Corporate Sponsored Wedding - Thoughts?

raissyrais · August 2014

And what do we think of this?

McKenzie told BuzzFeed she thought of the idea after sitting down with her husband earlier this year and looking at weddings costs.
“When we first got engaged we knew we didn’t want to have a big wedding,” she said. “After we put it down on paper we knew we couldn’t afford, either.”McKenzie, who works in marketing and social media, and has a following of about 30,000 on all platforms combined, had another idea: What if their wedding was corporately sponsored?But the couple didn’t want to lose sight of what’s most important to them: travel and adventure.“We take a vacation every year, but we’d never been to Thailand so we decided to go to Thailand together for the wedding without any other guests,” she said. After the Bangkok ceremony, they’re planning to spend 11 days traveling in South East Asia, going scuba diving, bamboo river rafting, and elephant trekking.

Their goal is to raise about $30,000 for the trip. They still have a long way to go, as a major brand has yet to sign on.

“We have a few Fortune 500 companies who have reached out to us which is exactly what we wanted, as well as smaller companies like GlamHotlist, who are sponsoring my entire wedding and honeymoon wardrobe,” McKenzie said.

The couple also has a wedding ring sponsor who is providing free rings for the ceremony.

“A lot of companies have been contacting us and we’re just excited to go through them all,” said McKenzie, adding that no Fortune 500 company had signed on to sponsor the wedding yet.

The couple’s nuptial announcement last week has already garnered more than 40,000 likes on Facebook.

Full version here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/meet-the-couple-planning-a-corporately-sponsored-wedding

theartistformerlyknownas · August 2014

Shameful.

AddieCake · August 2014

I think it's ridiculous, just like I think all "fundraising" for weddings or personal activities is ridiculous.

Sugargirl1019 · August 2014

WHAT THE EF?

I want companies to pay for my wedding and give me rings for free. What the hell, life?

holyguacamole79 · August 2014

"But the couple didn’t want to lose sight of what’s most important to them: travel and adventure". I thought that when you're planning a wedding, the most important thing is your relationship and future .....

Jells2dot0 · August 2014

Ew. Ew. Ew.

Plus, what is the point of having sponsors at a wedding with NO GUESTS?!?! And in a foreign country?!?!

This is just another example of snowflakes thinking they deserve, and are entitled to, their dream wedding. They will stoop to the lowest levels to get what they want. It's also clearly living beyond their means as well.

beethery · August 2014

You've got to be a real horse's ass to be into that kind of nonsense.

raissyrais · August 2014

The $30 000 is also an astounding amount...

Jells2dot0 · August 2014

raissyrais said:
The $30 000 is also an astounding amount...

It's greedy when you clearly can't afford it.

However, we spent around that amount on our DW/HM for just the two of us. So, it's not outlandish for a trip like that, though I'm sure it can be done for less. The difference is that I paid for it myself, with my own money, from my own savings and did everything possible to not attract any attention to our plans.

bethsmiles · August 2014

Why would any corporations sponsor this wedding if there are no guests?

It's ridiculous. If they hadn't lost sight of what's important they would either 1) Save up and wait to get married until they could afford what they want or 2) Decide they don't want to wait and plan the wedding they can afford now.

Cookie Pusher · August 2014

It's like Star Jones all over again...

JCbride2015 · August 2014

Blecccchhhhh.

LadyMillil · August 2014

But they're donating a portion of the money to charity . . . that makes it ok, right? *eye roll*

jenajjthr · August 2014

I get the hate/dislike for the couple, but where's the hate/dislike for the companies taking them up on this.

Companies all the time put money into advertising. In this case they are getting their name out there, other couples will see it and may buy from them. So even though there won't be any guests at the wedding, the PR is being done now to future couples....hello TK, Wedding Wire, etc! It's probably cheaper publicity for them then typical, hence why they do it.

beethery · August 2014

jenajjthr said:

I get the hate/dislike for the couple, but where's the hate/dislike for the companies taking them up on this.

Companies all the time put money into advertising. In this case they are getting their name out there, other couples will see it and may buy from them. So even though there won't be any guests at the wedding, the PR is being done now to future couples....hello TK, Wedding Wire, etc! It's probably cheaper publicity for them then typical, hence why they do it.

Companies also take people up on their offers for paid space on their faces. Or that guy who has a website for a name now because he told some company that he'd legally change his name to their company name for cash.

The companies are idiots for doing this, and the couple is a couple of assholes.

lurkergirl · August 2014

Oh hey, maybe the couple who's begging for $$ on facebook can hook up with this couple to have their honeymoon sponsored unpaid vacation sponsored!!

jenajjthr · August 2014

beethery said:

jenajjthr said:

I get the hate/dislike for the couple, but where's the hate/dislike for the companies taking them up on this.

Companies all the time put money into advertising. In this case they are getting their name out there, other couples will see it and may buy from them. So even though there won't be any guests at the wedding, the PR is being done now to future couples....hello TK, Wedding Wire, etc! It's probably cheaper publicity for them then typical, hence why they do it.

Companies also take people up on their offers for paid space on their faces. Or that guy who has a website for a name now because he told some company that he'd legally change his name to their company name for cash.

The companies are idiots for doing this, and the couple is a couple of assholes.

Completely agree with you. Don't get me wrong. I just get lost on why we jump on the couples and not on the companies. Yeah it's the couples who come up with the stupid ideas, but the companies are like "Yeah, great idea, let's roll with it!" /eyeroll/

There is a part of me, that if I was an accounting person, might go with it, just because logistically it may make financial sense to get our name out there. In the other sense though, what price would the company pay in terms of integrity? Where is the line drawn? Ethics/name brand integrity...is it still taught? Should it be taught?

afox007 · August 2014

I'll give them credit at least it's better than a GFM, but still all kinds of tacky and entitlement going on here.

Sugargirl1019 · August 2014

What are the companies getting in return?

missdelilah · August 2014

I think it's disgusting. Doesn't anyone have a concept of a personal life anymore?

missdelilah · August 2014

Sugargirl1019 said:

What are the companies getting in return?

I assume they feel like the 30,000 social media followers makes for enough free advertising.

JennyColada · August 2014

I must be alone, but I think this is kind of an interesting way to go about it. I mean, we as people are commodities (obviously we are MORE than that, but still). This woman works in marketing and social media, so she obviously understands the importance of views and likes and sees the world in terms of advertising and money. I don't think that there' anything wrong with that. If they want to sell out their celebration then that's their choice, and while it's not something that I would choose I don't see why they should be bashed for doing so. I mean, if a company wants to give away their product as "advertising" then good for them for getting that while us suckers have to pay money to do the same thing. I mean, I do find it unlikely that they'll get what they want from this (30,000 just doesn't seem like enough views to really make it worth it...but the company WILL gain a lot of advertising through other sources). There's nothing saying that anyone's wedding or relationship should be "private", and what is romantic to some may not be needed for others. I mean, really, it's the same as any event with celebrities: with people vying to get their product on them and out there. The only difference is that this is a "regular" couple letting those companies know that they are willing to do the same.

lyndausvi · August 2014

I blame everyone who contributes to stuff like that. Companies or your FB funding your gofuneme account. I judge them both equally.

People funding them in the first place is why we are seeing them more and more.

Corporate Sponsored Wedding - Thoughts?

Their goal is to raise about $30,000 for the trip. They still have a long way to go, as a major brand has yet to sign on.

The couple’s nuptial announcement last week has already garnered more than 40,000 likes on Facebook.

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