Comments on: My second financial mistake

By: Xtreme Idea: Don’t Have A Wedding « Happy Money Medium

Xtreme Idea: Don’t Have A Wedding « Happy Money Medium — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:27:30 +0000

[...] Almost Large recently posted a wedding photo from her $17,000 wedding/honeymoon, and says even that was too much to pay for a combined wedding and honeymoon. While I’m not [...]

By: LivingAlmostLarge

LivingAlmostLarge — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:42:27 +0000

My DH’s whole family had to travel internationally, so either way why not make a nice destination? My family mostly is in hawaii but there was a few internationals.

So someone traveling internationally was not going to happen. I decided I wanted it at home. My DH wasn’t going to even try to argue. Even if we had it where we lived, people would be traveling far.

By: SP

SP — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:26:34 +0000

Interesting. I’ve been toying with the destination wedding idea, but I’m concerned about making my guests travel to Hawaii and pay for lodging, etc.

But then again, half of them would be traveling either way, since we are from different areas. But we aren’t a wealthy crowd.

By: LivingAlmostLarge » a wedding photo

LivingAlmostLarge » a wedding photo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:41:00 +0000

[...] like. Yeah the day and setting were amazing. The other photos were even better. This is my $17k wedding/honeymoon, except I didn’t honeymoon in [...]

By: LivingAlmostLarge

LivingAlmostLarge — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:33:01 +0000

Thanks and I will try to post it this week maybe. Surreal.

By: Sunday Money Roundup - Denver, CO Edition. | My Two Dollars

Sunday Money Roundup - Denver, CO Edition. | My Two Dollars — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:01:36 +0000

[...] Living Almost Large is talking about financial mistakes she made. Here is number 2 on the list. [...]

By: fengshui

fengshui — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:56:19 +0000

For the $900 I paid for the photographer, I got all of the photos on a CD and the copies in a photobook. I made copies and can post them on FB, etc. They were beautiful pictures. I got lucky. She was just starting out, just finished her masters and was desperate to get started w/ jobs and was a friend of a friend.

By: fengshui

fengshui — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:53:40 +0000

I also didn’t pay for my bridesmaids dresses, nor did I pay for their hair and make-up. I couldn’t pay for it because the money didn’t exist. No honeymoom either….. Still never went anywhere for the 2.5 years we have been married…..

By: fengshui

fengshui — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:51:17 +0000

$4k for a photographer?!? I got mine for $900 and she took GORGEOUS photos, had a MFA degree. Wow…. That is a lot….

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:27:44 +0000

Less than $2,000 in NE PA, 2007. We didn’t want a big, fancy wedding, so we just had a casual catered lunch with my (very large) family and a few close friends. About 120 guests. No limo, no open bar, no DJ – just friends and family sharing our special day.

We’ve got friends going through this right now – how much to spend, and what’s important? You do only get married once, so by all means go for what you want – just don’t put it on the credit card, please. If you can’t afford to save for the wedding, you can’t afford it.

Thanks for the breakdown! Interesting conversation.