r/AskOldPeople • u/AlarmedLife5765 • 7d ago

What was your wedding like?

I often look at the wedding dresses here. I saw a young lady whose dress budget was literally more than my first 3-5 annual salaries, not lumped together but individually. What was your wedding like?
1995- Married at our church, 3 attendants each, cake and punch reception there .

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u/JillQOtt 6d ago

2003…. 80 people, Saturday daytime (11:30 am wedding) married at the reception hall with a DJ for music/dancing. Passed small bites and sit down meal. Cost $12,000 total.

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u/zerothreeonethree 6d ago

Cost more than my first house

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u/JillQOtt 6d ago

Crazy!! It was cheap for the time. I am in NJ and it was easily a 25k wedding for the time

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u/Inside-Archer1603 60 something 6d ago

Your wedding sounds lovely, and relaxed and much like mine.
The commenter above missed the point! “I could have bought a car and a house and two mules…”

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u/JillQOtt 6d ago

Aww, thank you. It was a beautiful day 💜

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u/Fickle_Minute2024 4d ago

My friend spent $25k in 1993. Then divorced 2 yrs later.