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

Most boys parents pay equal to brides It's 2019 after all

We paid for DDs wedding. The grooms parents paid for the rehearsal dinner. In 2019. And that’s the case for most people I know whose kids are getting married.

Anonymous wrote:$200 K. 200 guests, multiple days..."modest" respectable Indian Hindu wedding. Baltimore Waterfront Marriott.

That's almost $1000/guest. When was this? Also curious who paid for the wedding? Parents? (If so whose) or you? Seems comparable to costs in India for a high-end wedding (200K would have been Rs. 1.4 crores)

$35k for 85 people in 2014 at a resort in Loudoun.

2002 at the Washington Club on DuPont Circle, 180 people, Saturday night, catered, full bar, live band, I think it was around $30K for the wedding, the rehearsal dinner for 150 was $14K. Parents contributed about half the combined cost. The venue was beautiful but is no longer an option as I think it has been converted to apartments.

Totally worth it to me, wonderful weekend DH and I will never forget, he did half the work/planning, still happily married

Anonymous wrote:2012. Mount Vernon Inn. 130 guests. About 26k.

That included everything but the rings (rental fee, happy hour food, plated steak with crab cake dinner, cake, flowers, DJ, open bar, dress, invitations, photographer, etc.). We really shopped around for our vendors. I hear that the Inn caught on that their pricing was low and they've bumped up the rates a bit since then.

One of the most wonderful memories I have as a guest was to a small, intimate wedding reception at the Mount Vernon Inn.

^^ and only 40 ppl

10k in 2011 for a Saturday morning ceremony followed by luncheon, in MD country side at a gorgeous venue. No dancing, so no DJ, but includes everything but the honeymoon.

^^in 2009, just celebrated our 10th

$26k for 110 guests, dinner, DJ, open bar at the Arts Club of Washington in downtown DC. Location is an art museum/venue so no decorating necessary. My dress was $250 J Crew off the rack and gorgeous. We spent $8k on alcohol, worth ever penny haha. It was so much fun, and we put it together in 3 months.

Park Hyatt, 80k

About $38,000 in 2016 for 65 people at a fabulous restaurant with great views in VA.

$10K for a Sunday lunch wedding in a country club in Reston in 2009. Includes all food, booze, cocktail apps, venue, flowers, decor, DJ, photog and cake. Doesn't include the dress or the honeymoon.

We set ourselves this goal and had fun meeting it.

$25K in 1996, all in, for 60 guests at a downtown hotel, including the ceremony, cocktail hour, all food, open bar, the cake, the dress, the flowers, the live string quartet, the photographer, two nights lodging, the honeymoon to Europe and everything else I can't remember now.

I thought it was insane at the time.

Anonymous wrote:November 2016 at the Capitol View Rooftop. All told about $35k for 140 people.

That's really cheap for that many people. Where did you skimp out?

November 2016 at the Capitol View Rooftop. All told about $35k for 140 people.