What did your DC wedding cost?

[Anonymous]

95k all in - wedding and welcome party

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:95k all in - wedding and welcome party

Sorry we, brides parents, covered the above. About 165 people

Grooms parents covered a 15k rehearsal dinner

Bride and groom covered rings/honeymoon/gifts

[Anonymous]

Hay Adam’s a little over 10 years ago. Not sure the totals as my parents paid for most of it, but it was likely around $150K all in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have the cheapest, I’m sure. But also the saddest. Gay couple who married as soon as it was possible out of fear that if we didn’t marry on the first available day after waiting in line for hours that we might never have the opportunity.

Total cost: whatever the filing fee was for the license. Total people in attendance accounting us and the court officiant: 3.

But are you still together? If so, it's a happy ending.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have the cheapest, I’m sure. But also the saddest. Gay couple who married as soon as it was possible out of fear that if we didn’t marry on the first available day after waiting in line for hours that we might never have the opportunity.

Total cost: whatever the filing fee was for the license. Total people in attendance accounting us and the court officiant: 3.

But are you still together? If so, it's a happy ending.

Nearly 25 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so happy I only have boys. The stupidity on here is astounding.

In 2019 are people still expecting the bride to shoulder the bulk of the costs?

Another parent of only boys here. If these are the prices, yes, the bride's family will be shouldering the bulk of the costs. I'm happy to chip in $10k or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new formula is 1/3 groom parents, 1/3 brides parents and 1/3 couple

BTW when grooms parents paid 100 percent the groom was expected to pay for home and let wife be a SAHM.

The grooms today wife expected to work, pay 1/2 everything and do 80 percent of child rearing. And actually give birth.

If anything in 2019 groom parents should pay

THIS X 1000.

Nobody owes you a wedding, or even 1/3 of a wedding. You're grown-ups, you should be spending your own money and not grifting off your parents or in-laws.

Nobody follows tradition anymore? The father of the bride pays for the wedding and the father of the groom pays for dinner the night before? I guess if brides are over 30 they can pay some but don’t father feel cheap not contributing?