<p>How much do you plan on spending on your wedding, if you have one?</p>
<p>Just recently, two of my female friends said that they were going to have massive weddings, and told their future "husbands" that they were paying for it all. Total cost, over 100 grand. I planned on barely hitting five grand.</p>
<p>Why would anyone want a large wedding?</p>
<p>Better question, why’d you ever wanna get married?</p>
<p>Keeping below 5 grand is gonna take some serious effort… My dad is in the catering business and you’d be surprised how much people will spend on parties.</p>
<p>If my future wife wants to spend a ton of money on our wedding, then her parents can pay for it. Otherwise it’s not happening.</p>
<p>I dunno if I really even want to get married. 
But if I do I just want a small, simple wedding. No church. No elaborate dress. etc.</p>
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<p>Traditionally the father of the bride is to pay for the wedding. That’s still really *****y though. I don’t want to marry a girl like that, and I feel bad for anyone who will tolerate such a materialistic girl. Imagine what it would be like to live with a girl like that for the rest of your life. I best she would refuse to work too, but still demand that lifestyle. </p>
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<p>You better think higher. But anyway, don’t you think it’s a little early for you to be making a wedding budget?</p>
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<p>If I get married (emphasis on if) I want it to be small. But I’ve known people who’ve been together for 20+ years but aren’t married. Its not necessary. My significant other (male, female, extraterrestrial, whatever) will have to compromise with me.</p>
<p>I often wonder where I would find enough friends to invite to a big wedding</p>
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<p>I’m glad that I’m not the only one who holds this mindset.</p>
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<p>I suppose that it depends on how you’d define “big,” but unless you had hundreds of friends, there would probably be a lot of empty seats. I’d assume that those who do opt to have larger weddings either have a multitude of friends, or several relatives, friends of friends, and acquaintances that they felt compelled to invite.</p>
<p>So no one wants a big wedding? Things are so boring when everyone’s in agreement.</p>
<p>IF I do get married one day in the distant future (and I sort of intend to, but its not the most important thing in the world to me), I will only invite my family and good friends, and my future husband’s family and friends. Considering the size of my family, and the rate at which we seem to procreate, it will have to be a fairly large wedding by default.</p>
<p>^^Lol, I just acknowledged that you necroed this. </p>
<p>More people will probably post later on tomorrow, so there should be more contrast/excitement soon.</p>
<p>^I am trying to promote the term maple as an alternative to necro when it is done for lols.</p>
<p>I hope so. It’s a terrible pity when mapleing goes to waste :/</p>
<p>^^^My family breeds like rabbits, just inviting aunts/uncles/cousins adds up to a hundred or so people. Small is not really an option. Big doesn’t always mean expensive though, it depends how much work you’re willing to do yourself.</p>
<p>lol, i’d love to keep it under 20 grand, but my family is just too damn big. My mom has like 7 brothers…</p>
<p>Damn…</p>
<p>Okay…I’ve had this discussion with my kids/nieces/nephews…WHY is everyone against marriage? Been married 19 years (happily) & I’m really interested in what the mindset of this generation is when it comes to commitment.</p>
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Dude, that is like how much a dress can cost. Better not marry a chick who has expensive taste</p>
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<p>As for me I want a HUGE wedding. Like huge. In a church all my family and friends. Great dress, like I’ll have like my number one maid of honor and whatnot but like there need to be at the most like 20 more.</p>
<p>I want to design my own dress and the bridesmaid dress as well.
But I do not want it to be mega expensive and of course I would help pay for it along with my family and husband. I’m not going to make one person pay for it.</p>
<p>Qdawg— that’s who I want to invite. </p>
<p>Boymom— it’s not that I’m against it, but today 50% of marriages end in divorce within 3 years–I’ll be in college longer than I’ll be married. I’m not afraid of commitment, I don’t want to make that much of a commitment to someone and then have them not hold up their end. </p>
<p>People say you have to “stick it out” but if my significant other cheats on me or something, the marriage is over.</p>