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Taking a poll, what was just about the average you would say your wedding cost you overall Excluding your honeymoon?

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I'll jump in here.

We paid for everything ourselves (my mom bought my dress though). For our reception hall, flowers, photography (no video), 8-piece band, limos, Church fees, everything down to the do-it-yourslef programs and hotel baskets we did , I would take a guess and say we spent in the neighboorhood of $30,000. We had a total of 115 adults and 7 children for a Saturday afternoon last May.

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Everything totaled without the honeymoon was about $28,000 for 215 people on a Sunday night this July. Luckily my parents paid for the reception and we paid for everything else otherwise we couldn't have done it.

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ugh, I really hate to think about it, but I think we were around $5o,ooo, for a Saturday night with 225 guests.

Thats dress, flowers, band, reception, photos & video, limos, invites, gifts.

Way more than I ever wanted to spend on a wedding, yet looking back, I wouldn't change a thing.

edited to say: after parental contributions ($15,ooo) and gifts at the wedding ($2o,ooo+), it cost us <$15,ooo.

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We paid for everything, with the exception of my gown and accessories. We had 200 + people at Flowerfield on a Friday night. The extent of the damage was (rounded off to) $60,000.
But it was worth EVERY penny.

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We had a Sat night wedding at Milleridge Cottage with band, photo video, etc about 220 people and total cost without honeymoon was over $50K- not sure of the exact amount because I stopped counting at 50K- I didn't want to know after that--
Laura
Worth every penny - wouldn't have changed a thing

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$10,000 w/o honeymoon. We did have a smaller wedding, only 65 people on a Sat afternoon. We cut out a lot, no limos, bridal party. I wouldn't change this for anything, our wedding was so easy to plan, but still beautiful and meaningful.

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Our total cost was about $45,000 for a Sunday evening wedding in June 2001. After parental gifts and contributions, we paid about $23,000 ourselves (but, these numbers include $7,000 for our honeymoon). Our total gifts received was only about $12,000.

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We figure about 35G for a sat night in Nov. 190 people. That includes my engagement ring and wedding ring, four roundtrip plane tickets from FL to NY to get married. (we paid for DH's aunt and uncle to come)

My parents contributed between 15 & 18G. His parents are deceased.

The honeymoon was a last minute decision and it was horrible. It was only about $1500.00 bucks.
(It was a cruise)

Looking back on it I would have spent less on some things and more on others. 20/20 Hindsight!! Dont ya hate that!!! But it was one of the greatest days of my life!!!

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I would have to say about 20,000-28,000.
Our HM was 4,000.

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After everything, including what our parents gave us. . . with the honeymoon. . . the whole wedding cost us $38,000. That was for a Sunday night in August with about 160 people.
Wouldn't have changed a thing!

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Between $32,000 and $34,000 for Friday night wedding with 150 guests.
Honeymoon came to about $10,000 - eek!!

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$20,000 to 25,000 for 115 people Sunday afternoon wedding at CB

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And we wonder why the wedding business is so popular and competitive in this area!

I too hate to think about it all - I'd say around $35K, without HM. Maybe more, since I didn't add in cost of the smaller things, such as stamps, RD invites, etc.

Looking back, I don't regret a thing - we had the time of our lives!

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UGGGHHH thinking about gives me a headache also!!! Total almost 40k. (That was just the wedding)
It was amazing though. The family is still talking about it. Alot of fun.

Edited to correct spelling and to say that was a Saturday night From cocktail to Viennese with cigar bar with cognac and all the goodie..cotton candy popcorn machine waffels newspapers(lol) it ended early in the AM.lolol... it was fun

Message edited 10/21/2002 6:34:35 PM.

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Well let's see:
Thurs. night (July 4th, 2002)
130 guests
DJ, Flowers, my dress & accesories, limos, pictures ( we got a great deal!), video, officiant, wedding party gifts (4 girls, 12 guys), hair & makeup, invites, & I'm sure some miscellaneus things I am forgeting (In other words, we paid for the whole shbang ourselves, so I had bride overload!!) in the neighborhood of $20,000 (OUCH!!!!!)

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This is my first post on the Newlywed board!

All together for a Saturday night w/o honeymoon, the wedding cost $45,000 for 140 guests....

We didn't pay for all of it ourselves!

I can't believe it...but I wouldn't change a thing!

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I didn't even count all the little extras like paper I used to make stuff but we spent about $50 for 115 people.

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Stef - you forgot the "K" right??? That's $50K for 115, I'm sure, since you didn't go the cheap route on your wedding!

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We got married on a Friday night in August at the Medditerranean Manor and we spent about $30K for 104 people, that included , flowers, video, invites, dress, tux, favors, bridal gifts, limos, make-up, hair, nails, feet (ha) and DJ.

It did not include, wedding rings and honeymoon.
We did it all ourselves and only got 15K back, I don't regret the wedding but I do regret spending all that money especially when it's time to buy a house which is what we are doing now and when you add up your down payment and closing costs..OUCH it's like having a wedding all over again expect more expensive.

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I haven't had the nerve to add up all my receipts yet!!! LOL

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ours was about $47K...not including the little things that get forgotten...without the HM...

115 on sunday afternoon

edited to correct pp price

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Somewhere around $17k for 75 people on a Saturday night in September at Coral House. This doesn't include rings, and we didn't have video. Despite the low cost (comparing it to what others paid), it was memorable and beautiful. I wouldn't have done anything differently.

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185 people on a saturday night, about 20,000 for the reception itself, and another 10-12,000 for everything else (dress, tux, limos, flowers, favors, DJ, etc.) I did get a break on my flowers though so it may have been 2 or so more thousand.

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Ooo, my first newlywed post!

About $20K for 128 people (I was actually surprised since everyone said you can't have a decent wedding for $20K!). I did not add in decorations, favors, invites, and a few minor things.