Did you pay for your wedding &/or get help from others? What year was it?

[wishesuponastar]

DH & I paid for our wedding at a banquet hall in 1996. Paid for 100 people, which was the minimum we had to pay for, 80 showed up. His parents paid for a venetian table (desserts)

 

[TipsyTraveler]

We're getting married this upcoming September during our trip to Kenya and Tanzania. Paying every penny of it ourselves.

 

[Caseheidi]

We were married in 2001, and my husband and I paid for it ourselves. We were both around 30 yrs old and had been on our own for several years. Also, our combined salaries at this time was probably more then our parents were making, so just didn't seem justified to have them pay.

 

[Christine]

I didn't pay for my wedding at all, but my parents did. It was 1983. We had a sit down dinner for $150 people and a local hall (we didn't have all the venues then that there are now). It wasn't overly fancy or anything. I think my parents paid about $4,000 and my FIL paid for the bar ($1,000) and my MIL paid for the flowers, rehearsal dinner, etc. We were all very middle income and the bills were certainly manageable by everyone. I'm not sure what that amount equates to in today's dollars; however, I think there's just no way to do something like that today that is affordable.

 

[Nennie]

Married in 2004, and my parents paid for it (DH's parents gave my parents $3000 towards it which was very generous especially considering DH's sister got married the same year and they had already paid for that). I was 30, and certainly didn't expect my parents to pay for everything, but they had always planned on it! They actually offered me that cash or the wedding, and I took the wedding. It was a wonderful wedding, but the cash would have been nice! LOL!!!! I won't say how much it was...but we are in NJ! LOL!!!

 

[pryncess527]

We were married in 2004, my mother graciously insisted on paying. It was something she'd always planned to do, and I was very appreciative of the gift.

 

[Minnesota!]

My dad passed away in late 1999...a few months after I got engaged. Apparently, he told my mom to give me the best wedding...I got married 9 months later. Fantastic wedding, mom footed the bill for everything except the photographer (me). She paid for the fantastic rehearsal dinner, too. I am so so so so grateful for her!

 

[mtemm]

Married in 1997, mostly paid for by ourselves although my parents gave us a couple of thousand to put toward it and it was greatly appreciated.

 

[hereyago]

1997, paid for it ourselves. Justice of the Peace presided at the house.

 

[mnrose]

We paid for every penny ourselves. 1982. Of course, it WAS just a small ceremony in front of a judge. LOL.

My parents had a small reception a couple months later. Think potluck at an aunt's house. I think even the cake was made by someone in the family.

Frugal. That's us.

 

[Neesy228]

We were married in 1999 and paid for most of it ourselves. Our parents each gave us a $1,000 wedding gift on our wedding day. We had about 100 people at a very elegant reception hall and I did my best to keep costs down, but it was still pretty costly. Looking back now, there isn't much I would change about the day though, so I guess that's a good thing!

 

[JanaDee]

We got married in 1996, at 22 and 21 years old. We paid for everything ourselves and my MIL graciously made most of the food for the wedding (we bought the food, she made it). We had a church wedding with the reception in the basement for about 120 people. We couldn't afford a dance.

 

[ImDMous]

We got married in 1992 and paid for it ourselves. We were 21 and in college. I think my mom might have chipped in a few hundred for the reception food. We had sandwiches, salads, cake and sparkling apple cider for about 60 people with a DJ in a church hall.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Paid for some, got help with other parts. All these years later, I can't say exactly what we did or did t pay for ourselves except:

1) inlaws paid for hall & meal
2) my parents paid for rehearsal dinner
3) I paid for the booze

Everything else was hodge podge. 1995

 

[jeepwreck]

we paid for our wedding in 2012 and the honeymoon

we got married at a local golf course who was known for doing good weddings. We got married in the winter so we got a bit of a discount on the price, they took care of every little detail it was a package deal. We did pay extra for a photo booth which was a huge hit with all the kids.


I believe between the wedding and honeymoon ( 1 week in WDW and 1 week in the Bahamas @ Sandals) I think we spends around 30K

 

[usd2bmd]

We paid for it ourselves. We have two family weddings this summer one on my side and one on My husbands. My nephew and his fiancé are paying for most of it with help from both parents, because they offered not because they were asked. My husbands niece asked her dad for money (he has never been good with money so he has none saved) and he in turn went to my father in law. FIL said no.

My thinking is this both couples are in their late 20's with established careers and marrying someone they have been dating for at least 4 years. They are living together so they should be able to pay for a large part of it themselves. If you have to wait two or three years to get the money then so be it.

 

[Goofy_Disney_Dad]

Married in 1991 and my parents paid for it all.

 

[skatalite]

My wife and I married at Disney World in 2012 and we paid for it ourselves with the exception of her dress (her father paid for it) and the family dinner we had after the ceremony (15 people, including us; my parents paid for it).

I sold some trading cards I had collected over the years in order to fund it and the Disneymoon.

We had a fantastic time, and family members got a small vacation out of it.

 

[donac]

Dh and I got married in 1978 and wee paid for it ourselves. Each set of parents gave us $500.

Both of our sons are getting married in the next year and a half and they are paying for their own weddings. Dh and I have said that we will give them some money to help.

 

[NFLDERS]

In 1971, and as tradition dictated my parents for the most part. Dh's parents helped too. Dh, and I paid for extra touches so to speak on our own; for example all the aisle pews had flower bouquets. Sometimes, I can't believe that was 44 years ago!