Expensive Weddings

[st_files]

It seems crazy to me to spend £5K+ on a wedding day (a lot of people spend a lot, lot more than that). Surely its better to spend a fraction of that and use the leftover to pay a chunk of the mortgage/invest? has anyone here spent a huge amount on their wedding? Did you regret it (the expenditure, not the marriage.....)?

[Justayellowbadge]

5K?



That's sausage rolls at the Dog and Duck.

[Sebo]

Father of the bride paid. It was excellent.

[10 Pence Short]

Justayellowbadge said:

5K?



That's sausage rolls at the Dog and Duck.

Don't be mean. I'm sure 'Shameless' style weddings are all the rage, these days.

[soad]

£5k you say?

I hear the wedding ceremony of Vanisha (daughter of steel tycoon, Lakshmi Mittal) cost around £30 mil.

All depends on one's available funds. Some want big expensive weddings/others don't (or perhaps can't afford one).

Either way, its' no big deal so long as you're both happy.

Edited by soad on Thursday 11th March 12:06

[DJC]

When we first looked at getting married I set a budget of £7k. Add £3k to that. Add the engagement and wedding rings and it was a whole lot more.

It isnt so much about regretting per se, as not having an option about it.

[littlegreenfairy]

I know of a very good business to use for cakes Reasonably priced as well

[Lefty Two Drams]

We did ours reasonably on-the-cheap as we were starting spending money on our barn conversion.

Excluding rings and honeymoon I think it was about £15k. 60 guests during the day, another 50 at night.

I wish we had just taken a few close friends and fasmily away somewhere for 3 or 4 days and got married that way. Might have saved a chunk of cash.

[beakr]

From what I recall from my wedding about 8 years ago, the AVERAGE is 10K.

[Bing o]

It will never cost as much as the divorce.

[escargot]

littlegreenfairy said:

I know of a very good business to use for cakes Reasonably priced as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimiDBAK2wA

[Dilligaf10]

Bing o said:

It will never cost as much as the divorce.

Beat me to it, if you think weddings are expensive, small change compared to a divorce. Trust me I have had 3 divorces!!

[pugwash4x4]

average now is 19-22k depending on what you read.

missus and i wanted a simple wedding- nothing spectacular- but feeding and entertaining people isn't cheap.

we are budgeted at 16k without a honeymoon or rings! Fiancees brother got married last week and they were VERY careful with money- still cost them 14k though. Everything costs more than you think it should- at the moment i'm searching for silent generators- need 30kva for 24 hours- best price? £450! we had budgeted £275!

[Neil H]

5k might get you a dress and a cake.

[escargot]

Dilligaf10 said:

Trust me I have had 3 divorces!!

I think your judgment is a little suspect in all honesty.

[damci]

I'm getting married in August this year. In all honesty you could get married for under a grand at a registry office but what woman wants that? We have budgeted £15k plus £3k for honeymoon and we are on budget for now.

It is a lot of money to spend on a day but compared to what some people spend its short change really.

[littlegreenfairy]

escargot said:

littlegreenfairy said:

I know of a very good business to use for cakes Reasonably priced as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimiDBAK2wA

I love that sketch

[pdV6]

pugwash4x4 said:

aEverything costs more than you think it should

Indeed. Try getting venues to quote for a "party" and then for exactly the same stuff but for a "wedding reception". Can be rather a large price differential.

[littlegreenfairy]

pdV6 said:

pugwash4x4 said:

aEverything costs more than you think it should

Indeed. Try getting venues to quote for a "party" and then for exactly the same stuff but for a "wedding reception". Can be rather a large price differential.

This really REALLY annoys me. REALLY annoys.

Ok so cake wise - you might want more decoration or more complex stuff on a wedding cake, but it shouldn't be 10000000000 times that of a birthday cake. My pricing works on a standard cake with simple designs on it, then you want more complicated - you pay for it. The same cake for a birthday, christening, wedding, congratulations you've got 3 legs...all the same.

There should be NO difference what so ever if you want the same stuff. It's criminal. Just look at the price of dresses as well! Just wrong.

I'll stop ranting now.

[pugwash4x4]

yeah like that clip though- Missus is intent on telling everyone its for a wedding- but i'm telling all and sundry that its for a corporate garden party.