones are small, all up they equal 0.5 carat if you google tiffany and co legacy ring then it should come up, i did post a pic in the show us your ring thread but i cant be bothered searching for it lol
MyCheekyMonkey
15-07-2010, 12:47
We spent $16k last year.
Our actual wedding was only $6.5k for 26 people, it's the wedding rings that makes ours seem expensive.
We did have a big wedding planned and booked that would have cost us $40k +, but then I fell pregnant and had a small immediate family only wedding when I was 8 months pregnant and it was the best decision ever!
Lemonhead
15-07-2010, 12:51
This is a great thread!
DP and I are coming up to our 6 year anniversary of being together next month and we are talking about having a small registry wedding and then taking our guests (about 30) to a restaurant to celebrate next November. We hope to spend no more than $5-6,000 and I thought perhaps a wedding that cheap would feel as though it meant less than the one we planned on having (costing over 40k) when we first got engaged 4 years ago.
I loved reading about all the smaller scale weddings and how meaningful and memorable (and less stressful!) they were :yes:.
why do people think its ok to say that spending a lot of money on a wedding is a "waste"? it would be really rude if i were to pipe up and make a negative comment on not spending money on a wedding (ie calling someone a cheapskate. i dont think this, but using it as an example).
and why presume that people have gone into debt?
we didnt take out a loan. we already had bought a house and had a car.
i take offence to comments that i "wasted" my hard earned money on my wedding day.
i take greater offence to the inference that this means that my marriage means less than the marriage of others who didnt spend a lot on their wedding day.
my DH and i are very happily married. it has jacks sh!t to do with our wedding day - its cos we love each other and are committed to our relationship.
Some people DO believe it is a waste of money, what's the big deal? You possibly believe people who spend a small amount are cheapskate, that's your opinion.
In MY opinion, spending more than 10k IS a waste of money. My DF and I love each other (size and cost of wedding has no bearing on love ;)) I don't need to spend thousands and thousands to show off to everyone I know just for one day. We have a house and cars, we are committed. Personally, I'd rather have a party in my backyard with a few close friends and some family TBH. I'd rather be paying 50k off our mortgage or investing in our children's future, not waste the money on one day. In fact, I'd rather not get married at all. I don't need a piece of paper to show how much I love someone.
Some people DO believe it is a waste of money, what's the big deal? You possibly believe people who spend a small amount are cheapskate, that's your opinion.
In MY opinion, spending more than 10k IS a waste of money. My DF and I love each other (size and cost of wedding has no bearing on love ;)) I don't need to spend thousands and thousands to show off to everyone I know just for one day. We have a house and cars, we are committed. Personally, I'd rather have a party in my backyard with a few close friends and some family TBH. I'd rather be paying 50k off our mortgage or investing in our children's future, not waste the money on one day. In fact, I'd rather not get married at all. I don't need a piece of paper to show how much I love someone.
you've missed my point i dont care whether someone spends $1 or $1m on their wedding. what im saying is that the those who spend more than $10k appear to be sitting ducks for being accused of being wasteful with money. you dont see anyone making negative comments though on those people who dont spend a lot of money.
i didnt spend $30k to "show off" as you put it. we had what we wanted to make our day and honeymoon special for us. thats not a waste of money IMO. in fact it was the best $30k ive ever spent.
Raising Leprechauns
15-07-2010, 14:01
you've missed my point i dont care whether someone spends $1 or $1m on their wedding. what im saying is that the those who spend more than $10k appear to be sitting ducks for being accused of being wasteful with money. you dont see anyone making negative comments though on those people who dont spend a lot of money.
i didnt spend $30k to "show off" as you put it. we had what we wanted to make our day and honeymoon special for us. thats not a waste of money IMO. in fact it was the best $30k ive ever spent.
:iagree:Hear hear. I spent what I did because I could. We incurred no debt. We already owned our house and cars etc. Our big weddings (we had two in different countries) were every bit as meaningful as anyone elses and I resent the implication that it wasnt.
I had the weddings and honeymoon I had always dreamed of and apart from the birth of my children it was the best day of my entire life. There is no price limit on that and I dont regret a cent of it.
I don't care what others spend, it's their money not mine (just as long as they don't expect guests to help pay for it :p).
I personally think massive, expensive weddings are a waste of money, although I would spend that sort of money on something else in a heartbeat (like travel).
Each to their own.
you've missed my point i dont care whether someone spends $1 or $1m on their wedding. what im saying is that the those who spend more than $10k appear to be sitting ducks for being accused of being wasteful with money. you dont see anyone making negative comments though on those people who dont spend a lot of money.
i didnt spend $30k to "show off" as you put it. we had what we wanted to make our day and honeymoon special for us. thats not a waste of money IMO. in fact it was the best $30k ive ever spent.
Good for you. I'm glad you enjoyed your day, everybody should enjoy their wedding day.
Why do you get offended though if people think spending that much money is just a waste if it was "the best 30k you've spent" :confused:
the offence taken was in the inference that people who spend money on their wedding are "wasteful" with money. what i choose to do with my money isn't for anyone else to pass judgement on. i can see why not everyone would do it - good for them.
i also took offence to the inference that because we spent a significant amount on our wedding that it's less meaningful or that we were "showing off".
i cant see how judgement can be passed on how i choose to spend money when others have no idea about me and my situation.
ETA: and i take offence to everything right now cos im so friggen hormonal :)
mum2bubba
15-07-2010, 19:05
Nothing :laughing:
Not married and don't plan on getting married anytime soon :p
Hahah, same. But if I was gonna get married I'd hope to spend no more than $1000.
We spent around $12grand.And we did things pretty cheap-my dress was $300,jewellery $20,shoes $20:laughing:
It was an awesome day,and a special week for us having friends and family here from NZ.
:goodvibes:
TripleTime
15-07-2010, 20:20
I have no idea & we're getting married in 10 weeks.
At a guess 10-12k
louellyn
16-07-2010, 01:20
Being one of the people who spent way over $10K on my wedding I can say that I really couldn't care less if someone thinks I wasted money because it was my money and I can do whatever I chose with it.
My DH and I are both professionals with high paying jobs and so the cost of our wedding really wasn't alot in respect to the money we earn and the assets we own.
A wedding can be amazing whatever you spend, it is about what you can afford, what you want on the day and what you make of what you have.
If I went back I would spend the money differently BUT it would still be the same amount spent on a wedding.
lemongrass
14-08-2010, 20:02
Under 1000, not including rings
mummythreetimes
14-08-2010, 20:06
just over 30k and we didnt have a honeymoon so that as just the wedding alone, A bridal party off 12 in total.
earthfairy
14-08-2010, 20:26
We got married 7 years ago & in total it came to $12,500 - we didnt have a honeymoon as we wanted to put money towards buying a house.
Most expensive part was probably my dress....$3,800 :D
We had a bare foot beach wedding & it was the most perfect day :valentine:
awwww....I just love weddings....ALL WEDDINGS! :goodvibes:
A Party of Five
14-08-2010, 20:27
About $500 :yes:
My DH and I are both professionals with high paying jobs and so the cost of our wedding really wasn't alot in respect to the money we earn and the assets we own.
We live very comfortably and earn very good money, I still wouldn't want to spend tens of thousands on our wedding.
$20,000 if you include the 8 week honey moon around europe:D would not change a thing or a single cent!
Crazyfiasco
14-08-2010, 20:38
Ours was around $16,000 but a lot was paid for by parents, I was trying to make it cheaper but they wanted to go all out and were so excited it was easier to let them have fun. We had a fantastic morning wedding, lunch reception at a beautiful garden place outside. Beautiful cars etc.
We did pay for items over the year before, which made it easier. My dress was expensive but I adored it and hell it's just one day I really enjoyed it, have many good memories and gorgeous photos.
soexcited
14-08-2010, 20:42
All up including wedding bands (I got 2 - each with 0.5 carats worth of diamonds - DH insisted, who was I to argue?!:D), engagement ring, honeymoon etc, probably close to $50k. My mum paid for most of our reception though, my dad gave us some money and DH's dad gave us a very generous contribution
Little-Pink-Hen
14-08-2010, 21:36
The whole thing, dress, bridesmaids, suits, cars, photos, reception, rings, honeymoon, invitations, hair, etc etc cost $15k
My inlaws paid for the reception though $8000 for a total inclusion package
Eta I feel extravagant now reading through
Alothough engagement ring $200, wedding band $400 dh band $250, dress$400, shoes $50, made our own invites, two week honeymoon in suffers including flights, accomadatiom and food, spending and sight seeing , everything cost less than 5k and that was with qantas flights married before jetstar and virgin existed :p
Not sure. We didn't pay for anything.
My parents paid for the wedding and dh's paid for the bar tab. My parents paid for the honey moon. I just got to enjoy all the planning!
We just picked out what we liked and they just kept paying it off.
I'll do the same for my kids. Whatever they want on that day I'll pay for.
I still think about my wedding every single day.
soexcited
15-08-2010, 00:46
All this talking about wedding costs made me watch our wedding DVD (another very expensive item!!) .... don't regret any of the $$$ such a wonderful day :valentine:
Happy2be3
15-08-2010, 21:57
Too much.. about $5000 all up. Me and DH wanted to elope just the 2 of us but my mum would have killed me, so we had to have a wedding:rolleyes:
We got married, then had a renewal of vows which we spent a bit more money on, but it wasn't that much, i never added it up, but it was probably around $2000 with rings it would have been extra, actually i got 2 engagement rings, so that was about $4000 for the 2 rings and wedding ring. I will melt the old engagement ring and take the stones out to make something else eventually, still have no eternity ring so could probably do something, but CBF. hehe Sometimes i wish i had the big white wedding, but i'm not one for being centre of attention either, i think i'd just actually hate it, ours was much less fuss, less stress and the ceremony was very touching, so we enjoyed it and put the money towards our house which is a better investment in our future.
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