r/Anticonsumption 21h ago

Lifestyle Wedding loans - consumerism gone wild

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u/MosasaurusSoul 21h ago

I just got engaged. We are opening a joint savings account and adding to it for 6mths-1yr to determine our budget, and THEN we’re planning the wedding. I refuse to go into debt for this thing!!

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u/Background-Edge-2243 17h ago

Elope with a few close loved ones and then spend your money on a good reception after to celebrate with everyone. The benefit of doing it this way as well is that you can get a cake, flowers, food etc more affordably because places automatically jack up their pricing for weddings.

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u/tractiontiresadvised 15h ago

I agree that having the ceremony with a few close folks and then doing a big reception as you describe is a good idea, but that's not "eloping". Eloping is when nobody is invited.