I am recently engaged and also dont want to break the bank getting married. We just bought a lovely house together and thinking about spending even 5K on a wedding is a bit unsetteling. It just seems like such a strange way to start a marriage- in debt! We'd most likely have to charge everything and I just recently paid off all my credit cards from living on a student budget. My car is recently paid off... I only have my home and school loans as debt. I dont want more!
I am divorced with a 6 year old and my fiance has never been married. So hes more into the wedding idea than I am- if for no other reason than he feels like he has to have a wedding for his mom and family.
I would really like running away to Vegas, just the two of us and getting married there. Hes coming around to this idea.
Another reason its so hard for us is because his family is scattered all over the place: England, Israel, and South Africa. If we get married here, where would we have it? Who would drive all these people around? Its so stressful to think about it! We are about an hour and half from the nearest airport, there is a local hotel that brings people straight from the airport to the hotel and its a really nice one too (Dover Downs Speedway for you race fans out there). But then we're looking at 60 dollars a plate. I just cant justify spending that kind of money on one night!!! I could probably do this on 4K but to me, thats a lot of money!
Am I the only one who feels this way?? Its supposed to be something Ive always dreamed about but its more of a nightmare than a dream! If someone else paid for it, sure then I might be a little more excited
