What do you consider....

NoraPearl Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:31 PM

What do you consider....

A 'low budget' wedding?

A 'medium budget' wedding?

A 'high budget' wedding?

On LI/NYC that is! Just curious, because it can be so ridiculous!

Personally, IMO:
Low= < 20K
Med = approx 30-50K
High= 80K and up

Everything in between is grey area.

littlepixie12 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:38 PM

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LOL!! according to that mine is def going to be low ... we are trying to keep it between 20-25 because my FH and I are paying for everything oursleves!

HappyPlanner Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:39 PM

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that sounds about right, although i hear of ppl having weddings for under $10k...amazing!

Cacarina Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:40 PM

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Posted by HappyPlanner

that sounds about right, although i hear of ppl having weddings for under $10k...amazing!

I don't know how they do it!!!!!!!!

eoconnell09 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:45 PM

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I don't know how they do it either.....we both have large families so it is impossible for us. I am happy that we were able to keep it around 30K!

littlepixie12 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:45 PM

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i have never heard of that! lol

HappyPlanner Posted: Jul 09, 2008 02:47 PM

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yeah i check out weddingbee.com and they talk about budget brides..pretty cool!

check it out..fun read for ideas:

http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/07/05/5000-real-wedding-budgets/

NoraPearl Posted: Jul 09, 2008 03:21 PM

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Posted by littlepixie12

LOL!! according to that mine is def going to be low ... we are trying to keep it between 20-25 because my FH and I are paying for everything oursleves!

Good for you! I know its hard....you can have a beautiful wedding for that much. And in a lot of other places in this country....that is a HIGH budget!

lilpiggy742 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 03:26 PM

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I agree...we're spending (hopefully 20-25k) and my cousin is getting married in Arizona and doesn't know why I'm spending as much as i am..im like this is BUDGETING for me...if i wanted id end up spending 100k b/c im a shopping freak and would keep finding stuff i wanted

KimberlyScott Posted: Jul 09, 2008 03:28 PM

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Only in NY are wedding a big thing. My friend from the west coast had a beautiful outdoor ceremony in a nice hall with a buffet reception for over 100 people for under 10,000.00. Our west coast friends tease us all of the time 'we are going to a New York wedding' they overexcenuate NEW YORK. It's pretty funny. It has some reputation.

pa56 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 03:37 PM

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We are spending a lot for our wedding but my parents are paying for a lot of it.

littlepixie12 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 03:40 PM

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thats true! My gf got married in TX and her wedding was like a birthday party compared to weddings in NY... and my friend in RI told me that they dont have bridal showers there for brides because at the wedding they get those types of gifts (like blender, coffee machine) instead of money!

Madorie Posted: Jul 09, 2008 04:03 PM

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That sounds right for a New York wedding. It's insane how much more expensive weddings are here.

lizzie217 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 04:26 PM

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Sounds aout right...insanity

nifheim Posted: Jul 09, 2008 05:48 PM

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w/ out hm we had a 'low' budget wedding at 15k. I think its people your inviting vs time of year as well. Kinda hard to set a label on things. I realized we had an inexpensive wedding by far but you wouldn't be able to tell it because we were thrifty and our time of year let us not spend a ton on everything.

Maria31 Posted: Jul 09, 2008 06:04 PM

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Sounds about right!
I guess we are having a medium wedding!

Mrs B to Be Posted: Jul 09, 2008 06:26 PM

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Posted by Cacarina

Posted by HappyPlanner

that sounds about right, although i hear of ppl having weddings for under $10k...amazing!

I don't know how they do it!!!!!!!!

me too!!!! i dont know how to even do under 20K!!! thats my RH alone! but then again i'm in prime wedding season

JodyLC Posted: Jul 09, 2008 07:30 PM

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My wedding is in Ohio and we will have about 8,000 including rings (which were 1/4 of it). 20k here is considered HIGH...LOL but then again if we were in Boston still we would probably have 60k wrapped up in it.