{"id":2228,"date":"2011-05-02T12:08:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T12:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailygouge.com\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2017-02-26T02:01:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T02:01:54","slug":"wedding-cost-part-alternatives-to-an-expensive-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/articles\/wedding-cost-part-alternatives-to-an-expensive-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Cost: Alternatives to an Expensive Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why the title?\u00a0 Because that’s what a wedding is…a very expensive DAY.<\/strong>\u00a0 Yeah, yeah I know memories last for ever, but so does debt…and it grows with interest<\/strong> until you pay it off.\u00a0 You may have dreamed about an expensive wedding forever but instead start dreaming about an enjoyable retirement, being debt free, having nice stuff without being secretly broke and staying married.\u00a0 How’s that for a dream?<\/strong>\u00a0 Unfortunately it’s a dream that never comes true for most people.<\/strong>\u00a0 Do you want to be most people<\/em>?\u00a0 Read on for some alternatives to an expensive wedding day.<\/strong>\u00a0 That’s right, day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Expensive and day should never be in the same sentence…you know, just like fun and taxes.<\/p>\n

Instead of having an expensive wedding you could…<\/h2>\n

Decrease Your Chances of Divorce<\/h3>\n

Financial stress contributes to marital problems.<\/strong>\u00a0 In fact, financial issues are one of the top five contributors to divorce and the top contributor according to some surveys.<\/strong>\u00a0 That’s right, when you have an expensive wedding you’re increasing your chances of getting a divorce.<\/strong>\u00a0 Spend $30,000 on a wedding only to divorce a year or so later.\u00a0 Crazy, right?\u00a0 I’ve seen it, I’m sure you have too.\u00a0 You can fantasize that your perfect love is unbreakable but marriage is challenging and collection agencies do not accept ‘love’ as a form of payment.<\/strong>\u00a0 Marriage is wonderful, but it takes work.\u00a0 Why make it more difficult that it already is?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pay Down Your Debt<\/h3>\n

Not only would you pay down your debt, but you could be saving tens of thousands of dollars in the long run<\/strong> based on how much you owe, your interest rate and whether you only make the minimum payments each month.\u00a0 How great would it feel living debt free?\u00a0 It feels awesome.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get an Incredible Ring<\/h3>\n

Yes, an outrageously expensive ring is silly but its way less silly than an outrageously expensive wedding.<\/strong>\u00a0 At least you can sell the ring later if times were difficult.\u00a0 We bought an incredible ring for my wife and she continuously gets compliments.\u00a0 It’s a constant reminder to her and it will always be there.\u00a0 We bought my wife’s ring custom from a very well-respected jeweler and it appraised for nearly twice as much as we paid for it when we took out an insurance policy on it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The ring is an asset, meaning if you find yourself in dire straits you can always sell the diamonds since they appreciate…which is more than you can say for an expensive wedding.\u00a0 For some people an expensive wedding is an ego thing, well here’s an ego booster that lasts forever.\u00a0 <\/strong>Become wealthy later in life?\u00a0 Sell the ring (for possibly more) and upgrade.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because you can.
\nTo the fellas:<\/strong> Guys, that ring is still paying dividends years later for me…one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Every time she gets a compliment it’s like I bought her flowers or chocolate or something.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have a Party<\/h3>\n

Let’s face it, beer and pizza is cheap…and a lot more fun than some weddings.\u00a0 Maybe instead of throwing a party you want to invite a few friends or family on\u00a0 relatively cheap cruise to combine the wedding party and honeymoon.\u00a0 If you pick the right cruise it’s a constant party.\u00a0 You can get creative, but there are plenty of ways to celebrate with friends and family without breaking the bank.\u00a0 <\/strong>Twister anyone?\u00a0 C’mon grandma, your hip is just fine…<\/p>\n

Give Your Family a Head Start<\/h3>\n

Whether you decide to use the money as a down payment on a house, to decorate your new home or pursue an advanced degree and progress in your career it’ll give your family ahead start in life.<\/strong>\u00a0 New families always struggle.\u00a0 Whether you’re trying to break into the middle class or simply land a job, there are plenty of worthwhile things that could be paid for instead of a wedding.<\/strong>\u00a0 Make a list of ideas and rank it, you might be surprised at what you find.\u00a0 Whatever you and you family end up deciding, I wish you the best.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may have dreamed about an expensive wedding forever but instead start dreaming about retirement, being debt free, having nice stuff without being secretly broke and staying married. How’s that for a dream?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,14],"tags":[151,176],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maysfinancial.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}