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Real Questions Concerning Runaway Bride |
| Message Name: |
Good Lord! |
| Date Posted: |
05/03/2005 |
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Wedding at $350/pp members only designer facility.
800 guests
$500K in flowers.
$35K wedding gown.
17 bridesmaids in custom dress
14 ushers in Armani tux
5 flower girls, 3 ring boys
2 separate orchestras, plus additional serenade violinists
video staff of 8
photography staff of 10
30 models hired and trained as extra service staff
Private security
Mother of bride wearing 5 million in diamonds.
Parents ran the show; the children were miserable and the bride nearly walked out 2 days beforehand. |
| Message: |
Who has that kind of money???
I eloped for my first wedding -- costs with flowers, cake and dress (well we had a few friends and family with us) -- under $2000.
My second wedding 15 years later -- planned in three weeks with buffet and beer for 75 guests at a small country club -- cost less than $5000. Station photog brought his camera and rolled tape (with the chief's permission, of course).
Both times people there told us it was a great wedding and they had lots of fun.
My parents backed off and let me plan both, and only paid for a little bit of the first one (I told them where to show up a few days beforehand -- because I didn't want to leave them out).
But on the other hand -- sit-down dinners for 600 with 14 bridesmaids is a little much and takes more than a year to plan -- and she blew it all. Did you see her house on the lake? Poor little rich girl. I hope her dad makes her pay for her next wedding. She should have spent all that money on therapy!
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