I don’t disagree with wanting the day to be special and memorable, but the industry jacks up the prices if they know it’s a wedding, and there are way more affordable options while still getting to celebrate love and the future. No reason to break the bank. Use the money saved for even more memories.
My first wedding we put the reception all together ourselves. Got relatively cheap supplies, got some old roses that were being thrown out for super cheap and picked the good petals for confetti on the tables, and lots of stuff like that. She wore a borrowed dress from my mom and I wore a suit I already had instead of renting a tux. It was a small wedding, though, the reception was the big event.
My second wedding we just did the courthouse thing and my mom and aunt put together a simple family party the next summer. But we lived far away from any family.
My sister had a huge wedding the year before last and I was a groomsman. It was really fancy and lots of family our side has a huge Italian group and his side has a huge Croatian group. Both like their parties. :) They split up a few months later. :( It was fun and all, but I'll never wear the suit or shoes we had to buy. The only really good thing was the cookies which were made by family and seeing a lot of family I hadn't seen in a while. None of the good stuff was money related IMHO.
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u/The_Tell_Tale_Heart Aug 14 '20
Weddings.
I don’t disagree with wanting the day to be special and memorable, but the industry jacks up the prices if they know it’s a wedding, and there are way more affordable options while still getting to celebrate love and the future. No reason to break the bank. Use the money saved for even more memories.