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alwayslost posted:Thanks for all the input, guys. At the very least, this has made me realize my weekly spending needs tighter controls, and will allow me a substantial increase in monthly savings/debt paying/whatever. I'm leaning towards getting the emergency savings to about 20k before substantially decreasing that and putting that money elsewhere. I wouldn't call $20k for a wedding extravagant in this day and age. Lets see if we can break down your $2,500 wedding. Celebrant, $300? Food, $1000-$1500 (say $20/head for 50-75 guests) Rings, $300? Dress, $200 (but still not a "real" wedding dress) Suit Hire, $100 and I would say equipment hire would easily take up the rest. There's nothing wrong with that but if your girlfriend is getting hung up on the cost of the engagement right, I don't think she'll take it well when you tell her she can't have a $3000 wedding dress. Honestly I think if you asked her what her idea for a $2,500 wedding was, that $2,500 wouldn't be all inclusive, it would be $2,500 to hire a venue of some sort. Is there any reason why you guys can't have a long engagement and get married when you can afford the wedding you guys want?
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