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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do it because its part of our culture.

And we save for it like we save for college.

Though, TBH, we could have a fabulous wedding with a huge guestlist and wonderful food,drink, entertainment, clothes etc....on a budget too.  We are fabulous about putting on a great show with very little because our community will help us out.  [/quote]

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- Parents (or parents adjacent people like - elder siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents)  pay for the wedding. 
- Wedding is all about the guests, relatives and friends.  You don't cater to bride's and groom's idiosyncrasies. 
- You start saving for the wedding from the time the child is born.  Just like you save for college. 
- You should only throw the wedding that you can easily afford. 
- Its perfectly fine to have a simple or a small wedding.  However, what is not ok is to have lousy food or lack in hospitality or anything that inconveniences the guests. [/quote]

These days, many parents don't pay for weddings at all.  That's because the vast majority of Americans don't even have enough savings to cover an emergency $3000 expense.  No, many, many couples themselves are on the hook for paying for their own wedding.

Get out of your sheltered, privileged bubble more.

US wedding culture is stupid. And even of parents pay, it's still dumb. They should be using it to pay off their own mortgages earlier or for their own retirement investments.[/quote]

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