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Originally Posted by b4freedom
Also, nobody gets rich off of weddings (except maybe the vendors). I had a big, fancy wedding. My two S-I-L, who had never seen anything like it and were shocked, said to me after words, “We want new weddings. You must have gotten rich off of your wedding.” Um, no! Not even close.
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i have to second that... except the vendor part... our vendors probably made only a small amount of profit after all our research and negotiating... our wedding was small and simple and focused more on us
individually than any wedding standard... we wanted small, simple and something that represented us and we made choices to that effect... it helped that we paid for it ourselves...
i know some people in our families thought it was cheap and we should have spent way more but IMO they have no right to speak
because they either 1) eloped and didn't spend the money or b) aren't married yet, have no idea what it cost and don't even have the money to back up their talk...
yup, there were some very aggravating moments... forget bridezilla (i was very low-key) i had momzillas and sisterzillas... they were so rude and self-centered it was unbelievable...lots of drama... i can say lots about it but i won't right now...just that i know weddigns are an emotional minefield but it still hurts that they couldn't suck it up and behave like adults...
on the positive side, DH and I were so great together that it was just a lovely time for us in that regard... we were happy planning it together, happy DIY'ing stuff together, and just happy to be together...
ps. i'm not saying it's bad to elope or even to have a big wedding but just that they shouldn't have been making those comments about our wedding...