Our daughter is getting engaged & is looking for us to foot the bill. $$$$$$

[Mark.b2]

28. My niece got married last November...

here in NW Arkansas. My sister and her husband put in just over $30k. It was fine. I’d say there were about 125-150 people there. It wasnt anything over-the-top, but it was too much for my taste. The wedding was at 4 pm, so that meant a dinner at the reception (the biggest cost). They went with a buffet catered by a local BBQ restaurant. Some would consider that low-brow, but I thought it was well-received. They also provided beer and wine with a cash bar for those wanting liquor. Dancing and a DJ commenced after dinner…at the time my wife and I took our leave!

I wish weddings were more like those from my earlier years in the 60s and 70s—ceremony at the church at like 2 PM on a non-football Saturday with cake, punch and butter mints in the ajoining fellowship hall. Everything done in about an hour-and-a-half and the newlyweds knocking boots by five. Everyone is hppy!

Here’s the deal couples need to realize: Most people dont enjoy going to weddings. Most of those that do go, do so out of a felt obligation. Most people are joyful when they learn a couple are having a small, intimate wedding that they dont have to attend.