tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post7570895342072936834..comments2023-10-21T07:13:39.906-04:00Comments on All Stace, All the Time: So What's the Big Deal About Weddings?StaceyC4http://www.blogger.com/profile/01580337266163999623noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-80397777468274888832009-10-03T00:33:56.230-04:002009-10-03T00:33:56.230-04:00Well, my hubby and I wanted to elope because we ju...Well, my hubby and I wanted to elope because we just couldn't be bothered. But the families would have none of it--I was the first in my family to get married, hubby was the last--so it had to be a spectacular affair.<br /><br />We refused on the "spectacular" part but agreed to do the church, gowns, reception, guests, etc. I'm lucky to be a magazine editor so yes, I had a professional makeup artist throughout the day (he was my friend!) and professional photographers and a fashion designer who made our gowns (she was my dear friend and bridesmaid) and a professional string quartet (my brother's). <br /><br />The wedding was lovely and we didn't spend so much on it although it looked like we did because a lot of my friends and family gave the stuff/services for free or with a huge discount. It was an intimate affair. <br /><br />We're glad we agreed to do the wedding because we were so surprised at the love shown us--everybody wanted to give us something (gowns, flowers, cake, music, etc) so I didn't stress over anything at all. And on the wedding day itself, all the happy smiles, warm hugs and laughter and tears made up for the preparations.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762850601924680898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-61619612442228291762009-09-28T11:54:26.601-04:002009-09-28T11:54:26.601-04:00For the most part... my wedding didn't have a ...For the most part... my wedding didn't have a lot of impact on my marriage except for being the fodder for a lot of funny stories... A bridesmaid thinking my dad was an incredible dancer. The wedding consultant just about having a stroke when the DJ starting playing the Macarena (which I'd told her they were forbidden to play, but then relented so long as I had left the room). Being drunk on our carriage ride. The nephew falling on the wife's dress in the middle of the ceremony. Making my wife giggle in the middle of the ceremony.<br /><br />We've been married for 13 years now.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926199371718027858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-84853711302424918072009-09-28T00:36:06.695-04:002009-09-28T00:36:06.695-04:00Me and my husband are still married, so it didn...Me and my husband are still married, so it didn't make it worse in the sense that you mentioned, but it has made it more difficult more than one time in the sense of it caused bills we had a hard time paying, and we all know what financial stress can do to a marriage. Plus, I think now what we could have saved that money for, like a down payment. And the stress BEFORE the wedding to save. And we didn't even have an outlandish wedding so I can't imagineFrugal Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215233645206729306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-55217111351397340792009-09-27T22:58:42.767-04:002009-09-27T22:58:42.767-04:00I was also pregnant when I got married, and we had...I was also pregnant when I got married, and we had a civil ceremony in the courthouse. Cost us about $20. I missed out on all the gifts a huge wedding would have gotten us, but I didn't care then and I don't care now. No one, especially my dad, thought we would last a year, and now it's almost 15 years and three kids later, and we are happier than any of our siblings. When you're marrying the person you are meant to be with, it shouldn't matter what kind of wedding you have.<br /><br />I have been in St. Patrick's, and it is beautiful.jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126675657006287838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-82172875888487113492009-09-27T17:36:43.666-04:002009-09-27T17:36:43.666-04:00I'm with you it's not the money its the lo...I'm with you it's not the money its the love and trust from family and friends that I rank as important..<br /><br />Nice blog my first visit.<br /><br />Dorothy from grammology<br />grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758033543840446585.post-19115044804197272682009-09-27T16:20:28.062-04:002009-09-27T16:20:28.062-04:00Hi there! Let me tell you what; I don't think ...Hi there! Let me tell you what; I don't think that money can buy happiness and it sure doesn't make a marriage either last or not last. <br /><br />Hubby and I got married "on the cheap." I had a lot of medical expenses due to my disease, so we didn't want to go into a lot of debt. I had someone make my wedding outfit, a friend made the cake and mints, another friend did the decorations, both set of parents provided come cash and helped furnish our house, and we had a honeymoon right in IL (Galena, IL). <br /><br />Overall, our wedding and reception probably cost no more than $600.00. We paid for the honeymoon with some of the cash that people gave us in our wedding cards (we spent $150 for the cute little place that we stayed at) and tried not to kill our budget by eating out at real fancy places. <br /><br />Our wedding was a good experience, but it wasn't fancy. I had a friend with a very fancy wedding and she is miserable in her marriage!A.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106004037607712134noreply@blogger.com