Inspired: how much did your wedding cost?

[Disney-Kim]

We got married in Vegas, so i think it was about $150.

Personally I would rather have my parents give me $30k for a downpayment on a house than a wedding. but thats just me. of course I didn't get either.

 

[stitch79]

Around $9000, for two weddings and two "honeymoons". DH and I flew to Vegas with our friends to get married initially and had our honeymoon there. Then a month later we had the "family wedding" at home. We went to St. Augustine, FL for a weekend after that wedding. I paid for 90% of that.

 

[Andrea]

well the wedding it self only costed us $100.00
but we ended up spending around $3000 for everything

we paid for the wedding
my il's paid for both receptions and other little things here and there

~we were another vegas wedding here lol ~

 

[jim and meesie]

My wedding 20 years ago at age 27 was about $5,000. for everything (125 guests, sit down chicken at a nice country club, live band etc.) My parents paid about $1,500., my in-laws paid for a small rehearsal dinner and I (not we because my husband was still in law school and had no income for about another 18 mos) paid for the rest, although we did get some cash gifts that we used for a deferred honeymoon cruise 3 months later. Instead of splurging on an over the top wedding we bought our first home which was the best investment we ever made!

5 years ago my youngest sister (at age 29) had a huge "destination" weekend wedding that she and her ex spent well over $100,000. on. Unfortunately they are already divorced and my DH and I are still happily together. A good marriage has nothing to do with the size or extravagence of the wedding.

 

[CharityLynn]

Ours was in the $5000 range, we paid probably $4000 of it and my dad paid around $1000.

 

[krcit]

Our wedding probably cost about $25-28,000. It was 12 years ago so I can't remember exactly. That's not including the honeymoon. We paid for the whole thing ourselves. My mom bought my dress which was a ridiculous sum of money for something I cringe at when I look at the pics-it was 1994, enough said, lol. Wish I could do it all over-had a great time but could've had a great time on 10K instead, and put 15K more down on our house.

 

[Longsx3]

Our wedding was about $5000 and our honeymoon was about $3500. For my wedding my brother did my catering so we saved a lot. We also found a service that provided open bar. You basically bought the Liquor at retail prices, they provided the mixers and the bartender free. I think we spent $500 on open bar for 4 hours and didn't run out of anything. DH & I were able to supply 30 cases of beer because we worked at Busch Gardens and we saved our beer. Our flowers were done by a family friend. So while we didn't spend a lot our money went far.

Our honeymoon was to the Smokey Mountains and honetely we couldhave done more for the money elsewhere.

 

[liamsaunt]

I actually have no idea how much our wedding cost. My parents paid for everything. Money was a little tight for my DH's family, and DH and I were broke so my parents picked up all the associated costs. DH and I had actually planned a simple wedding on the beach followed by a barbeque type thing, but it meant so much to my Mom that we be married in the church. She offered to pay all costs, plus send us on our honeymoon, if we'd do the church wedding. Of course we said yes! We had the church wedding followed by a reception at a local club for about 120 guests. We honeymooned for 10 days in Bermuda. DH and I were very grateful for my parents generosity. Other than a few snafus that were out of everyone's control on the wedding day (very funny stories, but maybe for another thread), it was a great time.

 

[vetrik]

My wedding in May 2004 cost about $12,000. This does not include the honeymoon to London or the rings, which my DH and I paid for. In-laws paid $5,000 (half of the original $10,000 budget) and the rehearsal dinner, my parents paid the rest except for half my dress (dress was almost $1000 - way more than I had planned to spend!) and all my accessories.

 

[jonestavern]

about $3,000. in October of 1986 We paid for it & the honeymoon
it was roughly $1800 for the reception at the lovely, turn-of-the-last-century Casino in Newport, RI.
a gorgeous afternoon sit down dinner for about 80, including the wedding party. There were non-alcoholic punch fountains. cash bar only(although we defrayed the cost of drinks overall)--there were some problem drinkers in the family & this was the best way to go & it worked! h'oers d'ouerves--shrimp cocktail & a hot selection ??-- for the 1st 45 minutes-- the dinner was duck a la orange, mixed greens w/walnut dressing, wedding cake/creme brulee can't remember the veg or starch & will ask DH when he gets home. We supplied the wines--knew a wine distributor. the video was a gift as was the wedding cake, which I also worked on. We also handed out bridge tokens for the guests--we were married in Wickford so that included a trip across the bay--
This inc church fees, limo service, bridesmaids gifts, flowers(some of which I did myself), I made the 2 flower girl gowns; photographer & my wedding dress(Priscilla of Boston, on sale!). this includes DH's ring, but not mine
My inlaws paid for the rehearsal dinner for the wedding party, which for the day & time & custom of the area, was all they were expected to do-If they hadn't been able to, it would have been fine with us to have footed the bill.

After a small 'after' reception party we departed for the infamous 'haunted' honeymoon, which some of you will have read about in another thread

I can't imagine what this would cost today!

Jean

 

[kimisabella]

My wedding cost about $25K in 1998 - 150 people, country club, live band... My parents paid for half, we paid for half. Inlaws paid for nothing... We also paid for rehersal dinner, honeymoon. I wouldn't have changed anything.

 

[rt2dz]

This is so cool. I love hearing about everyone's weddings.

 

[Snowysmom]

My wedding cost about $2000 including dress, veil, church, reception, flowers, cake, and tuxes. Of course, this was back in 1976. But we did have a small wedding of 75 people. I don't know how much the honeymoon cost since my FIL paid for it. We went to WDW of course!

 

[malibuconlee]

$3500.00 in 1997. 250 Guests at our church with light refreshements afterwards in the fellowship hall. Looking back we should have just got married in Vegas (where we honeymooned) and kept the cash. These fancy production weddings are not our style.

We got married in Vegas. Worked out well for us. Then we came home and had a reception. DH's parents paid for deli food, sandwich trays, veggies, rolls. My mom paid for the cake. My best friend's FIL paid for the hall rental. So sweet of him.

We paid for decorations, DJ, a keg, punch, some chips and other food things.

I bought a dress that was perfect for me for less than $200 at a department store. I'm not the frilly dress veil type.

I think our package at the chapel was about $600. Included a night's stay in the hotel, pictures (we ordered about $250 more and gave them out as Christmas presents), wedding video, flowers, champagne, room service breakfast.

I'd easily say that we spent less on our wedding, reception, and honeymoon than my other best friend did last year on just her photography fees!!

 

[disykat]

My wedding was slightly less than 2K in 1990- that included everything from rehearsal dinner to tuxes and dresses (we paid for our attendants), gifts, string quartet, flowers, cake - everything. We had about 150 people, but a simple cake and punch reception. I didn't include the cost of the honeymoon, we paid about 2K. My parents gave me 1K to help with wedding expenses - which I thought was very generous since I was a 29 year old woman! We really didn't expect money from either set of parents, but it was nice.

 

[Freyja]

My wedding cost around $30.000 back in 1997. It was entirely paid for by my parents, except for the rings (which we paid for ourselves) and our honeymoon (we partially paid for it ourselves, the rest was paid with money we got as weddings gifts from our grand parents).

It was a very lavish affair. We had a candlelight ceremony in the one and only cathedral in Iceland, followed by a dinner reception for 165 friends and family. A wonderful day all the way through and a memory I wouldn´t trade for anything.

I´m also so happy my mom got to do this. It was a dream come true for her and since she died almost 4 years again she won´t get to do it again for my younger siblings. Very tragic, but at least she got to do it once.

 

[dennis99ss]

1991. San Antonio. reception was about 25k I think. Dress and cakes which were brought in were probably 4 or so more. Photographer was about 2, I think, memory failing here. Band was something more, I forget, plus soloist, etc. at the church. I want to say about 125 people. In laws paid that portion. My folks did the rehersal dinner. I think we had about 50-60 people, probably cost 5-7k or so, plus the band, and the buses to get people from their hotel and back. I think we were about normal priced. Not over the top, but not having people feel they needed anything either.

 

[dennis99ss]

Longsx3

Having grown up in StL. I have been to the AB weddings as well. Went to the last true bachelor's wedding I know in 04. He works for AB in StL. Pushing 40, and, his wife, although a bit younger was a true bachelorette to, amaking in this day when they were at the age where people getting married were on their second or more and not the first.

Anyway, I like to think I keep up with the AB products, but, was I surprised. They had beers I didn't know existed, plus some new brands that were not even marketed yet. It was fun going around the world the AB way. Of course, the next day, I had to hop a plane back to Scotland, but, that's another (green face) story. I did get to teach the bride how to two step though or at least what felt like a two step at that time of the reception. Unfortunately, no for me as DW and DS and DS were back home, as I had just flown in for the weekend for the wedding from overseas.

Gotta love those AB receptions. Can't wait for another one!