So, you invite 150 people to your wedding. Dinner costs $20 a head. That’s $3,000. And drinks and stuff adds up to another $2,000 or so. $5,000 down the drain.
How come you can’t charge each guest $25 to cover their food/drinks? I’d gladly pay that much, to save their family from that expense. I’m probably already paying a couple hundred for a plane ticket or something.
Some people say it’s “tradition” to cover all expenses. It’s also “tradition” to smack your wife when she talks back. Doesn’t work so well, does it?
8 Responses to “Weddings are expensive”
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June 29th, 2006 at 01:40 PM
Thats a pretty cheap dinner. I’m finding more like $35-$55 per person. Yikes!
June 29th, 2006 at 01:43 PM
Yikes, indeed. You could at least suggest that people make a donation to cover the cost of the dinner/drinks.
June 29th, 2006 at 01:44 PM
But then they wont bring me gifts! And gifts are cool!
June 29th, 2006 at 01:48 PM
I’m sure they’d bring you gifts. That’s one of the “good” traditions.
June 29th, 2006 at 01:56 PM
Weddings are expensive. It’s probably best to not get married. And just think, if you’re in the unlucky 50% for whom marriage just doesn’t work out, you’re pretty much completely blowing that money.
Anyway, my real comment is that you’ve got a lot of books on your reading list! I would have commented there but there was no place to put comments. Do you ever read for pleasure or just technical books?
June 29th, 2006 at 02:03 PM
I’ve actually gone through a good number of those books. I read fast.
I read Clockwork Orange last week (short book) and am working my way through LOTR again (this version: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618517650/)
July 18th, 2006 at 11:38 AM
You mean boy! Don’t smack your wife for any reason, and spend $25 more on their present to make up for their cost of feeding/watering you…J.
July 18th, 2006 at 12:12 PM
Quiet, woman!