How much did you spend on your wedding?
How many people did you invite?
Did you have a sit down meal?
Did you have an open bar?
Did many of your guests have to travel to go to your wedding?
How much cash and assorted gifts did you get in return?
Yea, yea, okay I know don't expect gifts and it's supposedly wrong to even think about it unless you're setting up a gift registry (funny eh?), but let's be realistic here. Gifts are part of weddings and it's not as if I'm counting on gifts to pay for my wedding or any expenses at all or even mentioning any of this to anyone I know except in private conversations with a select few. I'm just curious, so if you're going to lecture me on the 'rudeness' of my question because I do expect some gifts of monetary value, don't bother answering.
Answers:
1. My wedding was around $15,000 I had 300 people got about $2000 cash and gifts I don't know the value...I didn't price them...I had a buffet, an open bar and few people had to travel for my wedding...3 people left before the very end (2 were in their 80's and the other had to get home to his girlfriend...she was jealous of his wife)...I have been married nearly 20 years and the wedding is a memory I will have forever...although I didn't pay for it, my dad did...I think it was well worth it!
2. My wedding is next year, will cost $20,000. Will be 65-70 people. We are having a venue with a package that gives us a 3 course sit down dinner and fully open bar for 5 hours. It is $91 per person which I think is pretty good for that. Not many people will have to travel far luckily.
3. 1) £1500
2) 15-20 to the ceremony and about 60-75 to the reception
3) No - we had a buffet
4) No - we bought everyone their first drink
5) Most were local, only a couple came from long distance
6) Got gifts off all guests, around £300 in cash/gift vouchers and various gifts that we had on our gift list.
I had my list registered at Argos which, in hindsight I regret because they turned out to be useless, always out of stock of the stuff we wanted. I would recommend M&S or Debenhams to couples for the future.
I wouldn't dream of turning up at a wedding without a present no matter how close I was to the couple, it is manners and is a way of thanking them for their invitation, I don't believe it is rude to expect a wedding gift at all.
4. I haven't gotten married yet but i was just a maid of honor and she spent:
Wedding: $80,000
People: 200
Sit down: Yes
Open Bar: Yes
Travel: Yes but they paid for it plane tickets and hotel costs and there were a few that she rented cars for too
In return: Assorted gifts:123
Cash: $1346
Did it even out No but she sure had a damn good time and she doesn't regret a second or a cent. It was about $100 a plate plus she had assorted Hors'Devours.
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