this is the code for the render ad
Community› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
New Discussion

Grand Wedding or Luxurious honeymoon?

katherinedeckerkatherinedecker
in Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
What would you guys rather spend your budget on...a grand wedding or a luxurious honeymoon? 
Report Reply to Post

Re: Grand Wedding or Luxurious honeymoon?

  • FutureMrsSheelerFutureMrsSheeler
    2500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I would split it.. 
    There are things at a wedding that are nice, but not one notices or remembers..
    And you can have an awesome honeymoon and not spend that much..

    Why are you asking?
    image
    Report Reply
  • rachi1285rachi1285
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011

    Now that my wedding's in 13 days, I'm wishing we would've done a way smaller wedding and saved more money. It's amazing how all the little details add up!

    Anniversary Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • mlschn06mlschn06 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Thats a tough one! I think I would try my hardest to find a balance between the two- we booked our honeymoon and paid for it all right away because I did not want to run out of money for it. I am with you though- the little things add up very quickly- like postage, invites, thank yous, programs, etc- ugh
    Report Reply
  • newlyseliskinewlyseliski member
    1000 Comments Fourth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011

    It's really hard to keep wedding costs under control... for the reasons mentioned above!  It cost about $5k more than we had initially wanted to spend... but much of that was unanticipated due to not being familiar with how services actually priced out for weddings until being locked into having to choose between certain vendors. 

    We still felt like we splurged on our honeymoon... but it was probably 2k total for everything (flights, hotel, car, food, amusements, souvenirs in Colorado Springs)... which would be about 1/10th of what our wedding ended up costing!

    Report Reply
  • ogrady88ogrady88 member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Maybe I'm still in the post wedding glow...but I wouldn't change a thing. Our wedding was on the expensive end, and we could have gone on a FANTASTIC honeymoon, but it was seriously the most fun I've had in a while and I enjoyed hosting our family and friends.
    PlanningBio*updated4/3/2011*
    Married
    Anniversary
    Report Reply
  • martiac225martiac225
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm post wedding and while I had the BEST time ever at our wedding, I would maybe have gone smaller and enjoyed a longer honeymoon with more available funds.  I would have loved a destination wedding, but Matt was against that.  We had a wonderful honeymoon, but spent nearly all of the money we received from the wedding and then some.  I think the cost of everything wedding-related is crazy and I had no idea we would spend so much money, even with a lot of DIY. It's one day and it goes by sooo fast.
    planning bio Anniversary
    Report Reply
  • RebeccaJacRebeccaJac
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm one of the rare brides that thinks spending a ton of money on a wedding is ridiculous and unneccessary. We're spending probably more on our honeymoon than we will on our wedding. I cannot wait for it. I'm looking forward more to the honeymoon than the wedding! I figure, our guests go to a ton of weddings every summer and they won't care what we did a week later.

    Enjoy your time with your new husband! Starting a marriage together in a fabulous way (without a ton of debt) is so much more important than trying to impress a bunch of people!
    PostCeremony-131.1
    Report Reply
  • LolaBelle515LolaBelle515 member
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We actually used half of our wedding gift money to pay for our honeymoon...so be sure to factor that in (if you don't already have plans for the cash to pay for the wedding, pay off debt, buy unpurchased registry items, etc).  So, when you're looking at your budget, that is something to consider that might add up to thousands of dollars (depending on your guest list).

    Whatever you do will be the best for you! 
    imageBaby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • musicalsunlightmusicalsunlight member
    5000 Comments Third Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_grand-wedding-luxurious-honeymoon?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:d730276c-26c1-4a37-9291-ac90db160f67Post:a0da6a5c-e672-4e9b-b063-88de9956e520">Re: Grand Wedding or Luxurious honeymoon?</a>:
    [QUOTE]We actually used half of our wedding gift money to pay for our honeymoon...so be sure to factor that in (if you don't already have plans for the cash to pay for the wedding, pay off debt, buy unpurchased registry items, etc).  So, when you're looking at your budget, that is something to consider that might add up to thousands of dollars (depending on your guest list). Whatever you do will be the best for you! 
    Posted by LolaBelle515[/QUOTE]

    I would advise against this. Sure, you may get cash for a wedding gift but never rely on it for money to pay for your honeymoon. This is a really risky thing to do. Save up enough money yourself.
    image
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards