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By: MakintheBacon$

MakintheBacon$ — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:49:36 +0000

You can have whatever wedding you want. It’s your special day and as long as you set a budget for it and stick to it, you’re golden. 8K is definitely a reasonable amount. I know of people who have spend $40-60k on weddings. Yikes. I know they can afford it, but that number was a bit much in my opinion. I am not married yet, since the bf and I just bought a house, a wedding is not in the picture. We’re both not really wedding type people, if anything, I would prefer a courthouse wedding or destination wedding. But that’s just me.

By: Vangile Makwakwa

Vangile Makwakwa — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:58:46 +0000

I have toyed with the idea of a court marriage but only for the vows and because I’m Buddhist and don’t want church but afterwards there would have to be a real serious celebration because like you said you only hope to do this once. Why else are you being frugal if it’s not to spend on the things that are really important?

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:52:58 +0000

I wouldn’t do a court wedding either, but I always said, I’d want to get married in LV if I ever decide to settle down 🙂

By: Harry @ PF Pro

Harry @ PF Pro — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:57:05 +0000

I’ve been to a few weddings on both ends of the spectrum(5k – 100k+) and I can honestly say the 5k wedding was pretty crappy. I don’t think you have to necessarily spend a ton, but if you’re going to do a wedding, I’d do a nice big wedding. If not, just get married at the courthouse and then have an awesome party at someone’s house, that’s the most fun part imo.

By: Savvy Scot

Savvy Scot — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:13:28 +0000

We got married in Thailand back in January of this year. Your wedding is definitely one area you don’t want to scrimp on! You will live to regret it… it’s one very important day that you can never change.

By: Jordann @ My Alternate Life

Jordann @ My Alternate Life — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:14:21 +0000

I’m getting married next summer, and I wouldn’t have a courthouse wedding for the same reason as you. Too many family and friends to exclude! That said, our wedding is very much going to be focused on celebrating with family and friends, making memories, and having fun. I think $8,000 is a great number for a great wedding, and you definitely shouldn’t feel guilty about spending that money.