How much did YOUR wedding cost? - Page 2

LuxLiving · #21 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 03:33 PM

The year was 1982 - Our rings cost $100 for BOTH gold matching bands, and whatever we paid the judge, blood tests, and for license. Friends & family threw a reception a week or so later and other stand up folks took us out for drinks the day of. Probably less than $200.

globetraveler · #22 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 09:23 PM

Everything said and done, somewhere around 15k including honeymoon.

We had a great wedding, Family and Church member helped us out by hand making most of the decorations and we had a potluck for our receptions so we didnt have to pay for catering.

The honey moon was by far the single most expensice part of it.

Squishypig · #23 (**permalink**) 02-25-2009, 09:28 AM

My first wedding in 2000 for about 100 guests cost around $20,000. Parents paid for it (my mom basically took it over). Evening Saturday wedding, sit down meal, etc.

I was remarried last year and this time we were footing the bill (and controlling the planning) so for 100 guests, we paid about $6,000. Afternoon wedding, heavy appetizers, cupcake cake, DIY flowers, etc. I could have done it cheaper but I paid for a good photographer and we had to shell out $1,000 for a room rental due to the lack of party facilities in my area. If it was my choice, we would have had a destination wedding but a wedding in our hometown was important to my husband so that is what we did!

I never understand why the honeymoon is sometimes included in the costs of a wedding. To me a wedding is the ceremony and reception, not the trip afterwards. It's really hard to tell exactly how much people paid for a party when they include a trip (usually an expensive one) into the costs.

B.J. Johns · #24 (**permalink**) 02-25-2009, 11:11 AM

i was married in 2001. we had approx 190 guests and i believe the total was around $18,000 (we were aiming around 16 but it got up to 18 in the last few days). of that my wife and i paid about 1/2 of it, her folks paid about 1/4 and my parents the remaining 1/4. looking back it was worth every penny, we have great memories from that day.

isthisused · #25 (**permalink**) 02-28-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by whitestripe

(if you don't mind sharing, that is)

I know there is a similar thread that's been started, which asks how much a wedding SHOULD cost. The thing is, I know if I asked that question I would get the normal replies of 'it's up to you' and 'everyones different'. What I am interested in is the cost of other people's weddings, and what you got for the price. A church? A restaurant? A party in the park? Did you hold it on an island? A band? How many bridesmaids? What were your gifts to the guests? Honeymoon?Did you have a registry? etc etc.
We have friends who have gotten married, but I could never ask them how much their wedding cost. Most people on here are open to sharing so I thought I would ask here.
I am a long way away from even starting to plan our wedding, but I want to know what we would be looking at in cost terms so we can pay in cash.
Thanks in advance!

$50 license
$100 preacher (said he would do it for free, but Mom said I should give him something)
$28 her band
$14 my band
$25 craft shop to make bouquet and boutonniere.
The rest of my life! Priceless

Angio333 · #26 (**permalink**) 03-04-2009, 08:48 PM

We spent under $2,500 for everything.....including the dress.

reptile411 · #27 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 12:06 PM

About $800 on the Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada. Yes that included a tour of the bonanza set and house and everything and we were married in the church from the show which we were delivered to in an old Packard convertable limo. to witch was very cool. The downside is the entire trip ran about 10K as when not getting married we spent the rest of the week in the casinos.

kjb516 · #28 (**permalink**) 03-21-2009, 03:30 PM

I got married in a ski area lodge in upstate NY back in 1996. We had around 100 guests and the final cost was around 3,000 to 4,000 dollars.

...the divorce in 2008 cost about double that... but worth every penny!

wnlbutterfly · #29 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 09:26 PM

1983

Small church. I wore my aunt's expensive wedding gown (just a year old), only had to pay for it to be dry cleaned and altered. My wedding ring was my grandmother's (a promise she made when I was very young, her second set...no cost there, but priceless). We got the bridesmaid dresses at JC Penney Outlet. My aunt made the wedding cake, I made the mints. My mom and I made the flowers (actually glued the petals one by one...never again). Reception in the basement of the church (ran out of punch). No dinner, just cake and punch. The day ended with a tornado siren going off and everyone in the basement.

I think the only thing that was full cost was the tux rentals that DH took care of. My mom acted like it was so expensive, when it had to be less than a $1k. I was an only child too. If I had to do it again, I would elope, even less cost.

Been married for 25 yrs now!

e.giftshoppe · #30 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 10:46 PM

The cost of the wedding depends on how many guest you invite.there you can estimate how much budget would it be.
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smallgreydonkey · #31 (**permalink**) 03-31-2009, 06:29 PM

About $4000 in 2007. We were married on my college campus (and paid next to nothing for a beautiful outdoor location). The wedding was casual, a nice perk for my hubby who did not want to wear a tux in July, and it was officiated by a JOP. We rented tables & chairs, and the most expensive item was the catering. Catering was also casual- they set up a grill and we had a barbecue with a cash bar (immediate family excepted). Everyone loved it, and many took the plants which made up the centerpieces home with them.

ceejay74 · #32 (**permalink**) 04-01-2009, 03:07 PM

It was about $2700 for 2 ceremonies and reception--25 guests at 1st wedding and 50 at 2nd ceremony/reception. I did keep track at the time and my dad sent me a check to cover it all, but I don't remember exactly what went where. It went something like:
Rings: $250 for 3
Greenhouse rental for 1st ceremony: $100 + $100 for broken vase

Gifts for officiators + cost of friend getting ordained: $250
Bartender: $250
Clothes: $500
Hair: $25
Food & cakes: $600
Booze: $600

We got the bartender by posting an ad on Craigslist, and we had 2nd ceremony & reception at our friends' place. People took pics for us and sent them to us.

It was wonderful!

#33 (**permalink**) 04-01-2009, 03:49 PM

Hi Everyone,
I have a carpet cleaning business in Houston,TX that was doing pretty good until the economy went bad, and with it my clientele. I have a website for the business but I dont
know what I have to do the get it to show up in a search. Right now it's somewhere in the yahoo/google netherworld (LOL).

Is there someone on here that can give me some insight or know of anyone that coud give me insight on how I can get my local website on the front
page of a Yahoo or Google search to increase my business without it costing me 5 or 10k $$$? If so please share with me.

I thank you and my hungry over-eating children thank you.

thanks,

thekid · #34 (**permalink**) 04-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Getting married in June. So far expenses look like this:

125$/person for dinner & reception (includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, toast with sparkling wine, 6 course meal and reception hall). Drinks will be extra, so we estimate that about 140$ per person total. We have about 80-85 guests (65 adults at 140$ each and 18 kids at 50$ each). (gifts are usually cash in my culture and will more or less cover the 140$/50$ per person)

Violinists (church, cocktail and dinner) and DJ (evening): 1250$

Church: 500$

Dress: 600$

Tux: about 200$

Center pieces and gifts: about 600$

Limo: 500$

Photographer: 550$ with high res DVD of all pictures (person we know)

Flowers: maybe 200$

Invites: 70$ (we made them ourselves)

Wedding bands: 1300$ for both

I think that's about it.

So, that makes about 16K$ (about 6K$ out of pocket, after gifts).

Not bad, I find. And it's a beautifull venue at a renouned hotel in the country, with gardens and a river for cocktails and evening walks.

Johansen8 · #35 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 03:06 AM

I find beach resort wedding to be less expensive

rennigade · #36 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyB

Hi Everyone,
I have a carpet cleaning business in Houston,TX that was doing pretty good until the economy went bad, and with it my clientele. I have a website for the business but I dont
know what I have to do the get it to show up in a search. Right now it's somewhere in the yahoo/google netherworld (LOL).

Is there someone on here that can give me some insight or know of anyone that coud give me insight on how I can get my local website on the front
page of a Yahoo or Google search to increase my business without it costing me 5 or 10k $$$? If so please share with me.

I thank you and my hungry over-eating children thank you.

thanks,

I hope your children starve. Flame on spammer.

thekid · #37 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rennigade

I hope your children starve. Flame on spammer.

lol..

financialnut · #38 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 10:35 AM

We got married last year and maybe spent 25k.

SavingNut · #39 (**permalink**) 04-13-2009, 07:04 PM

About 8000.00$ and it was wonderfull. It was at a uncle's barn with the country theme. White dress with cowboy boots and the guys in their suits with boots and hat. The meal was prepared by one of my Aunt and Uncle whom used to work in a cartering service. Horse carriage, DJ, Cake was made by a friend. Everything was perfect except for the MIL. She was a pain in the ass.
The honey moon was in Quebec city, very romantic and good food.

DFrancis · #40 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 09:19 AM

Our wedding cost about $10K. $16K, if you count her ring and the honeymoon. We had 150 guests and it was on a Friday night. Friday over Saturday was a big savings. We paid $33 per plate. We did our best at keeping it simple and It was a great time with low stress for both my wife and me.