Comments on: Reports that American Marriage is Increasingly Only for the Wealthy http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:36 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: annegb http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32661 annegb Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:27:32 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32661 We offered Sarah $5000 to skip the wedding. She said no. It ended up costing us $7000. I would so do it differently if we had it to do over, so would she. I'm pretty sure she would take the money since they are poor as church mice. I think it would be cheaper to be married (not get) because you can qualify for insurance and filing jointly. Although I sure know a lot of kids who are living together for years in lieu of marriage. It bothers me, but oh well. We offered Sarah $5000 to skip the wedding. She said no. It ended up costing us $7000. I would so do it differently if we had it to do over, so would she. I’m pretty sure she would take the money since they are poor as church mice.

I think it would be cheaper to be married (not get) because you can qualify for insurance and filing jointly.

Although I sure know a lot of kids who are living together for years in lieu of marriage. It bothers me, but oh well.

]]> By: Seth R. http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32644 Seth R. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:44:29 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32644 I don't blame you Sue. You spend all that effort getting something that looks nice, and they make you cover it up with something that ends up looking more like a white pillow case. Sorry about the inadvertent poaching m&m. Despite having the coolest name in the bloggernacle, I still don't have Blogger of Jared on my aggregator yet. I don’t blame you Sue. You spend all that effort getting something that looks nice, and they make you cover it up with something that ends up looking more like a white pillow case.

Sorry about the inadvertent poaching m&m. Despite having the coolest name in the bloggernacle, I still don’t have Blogger of Jared on my aggregator yet.

]]> By: Sue http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32642 Sue Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:35:21 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32642 My husband and I spent around $7,000 for our reception and wedding related stuff (dress, rings, etc.). Afterwards, we wished we'd just saved it toward a downpayment on a house. Not that it wasn't a nice reception, just - it was over in a flash, we barely registered the whole thing. Expensive mormon wedding receptions are kinda silly. How nice can you make a cultural hall look, anyway? And all that money on a dress that just ends up all covered up anyway. during the important part. I didn't know about that part until the wedding ceremony and I cried. Yes, I'm a dork. My husband and I spent around $7,000 for our reception and wedding related stuff (dress, rings, etc.). Afterwards, we wished we’d just saved it toward a downpayment on a house. Not that it wasn’t a nice reception, just – it was over in a flash, we barely registered the whole thing.

Expensive mormon wedding receptions are kinda silly. How nice can you make a cultural hall look, anyway? And all that money on a dress that just ends up all covered up anyway. during the important part. I didn’t know about that part until the wedding ceremony and I cried. Yes, I’m a dork.

]]> By: Steve S http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32640 Steve S Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:52:48 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32640 Although I was a nervous about getting married, I never had any doubts about whether it was the right thing to do, and I have almost never regretted my choice. We didn't spend a lot, but if we had needed to omit the reception and the honeymoon, that would have been OK. Although I was a nervous about getting married, I never had any doubts about whether it was the right thing to do, and I have almost never regretted my choice. We didn’t spend a lot, but if we had needed to omit the reception and the honeymoon, that would have been OK.

]]> By: m&m http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32639 m&m Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:33:21 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32639 I had just posted about this on Blogger of Jared, but our server is down, so I'm glad to see this. I thought the article was interesting. Seth, if you copy and paste the link, you should be able to get back into the story. :) I ran into the same problem last night but that workaround worked for me. FWIW. I had just posted about this on Blogger of Jared, but our server is down, so I’m glad to see this. I thought the article was interesting.

Seth, if you copy and paste the link, you should be able to get back into the story. :) I ran into the same problem last night but that workaround worked for me. FWIW.

]]> By: Seth R. http://www.bloggernacle.org/reports-that-american-marriage-is-increasingly-only-for-the-wealthy/#comment-32635 Seth R. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:55:41 +0000 http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=547#comment-32635 Steve S, My wife and I got married for a grand total of $3,000. The most expensive item was the wedding photos for about $1,000, which my dad insisted on getting for us. My wife's ring was about $1,000. Didn't even have to borrow money for the whole affair. So this item doesn't really cut it for me. I agree with alea. Unless all Americans are convinced that you simply cannot get married without all "the fixins." Which raises some serious issues with our society's collective mental health. Steve S,

My wife and I got married for a grand total of $3,000. The most expensive item was the wedding photos for about $1,000, which my dad insisted on getting for us. My wife’s ring was about $1,000. Didn’t even have to borrow money for the whole affair. So this item doesn’t really cut it for me. I agree with alea.

Unless all Americans are convinced that you simply cannot get married without all “the fixins.” Which raises some serious issues with our society’s collective mental health.

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