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Did you have a big, fat wedding ?

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Dowser · 26/09/2014 22:35

I last got married almost forty years ago and I have no idea what it cost .

Probably there was change out of two grand.

There's a lot of wives and husbands splitting up on this thread and I just wondered if those that had huge expensive weddings were any happier or have their marriages lasted any longer than those people whose weddings cost less.

If you did have an expensive wedding have you felt more compelled to stay in an unhappy marriage .

Do you now wish you had culled the guest list and gone for something less elaborate and used the money elsewhere.

Was your big day everything and more than you wanted it to be and life is still a bed of roses.. That's said with tongue in the cheek!

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Lottieandmia · 28/09/2014 14:01

I didn't. Ours was a budget wedding. Friends of ours with a massive house very kindly agreed to hits our reception.

WhoeverYouWantMeToBe · 28/09/2014 17:22

Yes, might be small compared to some people's but it felt large and frilly to me. Cost £10k+. Church, photographer, wedding breakfast at local manor place, evening buffet and band, lovely cake, butterfly theme, lots of little details..... I was only 19 and wanted the fairytale. Unfortunately I was too young to be choosing a prince and it all recently ended after 8 years of marriage. Divorce has cost me £410 and has been completely stress-less in comparison to the wedding.

If I ever get married again, my dream will be to elope, basic marriage costs only. Focus on me and my partner, none of the fuss.

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