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6. Or a decent car. (nt)

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 04:18 PM

Mar 2013

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From Newsweek: the average cost of a wedding is $28,400 [View all] Bay Boy Mar 2013 OP

I've never understood why people spend that much on a wedding gollygee Mar 2013 #1

why not if you want to spend the money then you can loli phabay Mar 2013 #8

Rule #1 do not hire a wedding planner Botany Mar 2013 #2

Yeah, I'm definitely assuming they're talking mean there. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #25

you could buy a small house in some areas for that NMDemDist2 Mar 2013 #4

Or a decent car. (nt) enough Mar 2013 #6

That's more than my damn salary. RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #10

Some people bank on being able to recoup the costs in gifts and money Blasphemer Mar 2013 #11

hard to recoup $28K in gifts; that's 280 people at $100/gift. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #19

Our wedding probably cost less than $250.00 SoCalDem Mar 2013 #12

43 years? Congratulations. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #14

Newbies ! SoCalDem Mar 2013 #16

I'm pretty sure mine cost less than $1000. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #13

It's only true if you buy into their BS n/t malaise Mar 2013 #17

"Department of Made-Up Numbers from Dubious Sources" HiPointDem Mar 2013 #20

or decide that only their version of a wedding is a wedding malaise Mar 2013 #21

I think my marriage to my current wife cost $83. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #22

Sometimes I watch "Four Weddings" on TLC just for the novelty and Raine Mar 2013 #23

Let's see... Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #24

Holy cow gopiscrap Mar 2013 #26

I was married in 2011, and we spent <10K Not Me Mar 2013 #27

Why wasn't I invited? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #31

Unfortunately, all the weddings Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #28

The average on Long Island is higher Renew Deal Mar 2013 #29

Got married in 1979 dhol82 Mar 2013 #30