What do you think about wedding costs, how much is the right amount?
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steele2 on scored.co
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My friends got married on a beach in the evening with a dozen guests including their immediate family.
No gifts. Smart casual clothing. Nothing fancy.
We all took photos on our cameras and phones, so we didn't need a photographer.
The civil celebrant service cost something like $100 - $150 to get the paperwork done.
Afterwards we spent the evening together sitting around my stone fire pit.
Friends all chipped in $50 for drinks and BBQ meat. I prepared some home-brew like I often do.
I spent about $150 on some good quality snacks and cooked up some home-made pizzas (because they are nice) with feta salad.
It was a beautiful celebration.
One of my workmates had a massive fancy and expensive wedding. Professional caterers, florists, photographers, music, gifts for everyone, honeymoon holiday, etc. She wouldn't say how much it costs, but she did arrive on a horse drawn cart. I tried not to laugh when she said that. It sounded retarded.
sounds about right. should cost about the same as throwing a big family gathering - like a large Thanksgiving.
remember the purpose of a wedding: to celebrate the formation of a new family and to broadcast that this particular woman is taken to any other potential suitors.
Sounds like a good time. You are a good friend for trying your best to make it a special occassion.
It's really just about the union, celebrating the union, having family and friends who support the union. It's easier for a marriage to work out when everyone around you is supportive.
I dont even think the legal paperwork is necessary. For example if it puts you at disadvantage then dont file it. If it puts you at advantage then file. Having the government recognize a marriage is meaningless now that the government recognizes fake marriages. So that could have saved you guys extra $150.
No gifts. Smart casual clothing. Nothing fancy.
We all took photos on our cameras and phones, so we didn't need a photographer.
The civil celebrant service cost something like $100 - $150 to get the paperwork done.
Afterwards we spent the evening together sitting around my stone fire pit.
Friends all chipped in $50 for drinks and BBQ meat. I prepared some home-brew like I often do.
I spent about $150 on some good quality snacks and cooked up some home-made pizzas (because they are nice) with feta salad.
It was a beautiful celebration.
One of my workmates had a massive fancy and expensive wedding. Professional caterers, florists, photographers, music, gifts for everyone, honeymoon holiday, etc. She wouldn't say how much it costs, but she did arrive on a horse drawn cart. I tried not to laugh when she said that. It sounded retarded.
remember the purpose of a wedding: to celebrate the formation of a new family and to broadcast that this particular woman is taken to any other potential suitors.
It's really just about the union, celebrating the union, having family and friends who support the union. It's easier for a marriage to work out when everyone around you is supportive.
I dont even think the legal paperwork is necessary. For example if it puts you at disadvantage then dont file it. If it puts you at advantage then file. Having the government recognize a marriage is meaningless now that the government recognizes fake marriages. So that could have saved you guys extra $150.