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Originally Posted by Randiek
Nice wraths.
Turns out the parents wanted to give us the main sum as a downpayment for our house and about half the cost of the wedding in cash.
I think you are right and I just shouldn't feel to bad about it. It is still nice of them and they probably like giving the gift.
I have several custom made suits but I think I want a real branded suit for my wedding. **** is pretty expensive though - especially since we will want to have a wedding in Holland and one in China. I think we will keep the wedding small (20-30 people total) to keep costs down, and end with a nice dinner without a party afterwards.
How much did your wedding costs if I may ask? I think the dress/suit will run 3-4k, the location 2-3k, rings 2-3k, food/drinks 2-3k and random other stuff 1-2k. 10-15k seems like a reasonable estimate, right? Keep in mind I count in Euro's so multiply it by 1,3 or so to get to USD.
The location, alcohol, linens, tables, chairs was all included at 40/person. We had ~110ppl. The food was 16ish a person. The suit/wedding dress were a combined 300 which we paid for. Dj was 700, photographer 600, officiant 200, cake 350, flowers 100, decorations/table centerpiece 200.
So a bit less than 9k overall of the top of my head.