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Im trying to organise my own wedding, mainly because I thought it would be less expensive. However, it would seem that is not the case. Also, why is it that everyone you deal with in the area of wedding and bridal services is just out to rip you off?
We thought that if there was one thing we should splash out on, it ought to be the venue. So due to the sensitivity of some of the guests we thought we had better book it to be 'exclusive' at a cost of £4,500 (this included the bedrooms).
But my God, you can only have 'in house' catering at £50 a head for the main meals and £15 for a few sandwiches in the evening! Then of course there is the entertainment and the 'recommended' house DJ at a bargain price of £275!! Is this wedding expensive enough yet? Apparently not Okay, because we decided on the 'posh' venue (that mainly my partner wanted), so we had to have all the paraphernalia that goes with it. But even when you do the invites, reply cards, bonbonnieres (favours), scrolls and table seating plans etc. yourself, it still costs an absolute arm and a leg! So much for cutting back on a few expenses.
Theres more. For example that half price wedding dress that STILL costs nearly £350, or the limo that is only a one-way trip and cant take us right to the door because of a ramp. Somehow the bill for that is nearly £150 and it's a drive that is less than 30 minutes! Then there is the hire of the suits for the guys (including 5 ushers and a page); this lot costs another £370 for the VERY basic suits, not the trimmed fancy ones. The wedding cake is a simple 3-tier one, yet the price tag is still £150. What for? A few eggs, a bit of flour and some cherries? The list is endless.
money spent on the over-indulgence
So, why am I griping about the money if this is what my partner wants and I love them enough to marry them? I guess its really the money spent on the over-indulgence, mainly for the benefit of the other guests. I feel that it is just a sheer waste of money and it could have been better invested in our future instead of squandered on the wedding.
Just in case anyone has jumped to the conclusion that I must be a man because I'm complaining about the cost of the wedding. I'm actually a woman!
By: Jas
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The total cost of the wedding was around £1000 for everything.
Have you ever tried to clean one ,drive one, Insure one ; Oh & there is the cost of buying and maintaining one !
I have to agree with grumpyoldwoman the whole country has gone "keepin up with the Jones" all this money is just a waste, ask the kids about their parties the next week and they have no clue. We are breeding greeedy, never satisfied, forever envious kids that have the concentration span of a knat because they are so distracted by the next gift or the next entertainer. We then get older and wonder what is wrong with the younger generation and the answer is us!
It's the same with kid's birthday parties. The guests now have to have expensive entertainers & go home with bags stuffed with goodies.
No-one has the courage to say ENOUGH!
How do you perceive your wedding to be? A couple get married, exquisite bash, 6 month down the road they split.
Why spend over £10,000 on one day when it's every day after that counts? It takes two people to make a marriage and you certainly don't need 300 family members to bless it! Or a £300 photo album to remember it by.
The troublesome 'child' sounds a bit like my sister in law. My husband's parents are constantly moving to cheaper houses in order to release equity. Unfortunately we're in pricey Berks, so they're having to move further from their only grandchildren each time. Why are they doing this? Because aforementioned sister in law, at the age of 43, lives alone (with several dogs) in a house with an orchard in Majorca and won't work - so her parents pay for everything. Bonkers.
moonglow
Most things that come with a wedding tag are double the price of what they normally would be. I'm going to the church in my dad's car (saves a few hundred £££), I've made all the stationary, really, it costs what you want it to depending on how big a day you want.