Do you think Weddings are Rip offs or are you traditional?

Claudia Love

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When I got married my husband said to me we can buy a house and 2 cars or have a huge wedding im like ill do a small wedding instead.
But for the amount of divorce out there I rather see money going to important things then weddings.Or am I being cheap?
 
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superstar_88

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If you're a woman think long term and see what you can get when you divorce so yes go for the house cause it'll be all yours when it's all said and done.
 
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stinkynuts

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When I got married my husband said to me we can buy a house and 2 cars or have a huge wedding im like ill do a small wedding instead.
But for the amount of divorce out there I rather see money going to important things then weddings.Or am I being cheap?
Weddings are a scam industry. Everything is overpriced, and there are so many opportunists trying to take advantage of this "special" celebration. My wedding, if I ever have one, will be simple and cost no more than $1,000
 

downbound123

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If you're a woman think long term and see what you can get when you divorce so yes go for the house cause it'll be all yours when it's all said and done.
Just remember when she agrees to divide everything in half if you split up, she means she gets her half and half of your half......
 

anonemouse

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Weddings are a scam industry. Everything is overpriced, and there are so many opportunists trying to take advantage of this "special" celebration. My wedding, if I ever have one, will be simple and cost no more than $1,000
A friend of mine and his (now) wife organized their own small scale wedding. They were told ahead of time to tell people it was anything other than a wedding: retirement party, birthday party, family reunion, etc. They took that advice and I have no doubt that they saved *thousands*. Flowers for a birthday party? $500. Same flowers but for a wedding? $1500.

Make sure it's everything that you and your partner want, but be smart about it.
 

Ponderling

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I proposed on a 3 week cross Canada vacation road trip.
We had been living together for three years, and were in our late 20's
She bought a nice business suit that could be used after the wedding event at noon the day she was back downtown at work after we came back from vacation.

We got married at City Hall, Saturday at noon, a weekend before Christmas.
My mom and dad had just come back from a fall time at their then place in Florida.

We hosted a brunch for about 30 at a restaurant nearby, right after.
Catered for our own wine on a contract case price with the restaurant from a wine agent.
With the right to bring any remaining stock home.
Servers were not going to let that happen until I fished out the contract I took in my pocket in case there were any mis-understandings.

Invited folks back to the house for a piece of the wedding cake, and tea and coffee, if they wanted to after the late brunch meal wrapped.
I baked a nice moist fruit cake and my wife did the marzipan and frosting to make our own wedding cake.

Guests had all left by 4pm.
We had a nap, got up, went to Pizza Hut to pick up, and came back and ate it in front of a hardwood fire in the fire place,.

Got a good nights sleep.
Next morning I made pancakes from scratch for breakfast.
By the time they were done, all I had to do was sign my name to the thank you cards.
Dear wife had written them while was busy at the skillet.
Cards went out in the mailing from her office on that Monday.

That was over 25 years ago now, and we are still together.
With enough separate interests to not drive each other crazy on a day to day basis.
 

y2kmark

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A friend of mine and his (now) wife organized their own small scale wedding. They were told ahead of time to tell people it was anything other than a wedding: retirement party, birthday party, family reunion, etc. They took that advice and I have no doubt that they saved *thousands*. Flowers for a birthday party? $500. Same flowers but for a wedding? $1500.

Make sure it's everything that you and your partner want, but be smart about it.
Throughout history wedding have been an important way to bring a community (or even different communities) together in celebration. It's not something you can buy, so most of the "wedding industry" is just a scam...
 
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