Our church does weddings for free
The families can bring their own food and decorations, but renting the church is free.
The families can bring their own food and decorations, but renting the church is free.
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Have your grandpa rent out the local V.F.W.
I tried to get married as cheap as possible and couldn't find a way to do it so I just went to a Civil Servant's house and signed papers with immediate family. That was it. It was like $150.
I'm glad I did it that way because we got divorced. I couldn't imaging having also wasted $30k on a wedding.
I'm glad I did it that way because we got divorced. I couldn't imaging having also wasted $30k on a wedding.
You can get married at the courthouse for like 160 bucks or whatever.
Then you can have a priest ordain it for whatever it costs. Then have some friend or the exterminator show up as a witness.
Should not set you back more than a grand.
Anything else is entertaining female delusions.
Then you can have a priest ordain it for whatever it costs. Then have some friend or the exterminator show up as a witness.
Should not set you back more than a grand.
Anything else is entertaining female delusions.
Skip the legalities
A marriage needs to be recognized by a church, not the government.
A marriage needs to be recognized by a church, not the government.
For a woman it's her most important day of her life.
So we shouldn't be too fucking cheap, LOL
I'm okay with the back yard BBQ and playing banjo but women want attention, celebration, cheer, decoration and all that woman stuff. So i say entertain some of those female delusions for her if it makes her happy on the biggest day of her life.
Moderate her CONSOOMERISM with the idea that money not blown on the wedding can be down payment on the legacy of the marriage such as land, a home, saving for the first child, etc.
So we shouldn't be too fucking cheap, LOL
I'm okay with the back yard BBQ and playing banjo but women want attention, celebration, cheer, decoration and all that woman stuff. So i say entertain some of those female delusions for her if it makes her happy on the biggest day of her life.
Moderate her CONSOOMERISM with the idea that money not blown on the wedding can be down payment on the legacy of the marriage such as land, a home, saving for the first child, etc.
1-2 months salary on a wedding ring
have guests pay for their own travel and room. You pay for meals and entertainment.
I'd expect a wedding to cost me about $10k-$15k for food, a live band, a large tent/chairs/tables/rental stuff, photography, tuxedos and dresses etc.
have guests pay for their own travel and room. You pay for meals and entertainment.
I'd expect a wedding to cost me about $10k-$15k for food, a live band, a large tent/chairs/tables/rental stuff, photography, tuxedos and dresses etc.
Toast message
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.