If you could get married for the meaning but was too poor to afford the whole party, ring, cake, dress, suit, etc... would you still do it?
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Looks like it's the Justice of the Peace for my b/f and myself!
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Sure, We could always renew our vows when we had the money and do a more formal ceremony.
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Absolutely. The marriage and commitment are more important than jewelry and a stupid party that is a miserable headache to plan and is attended by people you don't know and relatives you can't stand.
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I was pretty poor when I was 25 and getting married, but we did it by flying to Reno just my Hubby and I and getting married and stayed for 3 days then we came back had a reception in a hall we rented for $100 bucks we had Dj we paid for as well and food and drinks which was provided by mostly my parents. We got wedding bands his was like $300 and mine $800 and it all went great. No honeymoon, but hey that'll come I am sure as we are still together and got alot more $ now, but raisin' kids for now so...
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yes, its more the meaning rahter then the glamour. i would get married in the gardens with my prettiest dress and just a celebrant there. then we would spend a weekend somewhere (joys of working in a travel agency) to have private celebrations.
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My wedding cost less than $200.00 and here I am 32 years later and didn't miss a thing.
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yes, I would in a second.
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When we we were saving up to get married we all saved the same amount each week - me, my fiancée, my mother, my father and my mother-in-law to be (my father-in-law had died) for about 18 months. We had a wonderful wedding, but it didn't cost a fortune, just what we could afford and, like every other bride, my wife was the most beautiful woman on the planet when I first set eyes on her as she walked down the aisle.
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Buddy bought me a ticket to Austin to meet me for the first time, then bought me another ticket to Austin to marry me, 3 months later..His brother-in-law was a preacher, his sister had a ranch and thats where we were married on Jan.1st 2005..only his family was there,so it was sorta scary for me... all mine were in NC...we were by no means rich, so we had a store bought cake and we bought our rings at some silver jewelry store...I think his was about $20 and mine was less than that. We honeymooned in nearby San Marcos for a couple of nights and even got our lunch given to us free at Johnny Carabas because we had just gotten married...It was wonderful and I would do it all over again, money or no money.
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If you stop to think about it, the core reason for a marriage.......is to be married. Everything else is really just window dressing. Yes, i would do it in a heartbeat. After all, you are not marrying a wedding cake.
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yes, i would. i would still want rings though. less than $100 per ring, though. the only reason my bf and i aren't married right now is we can't afford an apartment.
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Absolutely. What difference would a party and all the stuff have to do with making a genuine heartfelt public commitment to my love? I've seen very poor friends assemble a wedding from almost nothing, with a simple ring and a dress sewn by friends and an old suit with a party fit for a king with dishes and cakes made and brought by all their friends who love them and want to celebrate with them. It was one of the best weddings I've ever been to.
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We had almost nothing when we got married. Most things were loaned or cheap, we made it as nice as we could. I thought the wedding was beautiful, we did it all for under $300.00. That was 22 years ago.
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I have been married three times. None of them cost more than a few hundred dollars. I never understood why go out and buy a dress for $2 or $3K just to sweat in it all night. Or pay a caterer when so many people in the family are good cooks who could all make a dish or two to bring. And we did it all in the backyard so everyone could wear shorts and bring their kids. Very cheap, very relaxed, everyone had a good time! That's really all that matters!
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YES! I am sickened by these over-the-top weddings! The average wedding these days could feed a starving community for a year. It's about the union between you and the one you love! All of those other things don't really matter. I, for one, wouldn't marry someone who thought those things did.
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yes I would. all that wedding fluff is nice but like everything else......it has gone wild. its too much and has lost the sentiment as well as the sacrement of marriage.
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Yeah i would cause if om old i atleast want to get married once.lol.
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We could afford a big wedding,but didn't do it that way.I have no regrets:)
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in a heartbeat!
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Sure! Who gives a rat's ass about all that other horseshit?! ;-)
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