Would you (or did you) rather spend on an extravagant wedding or have an economical wedding and save your money? Why?

Angelaj30, what makes a wedding special for the bride and groom is very different from what makes it special for the parents, relatives and friends. My wedding was a quick affair. The two of us in a courthouse ... eight minutes, one kiss and the deed was done.My folks didn’t acknowledge the “paper wedding” for the longest time, because they hadn’t “given me away.

€ And until they did that, I wasn’t “his. € So, we ended up having another wedding in India: Only 12 people were present and the ceremony took all of 90 minutes. But we did have two receptions.

Growing up I’d realized weddings are such a waste of money. Money that could be used to benefit so many people who really need it, but I went along anyway because this was the only way I could show my parents that I really, truly loved them.At the end of the day when you think about it, all that money spent on flower decorations, cakes, food, seating arrangements, dresses, invitations, photography ... it's all done for one purpose: to get social validation for a ceremony that symbolizes the union of two people. In my opinion, it's the life you live together that matters, not the wedding.

My wife and I had a very small wedding in vegas and used our saved money to make a downpayment on a house. We have always been very happy with that decision. We have been married for 12 years now and our house is 50% paid off.

With a little luck over the next decade, we will have paid our 30 year mortgage in 20 years.

I would save the money because I am not big on weddings and would totally rather spend it on the honeymoon or a house downpayment.

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