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The 'How much did your engagement ring cost?' thread got me thinking. I'm shocked at some of the prices!
So how much did your wedding cost? In total, that is, including dress, attire, photographer etc. I understand that this also depends on inflation, a wedding 20 years ago would have cost a lot less. |
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Married in September 2004
Church wedding with reception in a hunter valley winery 3 course sit down dinner cars,flowers,band,suits,dress ect all up around $15,000-$16,000 |
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Married 2007 in Melbourne. Outfits, rings, our accommodation, venue, absolutely everything - about 90 guests - was less than $14000.
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I got married in 2007 and my wedding (everything) cost around 10K.
I eloped and got married in Fiji and had a wedding and honeymoon all in one. The best thing Dh & I did. We did plan to have a wedding where we lived with family and friends however to get everyone together on that day (Dh's family are scattered all around the world) was impossible and I cracked it and threw those plans out the window and decided to elope. The money we saved we put towards our mortgage 
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I think mine cost about $7,000 inc everything (barring engagement ring) Reception venue, dress, tux hire, shoes, jewellery, bridesmaids dresses, etc etc
This was Dedc 2009. This post has been edited by Serapod: 22/01/2013, 07:45 PM |
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including dress, wine etc. about $4-5K 11 years ago
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Including honeymoon skiing in whistler... Around $20k.
Reception was around $7k. Dress only$1,200 (I say only as I was considering $6k dress, but decided to spend the money on the honeymoon). We are about to celebrate our 10th anniversary Eta full church wedding, cars, 75 Guests, paying for some guest accommodation, buses to transport guests from interstate. Photographer (even getting disc of digital negs). Honeymoon was 2 parts Herron island qld then skiing in Canada. Rings, flowers, everything. This post has been edited by lsolaBella: 22/01/2013, 07:58 PM |
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We eloped.
Flights to Hawaii - $1200 Celebrant, witnesses, photographer, transport, leis, cake, $1300 Honeymoon (a few weeks on the islands) - $1000 All up about $3500 and everything was done for us  ETA: That was 10 years ago This post has been edited by Mischief Managed: 22/01/2013, 07:46 PM |
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$10,000 for everything except rings. |
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Married in 2007, cost less than $3000 (total including clothing, dinner and marriage itself).
We only had 12 guests, dinner at an inner city restaurant, registry office and I married in a portmans suit (not a dress). |
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