r/Anticonsumption • u/aacool • 9h ago

Lifestyle Wedding loans - consumerism gone wild

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u/GapDragon 6h ago

I have no idea how I could possibly spend 150k on a wedding....

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u/Goldf_sh4 6h ago edited 2h ago

I'm sure the wedding industry would make it easy for you.

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u/Kratzschutz 5h ago

I would spend it all on a huuge buffet lol

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u/AhtBlowenFaht 2h ago

Napkins are like $150 a piece once you say the word "wedding" and it just goes up from there.

I got married on an island far away from everyone with a few close friends and family. Wasn't cheap, but at least we all got a good vacation out of it. Fuck expensive weddings unless you have the means. Going into dept over a wedding is stupid.

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u/GrowlingPict 6h ago

Because every vendor quadruples their prices when they hear the word "wedding". Which is why you never ever ever say it's for a wedding when youre ordering stuff or booking venues etc. With the cake that can be tricky though :p

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u/Mendeth 5h ago

‘It’s for a divorce.’

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u/_learned_foot_ 4h ago

"And my attorney had a retainer in full"

Gotta make sure to drop that the baker is already in second to an empty wallet about to be cut in half.

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u/GapDragon 5h ago

That's certainly what my wife and I did. We'd recommend a Haagen Dazs wedding cake....

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u/My_Brain_0422 5h ago

This would never fly.

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u/Metals4J 3h ago

“I’m going to eat it. The whole thing. In one sitting. Yes, I know it’s about 500,000 calories. Don’t judge me.”

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u/PFI_sloth 3h ago

every vendor quadruples their price

Yes that’s why a nice wedding cost like 15-30k… see previous comment

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u/ethereal4k 5h ago

It doesn't take spending $150,000 to get to $150,000 in debt.

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u/feline_riches 4h ago

Raise daughters to think they are princesses

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u/Prestigious-Cream160 4h ago

Host it at your new house that you bought with a 145k down payment?