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Aug 1, 2020
10:18:04am

DeekLyfter Truly Addicted User

And tcuz thinks the rest of us are out of touch

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DeekLyfter

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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

Board name checks out.

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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