To Wait or Not To Wait: That is the Question

[ree-Xi]

Your wedding day is over so quickly. Why put off your MARRIAGE just so you can throw away "a lot more money" on a party?

If you want a small reception, then only invite those people who you want to be there. If you want to elope and/or not have a reception, then do that.

I don't get this post.

ETA: if your focus is only on the day and the size of the party, then maybe you SHOULD wait. There are much more important things in life, and you don't seem ready to deal with them. Marriage is not a fairy tale.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Your wedding day is over so quickly. Why put off your MARRIAGE just so you can throw away "a lot more money" on a party?

First of all, this comment made me think of a Friends episode...

Chandler: "Well, come on, I’ve been saving this money for six years and I kinda had some of it earmarked for the future, not just for a party."
Monica: "This is the most special day of our lives."
Chandler: "No, I realize that honey, but I’m not gonna spend all of the money on one party."
Monica: "Honey, umm I-I love you, but umm, if you call our wedding a party one more time, you may not get invited."



And one of the Postsecrets today reads:

"I wish people would spend as much time on their marriages as they spend on their wedding"

[Animate]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

First of all, this comment made me think of a Friends episode...

Chandler: "Well, come on, I’ve been saving this money for six years and I kinda had some of it earmarked for the future, not just for a party."
Monica: "This is the most special day of our lives."
Chandler: "No, I realize that honey, but I’m not gonna spend all of the money on one party."
Monica: "Honey, umm I-I love you, but umm, if you call our wedding a party one more time, you may not get invited."



And one of the Postsecrets today reads:

"I wish people would spend as much time on their marriages as they spend on their wedding"

HA! I remember that episode too. That quote is spot on too. Spending a ridiculous amount of money on one day is absurd to me. I'm all for a nice wedding and reception but I find that so many women have this big fairy tale thing in their head that has no cost and then once they start seeing how much things cost...THEY STILL TRY TO MAKE THE FAIRY TALE HAPPEN!