£20k for a wedding?

wymondham

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52400441

I know they are upset by Corona etc, but do people really pay £20k for one day?   Not very money saving..... breathtaking… I wonder if the old saying still applies, the more you spend on the wedding the poorer the marriage (ie it'll be short!)….

Comms69

One of the main reasons why i'm against marriage - though really more against weddings. 

MovingForwards

Yes, that really is how much some people pay for a wedding.

I wouldn't want to go to that expense, as I would sooner spend the money on something that lasts a lot longer than a day eg a home.

bouicca21

I have known people spend more!  Bonkers.

pickledonionspaceraider

wymondham said:

 I wonder if the old saying still applies, the more you spend on the wedding the poorer the marriage (ie it'll be short!)….

No, Old sayings are just bitter and judgemental jabs - they aren't factual. 
Really old fashioned way of thinking.  Younger people are far more 'live and let live' now than they clearly were years ago.
Yes,  people do spend that much, and it is no one else's business....unless they are asked to fund it.

It isn't bonkers, it is their life - they don't need approval from anyone. 

Personally, if I had that kind of money to spend (and already had the house sorted) I would have a 5k wedding and a 15k honeymoon and go see the world.. well you have to dream

74jax

wymondham said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52400441

I know they are upset by Corona etc, but do people really pay £20k for one day?   Not very money saving..... breathtaking… I wonder if the old saying still applies, the more you spend on the wedding the poorer the marriage (ie it'll be short!)….

Goof lord. What a weird saying. I've never heard it before.

It really doesn't bother me one way or the other, but how much a wedding is has nothing to do with how long it lasts...... 

Retireby40

Depending on the number of people you invite they will probably get at least half of that money back. So really they aren't out of pocket £20,000. Maybe £10,000 or less. 

Marvel1

All that for a legal piece of paper!

74jax

Marvel1 said:

All that for a legal piece of paper!

Weddings and marriage are different.   It's not that cost for the piece of paper. OP is talking about weddings....... 

Fireflyaway

I think a lot of it is down to people wanting to show off to everyone, have a ' better' wedding than Bob did and put photos on Instagram etc!  I guess it's down to people to decide how they spend their money but I personally wouldn't go over the top. The idea of a wedding is to publicly declare your life and commitment. Unfortunately like Christmas, the message has been lost! 

pphillips

74jax said:

Marvel1 said:

All that for a legal piece of paper!

Weddings and marriage are different.   It's not that cost for the piece of paper. OP is talking about weddings....... 

It depends what you call a wedding. If you just want to go down the registry office, pull two strangers off the street and then fly off for the honeymoon - the wedding should only cost about £200.