Should couples spend a lot of money or is it ok to spend modestly on weddings?

Only spend what you feel comfortable spending. It's the act of marriage that's important, not the party. In the city, you can have a great wedding for $10K or less, and in the country, it's even less than that. Do things your way, not the way the bridal industry says to do them, and you'll find that it's not all that expensive.Should couples spend a lot of money or is it ok to spend modestly on weddings?
SPEND WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD!!!Should couples spend a lot of money or is it ok to spend modestly on weddings?
My wedding cost about $3000, that was with 7 bridesmaid and groomsman, dress, cake , food, photographer, flowers, etc......Your wedding can be big and beautiful for little to nothing. I have been to wedding that cost $25,000 + before and I think that my wedding was just as beautiful as the more expensive one.





I spent modestly because I paid for most of mine, but with somew luck and help from my friends, I got my dream designer dress for close to nothing and my bridesmaids bought their dresses, a present to me.. Friend did flowers as gift to me, photographer was professional, but hubby's cousin, so he was dirt cheap, hall we got married in was free because I worked there, had cash bar, and food was gifts from assorted friends and family. I felt that everyone put in on it, and made the day so much more personal for me!!
It is ok to spend as little money possible in your wedding. I planned a wedding with only $1,500 dollars. You can have a very modest wedding as long as it is tasteful. Go to the dollar store, buy candles, go to staples and buy business cards, type a nice lil quote in the card like ';the one that lights up my heart'; your names and date or something, buy lil wedding theme bags in your local party store put a card and candle in the bag and those are the lil gifts for guests. Also, do a buffet style dinner. If you have a young person that loves music tell them they are in charge of the music and tell them what kind of music you like, give him'her cd's youlike and set them up with a cd player and speaker and that it. Give your bridemaids jobs at the wedding. Serving, passing out stuff, I'll plan your wedding for you if you like.
Only have a wedding you can actually afford. It is a terrible idea to start your life together in debt. 80% of couples who get divorced do so because of money problems so debt is the fastest way to ruin your marriage. Also, even if I had 40,000 to spend, I'd rather use it to put a down payment on a house than spend it on one day of my life. As long as you're surrounded by people you love, your wedding will be beautiful.
The wedding police will not arrest you if you don't spend a certain sum. You certainly do not want to go into debt over it! Consider what you actually want and do that. Anyone who says you HAVE TO get engraved matchbooks, personalized napkins, live music, ten course seated receptions, dove releases, limos, ice sculptures, or a million other little touchs some have at weddings are just meddlers. If someone does not like the wedding, they do not have to attend it! If you had your heart set on a certain band playing or particular food being served, by all means do it if you can afford it. The only thing you don't want to do is spend too much on some things but skrimp on necessities. If you are having an outside wedding, you have to make plans for bad weather. If you are having food that has to be kept hot or cold, pay the extra to keep the food from going bad and giving the guest food poisioning. If you want a hundred guests, make sure you have parking and seating for a hundred guests. Otherwise, entirely up to you how you spend your money.
persnally, I would save your money and have a small wedding. weddings can cost thousands, so why give it to someone when you can keep the money in the bank for what you want or need.
You can spend whatever amount you want to. People spend anywhere from $5000 to over $100,000. It just depends on where, what day, and how many people your going to have at your wedding. If you want a simple or extravagant wedding. If you want to do some things yourself or hire somebody else to do them.Here goes a link on wedding budgetshttp://boards.weddingchannel.com/forum.j鈥?/a> .Here goes a helpful wedding website. www.weddingchannel.com
You should do what feels right for YOU. Some people want all the traditional things, and some just want to go get it over with down at city hall. Saving the money can be great, but not if you are going to regret not having a ';real'; wedding the rest of your life. No matter which way you go, keep in mind that at the end of the day it is really all about you and your new partner starting a new life together.





Today's ';average'; weddings are costing around $20,000.
You should do what makes you happy. I think it's riduculous when people spend $20,000-$30,000 for a wedding that is only one day out of the rest of their lives together. Mine is costing me about $6,000. And that's with providing my own alcohol, having a fiend that's a caterer, and another friend that is a photographer. I think it's reasonable to keep the cost under $10,000. I would save some money to spend on the honeymoon, too. Who wants to go into debt for a wedding??
Spend what you want to. Do whatever it is to make your day special. In the end the price tag doesn't really matter. The most important thing is that you actually get married. And enjoy each other during the planning. Don't forget that the celebration of your love is what it's all about!
Cut corners where you can...it is ONE day...granted, one of the most special days of your life, but still...ONE day and all that money is out the window. We spent around $6000 on ours...and it is going to be awesome.
The average wedding is around $22,000. But owning a wedding and event business, we have pulled off beautiful weddings for far less. A lot of it depends on your guest size, and your style. Remember a majority of your budget is going to go towards your reception/food. But if you plan accordingly and defiantly realistically, it is possible to have a wedding without a Donald Trump price. Some brides want ( and can afford) to spend lavishly, some brides can't...so I say, it's YOUR big day, spend what you can afford (without having to get a second job to pay for your wedding - some people really do this or they get loans..a big NO NO) but aside from all of the beautiful flowers, the designer dresses and the breathtaking cake...don't loose focus on the REAL reason of the marriage - a unity of two loving people.
Spend what you can afford to have the wedding that you want.
I've been to both modest weddings (one that was in their backyard and one at a Firehouse) and ones where they spent a lot of money (one at Walt Disney World) and I had a blast at all of them. Don't think you have to spend a lot of money if you don't have it. It's all about getting friends and family together to celebrate your marriage.





Quick story - I know another couple that invited all there friends %26amp; family over to their house for a BBQ %26amp; pool party. Without anyone knowing, they slipped into the house, got out of their bathing suits, into nice outfits (she wore a simple white dress that she had in the closet, he wore kaki pants and button shirt) and walked onto their deck with a priest. After they got everyone鈥檚 attention they had a quick ceremony, a nice toast - then back to the pool. They didn't want a big wedding (or even a medium wedding). No one will ever forget it - it was a blast. Only wedding I've been to where the groom was cooking hotdogs on the grill at the reception.
I loved my wedding and I had a lot of pomp and cirumstance.


I know we saved on the honeymoon we went camping.





No one will get mad that you had a big or small wedding. Eloping is also good way to save money