Reply To: Getting married and no money

Weddings can be done more cheaply. People just don’t want to. My original post was prompted by the thought that if you actually figure out how much a wedding should cost–if the couple really wants to get married–the cost could be minimal. Have it in someone’s backyard, friends make dishes, provide canned music. Well, most people wouldn’t like that but if that is what you can afford, then isn’t that what you should do rather than have others pay for it? Want more? Then go out and earn it. But that won’t happen. It’s all societal pressure. In Europe people got married just as I described. Not everyone, but people who couldn’t afford had to–there just weren’t enough people with money around to afford otherwise. There are plenty of gemachs for all sorts of things, but it seems people would rather have the real thing.