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Mar 10, 2005 00:34

I wanted to write and tell you about the wedding I attended this past Saturday. I wanted to tell you how my manager was the bride, and she looked beautiful (as all brides should). She, her fiance (now husband) and their families spent (not even kidding) around $50,000 on this 6.5 hour event. I wanted to mention that I enjoyed shrimp cocktail that ( Read more... )

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That's a big chunk of change! songofjoy02 March 10 2005, 13:39:06 UTC

I've certainly never been to a wedding that expensive. In fact, the majority of the weddings I have attended have been extremely low-budget and I've STILL been impressed with how extravagant they are compared to what I would like, if I got married. Seems such a shame to spend so much on something that, of itself, really need not be so expensive because it's not really that important. I mean, the marriage is important, and the celebration is excellent...but going crazy with such a celebration? Of course...the comparison to heaven is really cool, though, because you're right: that marriage celebration is going to go way beyond that. I can't even imagine...(or "I Can Only Imagine," whichever sounds better to you).=D

Re: That's a big chunk of change! nancinator March 10 2005, 15:38:42 UTC

hmm... i think we may have something big in common- the desire to have a VERY simple wedding of our own one day! :) my ideal would be to have about 20 of my closest friends and family at my wedding, and to get married on the beach somewhere very simply. later, if people want to have a big party, they can do that- but it doesn't matter that much to me. :) every person i know that has planned a huge, crazy wedding has been stressed to the max for months beforehand. that's not worth it to me! :) not to mention that i'm sorely lacking the thousands of dollars necessary to pull of such an event... but really, i don't mind. :)

my manager and her family aren't believers- and so in a way, this is the best that they have to look forward to. that's pretty sad- i prayed for them a lot- and felt very blessed that i don't have to place my expectations of something that is "the best" on this world... God's got it all taken care of for later on! :)

Simplicity in common, yes... songofjoy02 March 11 2005, 03:15:31 UTC

I don't know about that definition of it, however.;-) Twenty people...let me think. If I married a guy who was an only child, then maybe our families could come to the wedding.;-) Family and close friends is just going to be a much bigger group than twenty.

I don't care about the beach...

But, other than that, I like your plans.;-) No stress...that I hate. After helping with some weddings, I definitely do not want to do what others have done or put any stress on other people! And you're so right about the lack of funds...I think it is better not to have it so there's not even a feeling of obligation to spend it. If I had that much money to spend, I'd buy a house!=D

Re: Simplicity in common, yes... nancinator March 11 2005, 04:57:13 UTC

LOL... yep, if my family were larger, that number would definitely increase. :)

And I agree with the idea about the house... buying a house would sure be a more long-term investment that you would use every day, rather than a one-time event that lasts for a matter of hours!

chestnutcurls March 10 2005, 14:57:55 UTC

Great thoughts about the wedding feast. :) And the price. Good grief!

hehe nancinator March 10 2005, 15:41:28 UTC

umm... yeah. can you even imagine having that kind of money to play around with, and decide to spend it all in one fell swoop on a thing that took half a day!?!?!? it was fun to go and see though. :) but for crying out loud, i didn't even come close to spending the kind of money on their gift that it cost them for me and my guest to go!!! :-O

Re: hehe chestnutcurls March 10 2005, 20:17:31 UTC

Yeah, my parents didn't spend anywhere NEAR that on our wedding, and it was still way more than we would have wanted! Some people just go nuts.

ruthieroo March 11 2005, 00:38:13 UTC

The Wedding Planner...is the subject line from The Wedding Planner? It's been bugging me all night...:-D

That was one expensive wedding! I never wanted that, personally. Which is good because there is no way I could have had it anyway! My wedding was simple and closeknit and I LOVED it that way: there was nothing professional about it from the cake to the decorating, the music and even the ceremony itself, all of it was done by people who had known and cared about me for years.

Anyway, HI Nancy! It's good when you pop in here now and then!

:) nancinator March 11 2005, 02:11:16 UTC

LOL... yep, good memory. :) The subject line is from the wedding planner.

I totally agree with you about expensive weddings. Like I was telling Pamela earlier, it would make me so happy to have a very small people with the people that I'm closest to and leave all the expense and drama behind. :) I have a good friend who's an awesome photographer, she can take the pictures- another friend who can do hair and makeup, a cousin who can sing, and my uncle could do the ceremony... all I need is a groom. :P Tee hee. Anyhow, I agree with you 100%.

So your kidlet is going to make his/her outside appearance soon, eh? :) I've been keeping up with what you've been posting about all of that... you must be excited! (and ready to have him or her in your arms!) That's so neat that your sister will be able to come visit after he/she is born... what a neat blessing.

Thanks for saying hello. It's good to hear from you.
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