http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/hitched-for-less/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/hitched-for-less/#comment-6880 AconyBelle Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:07:33 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=6315#comment-6880 Mu husband and I got married almost exactly five years ago. We rented a pavilion in a state forest, used an ipod with speaker for music, and had BBQ. It was awesome. Cut to my recent experience as a bridesmaid in a more traditional (spendy) wedding. I actually spent more on all of the prescribed stuff for someone else's wedding than I did on my entire wedding! Mu husband and I got married almost exactly five years ago. We rented a pavilion in a state forest, used an ipod with speaker for music, and had BBQ. It was awesome. Cut to my recent experience as a bridesmaid in a more traditional (spendy) wedding. I actually spent more on all of the prescribed stuff for someone else’s wedding than I did on my entire wedding!

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/hitched-for-less/#comment-6879 bookworm Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:04:50 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=6315#comment-6879 My wedding on Long Island costed about $12k for the same amount of people, but we did the whole sit-down bit at a wedding hall because my husband wanted the more traditional wedding (it was my 2nd, I would have been fine at City Hall). It can be done as long as you prioritize what you really want. I wanted a photographer but didn't care about a videographer and did my own makeup. We got married and had the reception in the same place and drove our car at the end of the night, not a limo. I was fine with the cake and flowers that came with our package and didn't do any upgrades. A traditional wedding can be done on the cheap without having to resort to a dessert reception. My wedding on Long Island costed about $12k for the same amount of people, but we did the whole sit-down bit at a wedding hall because my husband wanted the more traditional wedding (it was my 2nd, I would have been fine at City Hall). It can be done as long as you prioritize what you really want. I wanted a photographer but didn’t care about a videographer and did my own makeup. We got married and had the reception in the same place and drove our car at the end of the night, not a limo. I was fine with the cake and flowers that came with our package and didn’t do any upgrades. A traditional wedding can be done on the cheap without having to resort to a dessert reception.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/hitched-for-less/#comment-6872 MuffyStJohn Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:01:21 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=6315#comment-6872 Thank you for this. If I had to read one more article about how it's necessary to spend $27k to get married, I was going to stab a bridesmaid. Thank you for this. If I had to read one more article about how it’s necessary to spend $27k to get married, I was going to stab a bridesmaid.

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