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Attilatheblond

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13. If you can & want to pay towards a wedding, make the couple sign an iron clad contract: NO DIVORCE or pay $ back

Reply to RamblingRose (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:47 PM

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This living in fairytale land re weddings needs to come back to earth. Seems when the Princess Brides get all the fancy trimmings, they are not going into marriage with a realistic view of life as an adult, and marriages seem to end quicker when the weddings are such big productions.

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Our daughter is getting engaged & is looking for us to foot the bill. $$$$$$ [View all] RamblingRose Saturday OP

Nope. My daughter paid for her own wedding. SheltieLover Saturday #1

Congratulations & Kudos to them! RamblingRose Saturday #2

Thx! 10 yrs ago. SheltieLover Saturday #5

You're right--better to use the money as a down payment Bayard Saturday #3

My wife and I got married on my parents' front lawn in July 24 years ago. True Dough Saturday #4

Mr. Diamond and I had exactly 15 immediate family wedding guests. Diamond_Dog Saturday #6

Tell them to keep a secret and elope... ZDU Saturday #7

Our daughters learned very early on that we would Ninga Saturday #8

We have 2 grown daughters and have poli-junkie Saturday #9

Having it in Miami will keep our family & friends away so that'll half the cost. RamblingRose Saturday #11

We paid for it ourselves Nictuku Saturday #10

Too funny.. cilla4progress Saturday #14

I Loved Gunne Sax dresses! I had one for prom & homecoming. RamblingRose Saturday #15

I used to go to the Gunne Sax factory in SF kimbutgar Saturday #19

Wow! Had no idea! justaprogressive Saturday #22

I've never understood why anyone would want to pay big bucks for their wedding. Half the time they Vinca Saturday #12

If you can & want to pay towards a wedding, make the couple sign an iron clad contract: NO DIVORCE or pay $ back Attilatheblond Saturday #13

My mom would say "The bigger they are the harder they fall." My neighbor was married at The Biltmore, divorced 5 years RamblingRose Saturday #16

Your mom sounds like a pretty down to earth observer of trends Attilatheblond Saturday #17

I think Rebl2 15 hrs ago #32

A wedding in May Marthe48 Saturday #18

My mom is pretty upset about them catering to his grandmother since she's the same age. She had offered to help w/ some RamblingRose Saturday #24

Those getting married need to understand it's about the marriage Grim Chieftain Saturday #20

I told my daughters I'd pay for them to elope to Vegas. Dulcinea Saturday #21

A fun story about our wedding was the photographer we hired. He was a dentist & did weddings for extra income. RamblingRose Saturday #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Saturday #25

A lot now DetroitLegalBeagle Saturday #26

'Haven't done any research yet,' elleng Saturday #27

My niece got married last November... Mark.b2 Yesterday #28

I'd be inclined to feign disinterest. Or poverty. Aussie105 Yesterday #29

They've been dating for about 8 years & moved to Baltimore together in 2021. His one sister does not like her. She RamblingRose 16 hrs ago #30

My husband Rebl2 15 hrs ago #31