How do most people get money for weddings? The average wedding cost like $20,000 and up.....?

Answer 1

Anyone who spends that much money on a wedding is out of their minds. You don't need to spend so much to have a great day. Don't feel pressured by that sort of thing - why go into debt(which is how they do it) and start off a marriage in that way? Spend what you can and no more.

Answer 2

The amount of money which is spent for a wedding is ridiculous! The most simple services can be the most elegant! It does not take all this hoopla for beauty, elegance and love between two hearts to make a very special day and memories. I will never understand this mindset. Most of these couples set a standard with how they plan their ceremony. Then, when the honeymoon is over, this standard can no longer be obtained..."money problems." Studies have shown that most people divorce over money. What a sad and shallow statement and findings. In this age, many, not all, marriages are planned with the wedding day as the focus. This is wrong. They should have to read the marital vows and think upon them before being given a license to marry. It's the commitments which are suppose to be lifetime promises made that day, not the gala festivities! People are focusing on what ad men and magazines tell them and it is all superficial nonsense. The depth of marriage and its meaning seems to have taken a backseat to "eye candy", honeymoons, pseudo-ambiance while the vows are taking a backseat in a marriage. Thus, multiple airings on TV for Divorce Court!

Answer 3

I am getting maried in June and our budget was set at $7000. After I booked the reception hall, the photographer, the videographer, our cakes, and my dress. We were already over our budget. We still do not have a caterer or a church. We still need invitations, I need all my bridal accessories, attendant gifts, flowers, and anything and everything in between. My cousin is going to dj for $100 so that is goint to save us a little but not much. We've already booked a honeymoon to Jamaica and had to take out a loan. My parents lost their house in Hurricane Rita so they are only able to help with so much. His parents paid for their own wedding and feel we should do the same. But basically to answer the question of how we are paying for our wedding we had to take out a small personal loan, my parents are helping with what they can, his parents are giving us $1000, I set up a honeymoon registry online so that guests can contribute instead of a gift and hopefully get the idea that we want money. We also take out like a certain amount of cash to use each week and at the end of the week we have one of those big Corona botle banks and we put the money in it. It's halfway full and has probably about three to four hundred dollars in it. So that will help. I am also going to go to jewelry market in New Orleans to buy all of my accessories and attendant gifts. This will save us probably about $400. One of my favorite sayings is that it is the little things that matter and even with our wedding it still holds true.

Answer 4

The national average for a wedding is around 20k...I am in the DC area and wedding here are more like 35-45k because of the location. People save all sorts of ways, from putting away into a fund or getting loans to pay for everything. A lot of times the parents of the bride and groom pay for a portion and the couple will pay for the rest...which makes it a little easier. You can always take out a loan.

Answer 5

Who says a wedding has to cost $20,000? Weddings that cost much less can have just as lasting marriages. But, to answer your question. Usually the bride's parents, the groom's parents, and the bride and groom themselves all pitch in. They save the money ahead of time. If you have to invite a lot of guests and don't have much money, have a church wedding and a reception in the social hall, minus the alcohol. If you want a sit down dinner reception, invite fewer guests (close family and best friends only). After you put down your deposits you usually have 6 months to a year to save up for the balance due. But you should sit down with your family to see who is willing to pay for what and what they can afford. Then, you can decide how many guests can be invited and where you will hold your reception.

Answer 6

My cousin saved for her wedding for 5 years and ended up spending $35,000. None of it was taken out on a loan, and she didnt use any credit. She worked 2 jobs and so did her partner.

Her mother and father paid $5,000 of it and the groom's parents paid the same. So all up the couple paid out $25,000. It is a huge amount of money to save in a short period of time and it can be done if your determined to do it.

As for me, ive been with my partner for 5 and a half years and im pregnant with my first child. I saved $10,000 for my wedding before i fell pregnant and blew the lot when i found out my partner had cancer. He needed financial support and if i didnt use that money for our bills i'd be financially dead floating on the water.

My partner is now cancer free (in remission) and the wedding has been stalled. We are both now saving once again.

Weddings dont have to cost the earth and i have already planned my budget again for the saving. I wont be spending anymore than $10 grand and it can be done. You just have to look for the bargains out there and ask for advice where to look.

In the long run, even though a wedding is a special day....its the rest of your life that you share with your partner that counts.

Answer 7

Easy go small. My entire wedding was less than $400! Dress for Sears, moms house for location, rings were cheaper and the most expensive thing was renting the arch, candle holders, plates etc. We had about 35people. It was nice. I am sorry but weddings are soooo over rated, its the marriage that counts. I have been happily married for 11 and a half years with no regret that we didnt spend our lives fortune on a wedding that no one is going to are about in a year anyway

Answer 8

I think the parents of the bride pick up the tab
but I would say 20k is to much
half the world s people make way less than that
I think 3-5 k at the most for a wedding unless some one is rich as snot should pay for it
elope
$50.00 bucks in vegas
money doesnt make a marrage ,love trust and comittment is what I would be looking for

Answer 9

Loans
Refinancing their homes/morgages
Saving
Visa Card (credit payments).
Having it half paid or fully paid by other family or special events

Are most common.

My wedding/honeymoon will cost average of 10,000 total. That includes every thing from hotel, transportation, food and family etc. Having destination wedding at Hawaii. Still can have a lot for a small price. Just have to get discounts from AAA, military and group (as booking at as group to make discount).

Things are there to decrease cost. Just got to search for it is all.

Mines mostly going to be saving, visa and some what paid by my mom as a gift as she is saving to help too.

Answer 10

When i got married 4 yrs ago. We spent like maybe $400 on the wedding and all.. We have an outside wedding. I went to like dollar tree and brought some flowers and made the arrangements ourselves. We have someone to made our cake for like $50. The local church lent us some table and chairs. I brought most of my wedding stuff at Wal-mart too. So, what you need to do is pick out a budget for the kind of wedding you want. And save up for it...And Congrats on getting married and all...