It's only one day.
2007-02-13 14:58:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
To impress their friends. The couple is no more married and no less married after the 20 minute ceremony is concluded. After that it's a party.
2007-02-13 15:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My husband and I saved for a solid 18 months for our wedding. I don't regret anything about it because we got exactly the wedding we wanted. Even with some of the corners we had to cut to make the wedding fit our budget (instead of the other way around), we still don't regret a single decision we made. Were there some things I would have done differently if I'd had more money at my disposal? Of course, but I don't feel like our wedding was missing anything because of it. We could have gotten married for a lot less, by going to the county courthouse to do it, but we knew we wanted our wedding to be a certain way, and spent the next year-and-a-half saving up to fulfill that vision. You are right to hesitate in regards to spending a ton of money on one day. Some people can afford it. Most people can't. I would not put every penny you have into a one day celebration. The smart thing is to either have the wedding you can afford (if you want to get married right away) or wait and save up your money until you can afford the wedding you want. You are no less married after going to the courthouse than you are after a $50k blowout bash at a country club. It's important to have a celebration you are going to enjoy, but is one day's worth of enjoyment worth starting out your life broke or in debt?
2016-05-24 08:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a beautiful wedding can be planned on almost any budget. However, many people enjoy extravagant weddings.
From a female perspective, many women grown up dreaming of their wedding day. They drape pillow cases over their heads as little girls, make fake plans with your girlfriends for your future wedding to you high school boyfriend, etc. It becomes somewhat of a fairytale. Sometimes to make these dreams come true, it takes quite a bit of money.
Some people spend a lot of money to make it the one day in their lives that they will never forget. It's the one day in many people's adult lives where they can go a little overboard and most people won't judge them.
On the other hand, there are those rare few that spend as much money as possible solely to impress their guests.
Whatever the reason, I think that people should spend whatever amount they feel comfortable spending on their wedding.
2007-02-13 20:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's exactly what my fiance says. But the truth is, weddings are important and special. People spend lots of money on their weddings but it is such an important day because they are officially united. A wedding is normally the only one a person will have, so they want it to be beautiful and remember it forever. A lot of people forget that they can have a nice wedding, but not spend all of their money on a wedding.
2007-02-13 16:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by amcs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because it's just one day. I'd rather spend the money on a house myself, but I'm a little too practical.
I won't lie, I do want a cool pair of shoes and a fun party dress, but I just want to go to vegas on a weekend, come back and have a great party with friends and family at our new house 2500 sf house with a huge closet, soaking tub, awesome kitchen, and built in sound system.
2007-02-13 15:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by LifesAMystery 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
people spend so much money on weddings because weddings had become a very important occassion in our lives and in the community...
...often relatives and friends long unremembered will come on weddings
...and maybe the spiritual importance of this occasion is another reason why people really spend
...and because women always had big dreams about their wedding day next to their debut
; )
2007-02-13 15:13:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Honestly, b/c they want to, or they can. I hate when people ask this question. Why do you honestly care how much other people spend. Personally, I don't care, and I advise you do the same. When you go to a wedding, I'm sure you look around and ask yourself this question, and then help yourself to open bar.
Just let people be. If have such a big problem with how much money people spend on weddings, stop going to them.
I think it's rude to pass judgement on someone's financial situation. You shouldn't care how much they spend, why or how they get their money.
2007-02-13 15:22:43 · answer #7 · answered by Answer Girl 2007 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Well, b/c it's one day and its the most important day in your adult life other than graduating....However, if your strapped for cash, I can see placing money you've allotted for your wedding into a more significant purchase such as a house. Find a way to do both
2007-02-13 15:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Nu Nu 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because your wedding should be one of the happiest days of your life and most people want one of their best days to be very nice and to have something really nice it usually needs money
2007-02-13 15:50:58 · answer #9 · answered by soccerlover63401 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you only have a wedding once.
Well .. you're supposed to and when people drop like 150 grand on their wedding, they're expecting it to be their only.
And usually because the bride has been planning her wedding for her entire life and it's like a dream come true for it to happen.
Or because someone else is paying for it and they don't care how much the bill is.
2007-02-13 15:07:48 · answer #10 · answered by hiskonstantine 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋