Another Wedding Question: how much does it cost?
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Anonymous
| Say a Ritz/Hyatt-type hotel (or similar high-end venue) DC wedding for 150 guests? Usual bells and whistles included but nothing totally ridiculous (which I know is subjective). |
Anonymous
| Are you an invited guest or a bride planning her big day? |
Anonymous
| I am a guest trying to figure out how much we should give as a gift.... |
Anonymous
| $100k conservative guess. It's dc, things are expensive. This includes clothing and stuff. |
Anonymous
| I got married at the w with bells and whistles but nothing crazy -- was about 50-60k for 125 guests when all was said and done. |
Anonymous
| OMG, we are supposed to give the bride and groom $100k as a gift?, That seems excessive. |
Anonymous
| Probably $150-200 per person for the hotel tab alone (dinner and bar). |
Anonymous
I don't base my gifts on the wedding venue or how lavish the reception is. Gifts are based on how close I am/relationship with the couple. |
Anonymous
| OP here who hasn't given a thought to the cost of a wedding for 19 yr old DD. There are no wedding plans in the air, I just have no idea how much these absolutely beautiful affairs we've been to cost (a few bar/bat mitzvahs that were nothing short of weddings and some truly spectacular weddings). |
Anonymous
How long ago? And all said and done -- can you give me an idea what "extras" that did/not include? Dress, rings, honeymoon, rehearsal dinner?? |
Anonymous
Another question if you don't mind: did you (or parents or whoever) start out saying our budget is $50k or did it just come out to that amount? |
Anonymous
| I got married at a high end boutique hotel in dc, 110 guests, the wedding cost 21k, the dj, photographer, and attire was extra. |
Anonymous
| I got married in Williamsburg, in 2004, 140 people, open bar, extensive passed apps and dinner buffet, DJ, about 15k. This does not include my dress or the rehearsal dinner the night before. |
Anonymous
| We flew around 130 guests to the Maldives for our wedding. It cost around $1.4 million but was well worth it. |
Anonymous
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Fairmont dc, 200 guests sit down dinner, $75k all in
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