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Just interested in people's views on this.
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
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Originally Posted by Sally
Just interested in people's views on this.
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
a great day ...
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blimey, depends on your priorities, but I'd rather put savings down on a nice pad than on a wedding, they could always renew there vows when there a bit more plush.
I think our wedding was a few grand all in, including me flying over
I think our wedding was a few grand all in, including me flying over
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Originally Posted by Sally
Just interested in people's views on this.
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
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Originally Posted by Sally
Just interested in people's views on this.
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
In the UK people spend on average £18,000. To me it isn't justified to spend that amount of money in a single day..
We just had a very simple wedding at the local register office; just us and 2 witnesses. We meant to have a proper wedding at a later date in Spain but then we felt that we were already married and it wasn't worth it.. I still feel that maybe we should do some kind of celebration for our familes to get together, but I'm not sure what or where.. we'll see..
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Originally Posted by anabella
In the UK people spend on average £18,000. To me it isn't justified to spend that amount of money in a single day..
I just had a very simple wedding at the local register office; just us and 2 witnesses. We meant to do a proper wedding at a later date in Spain but then we felt that we were already married and it wasn't worth it.. I still feel that maybe we should do some kind of celebration for our familes to get together, but I'm not sure what or where.. we'll see..
I just had a very simple wedding at the local register office; just us and 2 witnesses. We meant to do a proper wedding at a later date in Spain but then we felt that we were already married and it wasn't worth it.. I still feel that maybe we should do some kind of celebration for our familes to get together, but I'm not sure what or where.. we'll see..
Elina and I aren't married yet. We've only been together 17 years and have 2 kids. I'm just making sure she's right for me first
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Elina and I aren't married yet. We've only been together 17 years and have 2 kids. I'm just making sure she's right for me first
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Originally Posted by anabella
In the UK people spend on average £18,000. To me it isn't justified to spend that amount of money in a single day..
We just had a very simple wedding at the local register office; just us and 2 witnesses. We meant to have a proper wedding at a later date in Spain but then we felt that we were already married and it wasn't worth it.. I still feel that maybe we should do some kind of celebration for our familes to get together, but I'm not sure what or where.. we'll see..
We just had a very simple wedding at the local register office; just us and 2 witnesses. We meant to have a proper wedding at a later date in Spain but then we felt that we were already married and it wasn't worth it.. I still feel that maybe we should do some kind of celebration for our familes to get together, but I'm not sure what or where.. we'll see..
We did the same...7 guests...lunch afterwards...down the pub in the evening. No honeymoon. No regrets.
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Originally Posted by lionheart
Elina and I aren't married yet. We've only been together 17 years and have 2 kids. I'm just making sure she's right for me first
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I'll will officiate your wedding for a pittance ...........
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He would make the day fun for sure..
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Originally Posted by Sally
Just interested in people's views on this.
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
We know a couple aged about 30, not very well-off, living in rented accommodation and he has no medical insurance. However, they are planning to spend all their savings on a fancy wedding.
I would advise them to use their money towards their future, but am I just being unromantic?
I had a nice but small wedding, friends to do the flowers and cake. And our money like most canny Brits went towards the down payment.
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Far better than being married TO Ray
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