live it to the limit
All Star
Is supposed to be a percentage of a years salary 
If he's not making 100 k. He shouldn't have spent that much
If he's not making 100 k. He shouldn't have spent that much
Spending Thousands of Dollars on a Wedding Ring is Ridiculous!
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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...real-weddings-study-statistics-300049675.html
Top 25 Most Expensive Places to Get Married
- Average Wedding Cost: $31,213 (excludes honeymoon)
- Most Expensive Place to Get Married: Manhattan, $76,328 average spend
- Least Expensive Place to Get Married: Utah, $15,257 average spend
- Average Spent on a Wedding Dress: $1,357
- Average Marrying Age: Bride, 29; Groom, 31
- Average Number of Guests: 136
- Average Number of Bridesmaids: 4 to 5
- Average Number of Groomsmen: 4 to 5
- Most Popular Month to Get Engaged: December (16%)
- Average Length of Engagement: 14 months
- Most Popular Month to Get Married: June (15%) followed by October (14%)
- Popular Wedding Colors: Ivory/White (44%), Blue (37%), Pink (28%), Metallics (26%), Purple (23%)
- Dark blue specifically has continued to grow every year, from 10% in 2008 to 24% in 2014
- Percentage of Destination Weddings: 24%
Based on average cost of a wedding in 2014, couples spend the most on their weddings in the following areas in the US. Five of the six most expensive areas to get married are in the New York/Tri-State area.
- New York - Manhattan $76,328
- New York - Long Island $55,327
- New Jersey - North/Central $53,986
- New York - Westchester/Hudson Valley $52,954
- Illinois - Chicago $50,934
- New York - Outer Boroughs $49,781
- Pennsylvania - Philadelphia $44,090
- Rhode Island $41,914
- California - San Francisco/Greater Bay Area $39,690
- New Jersey - South $39,191
- California - Santa Barbara/Ventura $39,187
- Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland $39,025
- Connecticut $38,925
- Massachusetts - Boston $38,665
- Florida - Southern $38,155
- California - Los Angeles $37,317
- Louisiana $35,532
- Hawaii $34,958
- Maryland - Baltimore $34,409
- Texas - Houston $33,809
- Illinois - Chicago Suburbs $33,391
- California - Orange County/Inland Empire $33,118
- California - San Diego $32,941
- Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh $32,359
- Texas - Austin/San Antonio $31,886
Notable Regional DifferencesThe Knot 2014 Real Weddings Survey can be broken down on a region-by-region basis across more than 80 markets. Regional highlights include:
- Cost of Weddings: New York City (Manhattan) and Long Island have the highest average wedding spend ($76,328 and$55,327, respectively), and Arkansas and Utah had the lowest average wedding spend ($18,031 and $15,257, respectively), excluding honeymoon.
- Marriage Age: Nevada and New York City (Manhattan) have the oldest brides (32.7 and 32 years, respectively), whereas West Virginia and Kentucky have the youngest brides (26.8 and 26.9 years, respectively), on average.
- Engagement Length: North/Central New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, brides have the longest engagements (18 and 17.5 months, respectively), while brides in Utah and West Texas have the shortest (10 and 9.9 months, respectively), on average.
- Wedding Size: As in 2013, Nebraska and Iowa brides have the largest number of wedding guests (208 and 189, respectively), and Hawaii and Nevada brides still have the smallest number of wedding guests (82 and 66, respectively).
- Wedding Style: Savannah, Georgia, and Hawaii still have the most casual weddings (40% and 39%, respectively), while North/Central New Jersey and Long Island had the most formal (black tie) weddings (36% and 35%, respectively).
- Wedding Dress Spend: Brides in Manhattan and Long Island spend the most on their dresses ($2,914 and $2,137, respectively), while Idaho and Alaska brides spend the least ($982 and $925, respectively).
- Honeymoon: Couples from Alabama (87%), North/Central New Jersey (85%), Utah (85%) and Tennessee (85%) are most likely to book a honeymoon, while couples in North Dakota and Alaska are least likely to book a honeymoon (44% each).
- Gift Registry: Brides in Kentucky and Ohio are most likely to register for wedding gifts (96% and 95%, respectively), while brides in Hawaii and Nevada are least likely to register (69% and 68%, respectively).
I use to eat good just DJing weddings. To me it was easy money but a lot of people didn't like doing them. This couple heard me talking on the phone to a friend of mine about a wedding i had just DJ'ed and pulled me to the side. The cat that was suppose to DJ got sick and was in the hospital and their wedding was a week away. They were in scramble mode and laced me with an extra $500 over my rate plus got me a room at the hotel they were having the reception at!
My uncle got married two weeks ago and did it at city hall, then had a backyard BBQ with like 20 close friends and family.
such a reasonable way to do it. prolly cost him what, maybe a thousand
i mean i get the whole 'special day' n all that but i cant imagine going into debt over it
folks spending like 30k on a wedding then going to a rented 1bdrm apt
My sisters wedding was like 20k but my mom and dad paid for it
I honestly think if you want to go fancy then do a destination wedding I've been to one a few years ago, you gotta pay your own fare and accomdation.
Honeymoon same spot
More than likely only true friends and family will come .
My sisters wedding was like 20k but my mom and dad paid for it
I honestly think if you want to go fancy then do a destination wedding I've been to one a few years ago, you gotta pay your own fare and accomdation.
Honeymoon same spot
More than likely only true friends and family will come .
such a reasonable way to do it. prolly cost him what, maybe a thousand
i mean i get the whole 'special day' n all that but i cant imagine going into debt over it
And when you think of it, it is ridiculous just imagine even 5,000.
You can go literally go anywhere in the world for that amount of money.
Chick get a 50 dollar ring and let's go to hawaii for Two weeks
You can go literally go anywhere in the world for that amount of money.
Chick get a 50 dollar ring and let's go to hawaii for Two weeks
ThatTruth777
Superstar
I'm getting my girl a candy ring pop, she can have whatever flavor she want 
10k is ridiculous tho.i copped my wife a ring for 2500 and put it the zales card which had 0 interest for the first year. then we got married and i paid it off with some of the gift money we got for the wedding.
my advice is if u cant buy it straight out or pay it within a year then dont buy it. if shorty is insisting on the high priced one even though she knows ya financial situation, then she isnt the one u want to marry.
Diamonds are worthless. The most brilliant scam by the advertising industry ever.
My wife and I gave each other gold wedding bands when we got engaged. A couple hundred dollars...done.
I know a girl who got a $40,000 wedding ring from her dude. Marriage was over 14 months later. What a fukking waste of money.
My wife and I gave each other gold wedding bands when we got engaged. A couple hundred dollars...done.
I know a girl who got a $40,000 wedding ring from her dude. Marriage was over 14 months later. What a fukking waste of money.