Don't Tell the Bride!

Boundless said:
But...but... warpus! I thought we had something special!
I don't know really, I'm not saying I think it's RIGHT to spend that much money, I just think it's standard practice though because if it's wedding it's immediately 4 times the price, and then 4 times again if you do it at Christmas or Valentines.
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One of the worst times to have a wedding is on the AFL Grand final here in Australia, and I was at a wedding when that happened. It most probably was the cheapest option, but still, you should never get married on that day, since everyone watches the game.
 
How about a jello-wrestling theme?
 
squall78 said:
isn't a marriage ring enough? aren't those things like thousands of dollars? it seems to be a better way to spend money on a tangible item.
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Collars are cheaper than rings... just sayin'. :mischief:
 
Boundless said:
but I think if you were to have the wedding day that you actually WANTED, the realization is that it would be more than £12,000. A dress alone is £1,000!!!
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The wedding you want. I would certainly never spend even a thousand dollars on a wedding. Go to the courthouse, get the certificate, have a cookout party to celebrate. Rot needless ceremony and pomp; two people are beginning a new life together, why make that an indebted one?
 
Boundless said:
But...but... warpus! I thought we had something special!
I don't know really, I'm not saying I think it's RIGHT to spend that much money, I just think it's standard practice though because if it's wedding it's immediately 4 times the price, and then 4 times again if you do it at Christmas or Valentines.
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But why does it cost four times more just because it is a wedding? ;)

Also, I don't think you're silly enough to want a wedding on Christmas or Valentines. Do you really want one less occasion where you can celebrate your love with your husband (read: spend even more money)? :D

IglooDude said:
Collars are cheaper than rings... just sayin'. :mischief:
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But collars are bigger and have more room for larger diamonds!

classical_hero said:
I thought it was traditional for the father of the bride to pay for the wedding.
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Depends on the local customs I suppose. And also on the finances of everyone involved.

But if so, it should also be tradition for the wedded couple to pay the father back if they get a divorce! Fair is fair! :p
 
warpus said:
how do people justify spending such insane amounts on what pretty much amounts to a fancy party with cake and dancing?
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Not the case for a Calvinist wedding, where there would be Strictly No Dancing.
 
Cheetah said:
But why does it cost four times more just because it is a wedding? ;)

Also, I don't think you're silly enough to want a wedding on Christmas or Valentines. Do you really want one less occasion where you can celebrate your love with your husband (read: spend even more money)? :D
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Cos capitalism and society dictates that they are the 'most romantic' times of year to get married. Frankly I don't care what date it is. I think it's probably more romantic to get married on the anniversary of you getting together or something like that. I'm definitely not silly enough for a Christmas/Valentines wedding unless I had the unlimited funds to do so :p. My wedding will be one big party celebrating how much I love the person I'm marrying, I can't wait!
 
Boundless said:
Cos capitalism and society dictates that they are the 'most romantic' times of year to get married. Frankly I don't care what date it is. I think it's probably more romantic to get married on the anniversary of you getting together or something like that. I'm definitely not silly enough for a Christmas/Valentines wedding unless I had the unlimited funds to do so :p. My wedding will be one big party celebrating how much I love the person I'm marrying, I can't wait!
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I bet Abaddon will be glad to not be able to read that, or you two are very serious and soon we will hear an announcement.
 
Cheetah said:
Fine. Put it on the 29th of February. :D

Do you think it's possible to buy Wedding-Party-Reimbursement-Insurance? So if the marriage ends in divorce it's possible to get back the money one spent on the wedding?
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Well, no, not 29th cos I want flowers every year on my anniversary :p.
I imagine there probably is such a thing, not that I'd purchase it. It'd be like purchasing insurance on your house party with flatmates or something!

classical_hero said:
I bet Abaddon will be glad to not be able to read that, or you two are very serious and soon we will hear an announcement.
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Lol, it was a general comment about marriage in general, but fair enough ;)
 
If it was a Christmas wedding who would go? Aren't most people busy celebrating with their family?
 
NovaKart said:
If it was a Christmas wedding who would go? Aren't most people busy celebrating with their family?
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Yeah, I've got a friend who skipped his sister's wedding because it was on a long weekend in the summer and he didn't want to mess up his long weekend plans.

He maintains weddings should be scheduled during the week so as not to interfere with any vacation plans.
 
One thing I know is that I can get the church for free, since my local church has hosted many weddings done by my Pastor. I can get a custom made dress for my bride, since my Aunty works for a clothing company that makes wedding dresses. I think she made the dress for my Cousin when she got married. So I can get a cheaper wedding, now only to find that woman for me.
 
classical_hero said:
One thing I know is that I can get the church for free, since my local church has hosted many weddings done by my Pastor. I can get a custom made dress for my bride, since my Aunty works for a clothing company that makes wedding dresses. I think she made the dress for my Cousin when she got married.
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Sounds like you've got nothing to worry about.
 
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