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I feel the same way; weddings have always felt like an unnecessary extravagance. Some friends are getting married on the weekend and I was shocked to learn tha

I feel the same way; weddings have always felt like an unnecessary extravagance. Some friends are getting married on the weekend and I was shocked to learn that they're spending close to $50,000 on the wedding, and that's after a raising over $5,000 at their social and getting financial support from both their families to pay for the event. That's like a downpayment on a house! Insanity.

g00s3_caLL_x2 7y ago
That's not 'like a downpayment' that is a very healthy down payment!
ido 7y ago
That kind of expense sounds outrageous to me. we married in the czech republic (we lived in austria at the time, now in germany - both border CZ) & I believe the bill ended up being around €5-6k which our parents on both sides wanted to split between them (we could have paid for it ourselves had they not). partially its because it's just plain cheaper there but a lot of it is just how freaking overboard some people go with weddings!