What do you wish you would've splurged less or more on?
2007-07-23 04:18:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
24 years ago, we didn't have alot, so we didn't spend alot.
Today my wife and I, our families, and our freinds still talk about what a great time they had at our wedding!
It's not about the money!!!
2007-07-23 07:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by mjmayer188 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spent a lot on the cake and am glad that I did. People still talk about it to this day and so many pictures are taken of it. We also splurged on a band instead of a DJ and are so happy we did. People really enjoy them and more people danced. It really felt like a special event and not some lame high school dance or something. We spent too much on the photographer. Truth is that once the wedding is over you will put out one or two photos from your wedding and the rest will sit in a drawer somewhere for the next 100 years. We also spent too much money on little things like the limo, favors etc.
2007-07-23 11:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering we didn't have much money at the time, we didn't really splurge on anything. My dad bought the gown I wanted from the J.C. Penney's Outlet store for $150. We bought our flowers from the joint vocational school's horticultural center, and a friend made our cake so our mothers got it at cost (about $100). That included a cake with three tiers & a fountain underneath, with two small tiers on the sides w/"stairs" attaching them to the 3 tier cake & pedastals holding them up, and a full sheet cake.
The only things I would've changed (aside from my bridesmaids dresses - the ones I wanted didn't come in "tall" and my sister in law is 5'11") would be that my DAD would've been the one to sing at my wedding instead of the pastor's wife (that was my husband's family's doing), and I would change the reception location. I wanted to have a small reception in a nice hall with a dj, but we had the reception in the church basement. So I never got to dance with Daddy....
2007-07-23 11:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by Romans 8:28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should've done more for the actual honeymoon. We managed to put together a wedding for over 200 on less then $5000. Made a lot of the stuff ourselves, I got my dress on Ebay. I don't have a single regret about the wedding, it went off beautifully. We did go too cheap on the honeymoon though.
2007-07-23 11:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by Unknown.... 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
looking back on my wedding I think that I would have planned things a little bit better. Not necessarily spent more money just planned it differently and I would have put my foot down on a lot more things. Other than that it was decent. But I probably would have used all that money and had a nice honeymoon which I didn't have. But why look back with regret. I still have my whole life ahead of me!
2007-07-23 15:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by hazeleyes1279 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wedding was perfect. I budgeted for everything and made monthly payments until my wedding date. I actually got a refund because some people did not show. So when my wedding day was over, everything was completely paid for and we could really enjoy our honeymoon (also completely paid for). My wedding video and pictures tell a wonderful story of my special day. Great memories.
2007-07-23 11:29:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kept both my weddings very very small. Glad I did, it would have REALLY been a waste of $$. But my first was by far larger @ my mothers insistence....so I went along with it. My second I wanted to go to the JP...but my mother in law wanted a wedding...so I told her to do whatever she wanted, I'd just show up with my flowers and told her what we were wearing.
If I ever get married again....I want to do it on a Vegas vacation, in a 24hour chapel by an Elvis impersonator!
2007-07-23 11:25:04 · answer #7 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was lovely and wonderful. We spent 25K and hosted about 200 guests. I suppose I would say all the money for the professional photography wasn't really worth it - I mean the studio portraits. We had a BIL do the photos for the ceremony and reception.
2007-07-23 11:36:02 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wanted a big wedding but we just couldn't afford it at the time. it seems like when you don't spend a lot of money the marriage seems to work...what do you think
2007-07-23 11:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by D N 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing really. It wasn't about the amount of money we did or didn't spend. I just wish I could've made the day stretch longer, and savored some moments more. It's just all over too fast :)
2007-07-23 11:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by Dj 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋