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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of couples and lots of cultures in lots of countries have extravagant weddings. It is not an American phenomenon. Also, lots of folks decide not to have a fancy wedding. They’re not judged for that either - generally speaking.

It’s only on websites such as this, where everyone is so competitive and such a striver that you see posts like this.  Strivers gets so angry when they realize they cannot compete, so they post this kind of bullshit. [/quote]

Yeah, but in those cultures there isn't massive price gouging like what they do to couples here in the US.[/quote]

And you know this how?  Also, that’s beside the point. [/quote]

We did our wedding in my wife's home country. It was about $13k ALL in for venue, food, flowers, photographer, and booze.  It had nothing to do with exchange rates. Even after accounting for PPP, the cost per plate of food in my wife's home country was about 4-5 fold less expensive than we'd have to pay in the US.

Weddings in the US are just like healthcare in the US - vastly overpriced nonsense. It's so much cheaper everywhere else in the world even after factoring in incomes and exchange rates.  Everything in the US is a hustle. Everyone is trying to rip eachother off in the US. [/quote]

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