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Originally Posted by Ramrod
A very personal question that you want the answer to....
I think that the best we will be able to do for you is to tell you our own experiences.<snip>
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very true, Ramrod - I think you got a bargain with that dress, btw
We married after knowing each other for 3 years & living together for the last two. We originally decided on just a wedding ring, to save money, but did eventually buy an engagement ring - both pretty cheap.
Wedding was in registry office, guests were immediate family, reception was a pub lunch & back to the in-laws, we didn't worry about a wedding dress & the 'honeymoon' was a night at a hotel in Cambridge. So all very cheap - but not as good as my Mum, whose second marriage was conducted during her lunch hour (the registry office was next door to where she worked)- and she went straight back to work, afterwards
- anyway, we celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, so my experience is that the money spent on rings/dress/reception/honeymoon etc etc, is not proportional to eventual happiness and it is what happens after the wedding that is important, not the wedding itself
- but, of course, if the 'proper' wedding is what you both want, then go for it - and my best wishes to you both
