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How much should one plan to pay for an LDS wedding of a boy as well as a girl? What are the customs as far as who pays
supertux
Who?
8/1/20 8:42am
I have 4 boys.
Zaphod
8/1/20 8:47am
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Cougar Jazz Fan
8/1/20 8:48am
It depends. You can go as cheap as you want or as extravagant as you want.
John Doe
8/1/20 8:49am
Bride family pays for reception, groom family pays for wedding luncheon
byusage
8/1/20 8:53am
We did a Utah reception at an event room for $5000
Busiturtle
8/1/20 8:53am
My son just got engaged and we are letting the brides family Take the Lead.
Wingnut
8/1/20 8:54am
Depends on if you live in Alpine or Magna.
Zedhead
8/1/20 8:55am
Forget social customs. Do what makes sense. It’s a celebration and focus on that
Nakedbootleg
8/1/20 8:59am
$30-50k
TCuz
8/1/20 9:00am
Wait, are we talking a nice wedding reception or a line of people shaking hands and dropping off gifts
TCuz
8/1/20 9:13am
Whoa. We had catered dinner, much more. Paid $10k
hitechcpa
8/1/20 10:16am
And tcuz thinks the rest of us are out of touch
DeekLyfter
8/1/20 10:18am
The average wedding cost in the US is about $33k.
TCuz
8/1/20 10:22am
I know, I just couldn't resist the opportunity to jab you a bit...
DeekLyfter
8/1/20 10:28am
Fiancé and I bought a house. I lived elsewhere. Fixed it up. Had reception
hitechcpa
8/1/20 10:18am
Depends on what you want. If you want a venue the price goes up exponentially
Blueto
8/1/20 9:01am
Girl: $5k, boy: $1k
delux_247
8/1/20 9:05am
I think it depends. My wife’s family has always been tight for money so we ended
Nuke
8/1/20 9:12am
Not a lot. Half of all marriages end in divorce. Waste of money.
WhirleyPop
8/1/20 9:17am
But the 5x divorecees skew the stats
Harbinger
8/1/20 9:20am
I’ve never thought about that but that has to be a huge part of it. I don’t know
Nuke
8/1/20 9:47am
LDS weddings differ significantly from non LDS ones
Mattattack159
8/1/20 9:23am
Spot on with the photographer. There was a family member that said they were
WhirleyPop
8/1/20 9:28am
That’s seriously awful, I’m so sorry
Mattattack159
8/1/20 9:50am
I’m recently engaged.
JuicyJam
8/1/20 9:29am
My daughter is engaged to be married in a few weeks.
SGU Cougar
8/1/20 9:42am
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