Help- 95% Eligible But Declined

glennstar

iolanthe07 wrote: »

(I assume 15k buys you a big wedding)Actually, not an especially big wedding these days, though of course you can have a lovely wedding for a fraction of £15K.

After a quick Google (when I got married it was still conventional to have a chap with a red flag running in front of your automobile) I stand very much corrected... and mildly horrified (if it's possible to be mildly horrified) at the fact that anyone thinks spending £20k+ on a wedding (unless it's small change to you) is acceptable... the next thing you know, the betrothed couple will start conjoining their surnames as part of the process too.

Thrugelmir

DavidWFC wrote: »

23.5k p/a income

Mortgage at £450 and £97 other loan outgoings.

Does your partner work ?

Do you have dependents to support?

What form is your mortgage , i.e. Help to Buy?

Many factors to be considered.

buythedip

MSE views on weddings aren’t mainstream... What does your fianc!e earn? You can’t really afford a £15k+ wedding on your salary.

societys_child

I only paid 7 shillings and 6 pence {said a little voice at the back}


Actually that was the Registery Office cost, also lashed out a few quid on drinks and sarnies :beer:



:think:



Edit: Hmm, David hasn't logged in since 28th October

trailingspouse

A wedding is just a wedding, but a marriage is (we all hope) forever. Don't make it harder for yourselves than it needs to be. Time for a proper grown-up conversation about what you want (what you really really want), not just for the wedding but for the marriage.



And don't forget those four little words that keep a marriage together -

Can we afford it?

roundbox

What if the marriage only lasts 1 or 2 years.......?


And ask the wife to contribute 50% of the cost.