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Average wedding cost in Ireland
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26-09-2007 1:30pm#1Hi,
How much does it cost you to go to your average Wedding in Ireland?
Here's my average cost:
(cost is per person not per couple and it is for weddings you get invited to, not just the afters)
Hotel: 90
Present: 100
Spending money: 100 (including taxi's etc)
I also spend an average of 40 euro's on clothes. I might not need any clothes for one, but then might have to hire a black tie for another. Or I might need a shirt for one, or shoes for another and then nothing for several others.
Average cost per wedding in Ireland is: 330How much does it cost you on average to go to a Wedding in Ireland? 15 votes
< 1000%100 - 2000%200 - 3006%
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300 - 40013%
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400 - 50033%
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500 - 60033%
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700+13%
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I think you're being a bit light on the hotel costs there folks. Lots of hotels insist on 2 nights accommodation, or lots of couples are making a full weekend out of the wedding nowadays. I've been to weddings in Ireland where the cost of B&B in the hotel is 180 per person per night! :eek: Of course you can look for a cheaper place down the road but that'll still set you back half that again, plus the cost & hassle of taxis on top.
Accommodation in other countries is almost always better value for money and in an awful lot of cases it's cheaper too. And if you're going to have to pay for 2 nights accommodation wouldn't you prefer to have a bit of a break and get a bit of sight-seeing in as well, rather than staying in some hotel in a place in Ireland that is only an hour or two down the road and you've been to loads of times.
Clothes tend to be more formal and more expensive for women attending weddings in Ireland. You can get away with a nice summer dress (that you'll wear again) when you're going to a wedding abroad.
So lets see;
Hotel Ireland average: E140 per person per night (eg Galway) (not 5* by any means)
New outfit for woman guest Ireland: E300
Spending money for either: E100
Present for either: E100
Transport to wedding in Ireland: E30 petrol, E20 taxi = E50
Total for 2 nights in Ireland: E690
Hotel 5* Eastern Europe: E90 per room per night (yes, that's what we paid earlier this summer
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New outfit for woman guest abroad: E200
Spending money for either: E100
Present for either: E100
Transport to wedding abroad: E180
Total for 2 nights Abroad: E760
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Hotel 5* Eastern Europe: E90 per room per night (yes, that's what we paid earlier this summer ) (= E45 pp per night)
New outfit for woman guest abroad: E200
Spending money for either: E100
Present for either: E100
Transport to wedding abroad: E180
Total for 2 nights Abroad: E670
EDITED BECAUSE CALCULATED WITH 90 PP PER NIGHT, INSTEAD OF 45 PP PER NIGHT, SO NOW IT ACTUALLY COSTS LESS TO GO TO WEDDING ABROAD!!!
So you're right Tim Robbins, it might cost slightly more to attend a wedding abroad than a wedding in Ireland, but at least you'll be feeling like you've had a bit of a break and you'll be seeing somewhere different rather than sitting down to the typical wedding dinner, followed by typical band, followed by typical dj, with lots of waiting around in between. Also, if you're going to the wedding abroad you're more likely to feel involved ue to the fact that you'll be a relative or very close friend, rather than one of the 200+ rent-a-crowd at a typical Irish wedding. Plus, the weather and surroundings are an awful lot more likely to be warm and stunning (or at least different) and you won't have the standing around shivering outside an Irish church in 10 degress Celsius. Then again, if the slight difference in cost of attending the wedding abroad is that off-putting for you - you can always decline the invitation (like I've pointed out to you before in other threads about weddings abroad).
By the way; your poll does not have an option for 600-700 so I couldn't vote.0 -
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Tim Robbins, you seem to be very against spending money to attend anyone's wedding/stag/hen, whether it's in Ireland or abroad. Why not just refuse all invites? Or, you could refuse all invites to weddings that are more than a reasonable taxi-fare distance away? Or next time you could suggest that your partner attends a wedding in her jeans or her workclothes. Would you say that would go down well? :rolleyes:
E300 for an outfit is not outrageous if you consider a dress (typical wedding guest dress in Coast for example would be E150-180), shoes, bag, accessories, a possible hairdo, tights or tan, etc.
By the way, I have worn the same dress to more than one wedding, :eek: but if the weddings involve a lot of the same people, then a different dress is necessary.
I hope Tim Robbins is your real name because if people who know you google your name they will see how much you hate weddings and then you'll never be invited to another one - problem solved! 0 -
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I question flipping materialism not friendship.dame wrote:Tim Robbins, you seem to be very against spending money to attend anyone's wedding/stag/hen, whether it's in Ireland or abroad. Why not just refuse all invites? Or, you could refuse all invites to weddings that are more than a reasonable taxi-fare distance away? Or next time you could suggest that your partner attends a wedding in her jeans or her workclothes. Would you say that would go down well? :rolleyes:
E300 for an outfit is not outrageous if you consider a dress (typical wedding guest dress in Coast for example would be E150-180), shoes, bag, accessories, a possible hairdo, tights or tan, etc.
By the way, I have worn the same dress to more than one wedding, :eek: but if the weddings involve a lot of the same people, then a different dress is necessary.
I hope Tim Robbins is your real name because if people who know you google your name they will see how much you hate weddings and then you'll never be invited to another one - problem solved!
Materialism erodes friendship, it doesn't develop it.
If you need to spend that much because you are afraid the same people will see you wear the same clothes, if you don't mind me saying I think you are just swimming in shallow end of life. Why not do something really thoughtful for a friend write them a poem or song? Surely that has more intrinsic meaning then you wearing a flashy dress.
Friendship is about the heart not the wallet.0 -
Right, so just return your next RSVP card with a rhyme in it that goes something like:
Darfur needs saving,
And you're all stark raving,
Such excess and waste,
It's all such bad taste,
So, Ta, but no thanks,
I'm skint, me thinks,
And I'd rather fork out,
For some tiles and some grout,
But good luck with the day,
Sure you'll need it to pay!
Maybe you can come up with better, I admit it's been a very long time since I last exercised my poetic abilities!
Mind you, a polite refusal would solve all your problems, wouldn't it Tim Robbins? Oh no, wait, then you might be left with the awful feeling that you're missing something....0 -
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If you think Darfur is something to joke about, the killing of 500,000 people and displacement of 2 million and you refuse to question your excess material lifestyle, well then yeah we live on different planets.dame wrote: Right, so just return your next RSVP card with a rhyme in it that goes something like:
Darfur needs saving,
And you're all stark raving,
Such excess and waste,
It's all such bad taste,
So, Ta, but no thanks,
I'm skint, me thinks,
And I'd rather fork out,
For some tiles and some grout,
But good luck with the day,
Sure you'll need it to pay!
Maybe you can come up with better, I admit it's been a very long time since I last exercised my poetic abilities!
Mind you, a polite refusal would solve all your problems, wouldn't it Tim Robbins? Oh no, wait, then you might be left with the awful feeling that you're missing something....0 -
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400 - 500Tim Robbins Quote: I am questioning the lifestyle. What's wrong with that?
Tim Robbins, I don't see anywhere that you are questionning anything. From what I can see in your posts your mind is firmly made up.The materialistic lifestyle (e.g. black tie weddings) is actually forced on people owho don't believe in it.
It's much harder to say I am not going to your posh wedding but I still would like to be your friend than to sit with your head in the sand and never think about social issues.
But you said earlier that friendship was the most important thing so surely if someone was your friend and they thought you were important enough to be invited to their wedding then you should attend with an open mind and heart. True friendship, like all relationships, is about putting yourself out a little.
I also don't know who you equate not attending your friend's posh wedding with ignoring social issues.I don't think it's all relative. The price of water pumps in africa is actually constant.
But Tim Robbins, everything is relative. The price of water in Africa cannot be compared with the price of a dress in Ireland. We live in a country where it never stops raining so we have no concept of the price of water. However, if I were to go to Africa and see first hand how the water shortages affect people then I could put a value on that. I could appreciate the suffering people undergo because of it but once I get back to Ireland, rain etc, the value of water is alot less.
This argument is relative. You have one way of seeing things and I have a polar opposite and I don't think either of us will ever agree on it. Except for the fact that attending weddings in Ireland is in fact an expensive business.
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Tim Robbins wrote:I think you are full of contradictions.
You're full of this live and let live jargon but yet give me so much hassel...
Finally, I think he's running out of stupid arguments!
Actually, if you think that's hassle you've lived a very sheltered life (visit a front-line and you'll see hassle
). I'm simply telling you that you can refuse a wedding invitation if you don't want to or can't afford to go. No offence now Timmy, but the wedding won't fall apart if you don't go! You're the only one causing hassle here and practically accusing other people of contributing to the worst ills of the world by attending weddings in new dresses! :rolleyes: 0 -
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Straw man. I am not accusing anyone of contributing to the worst ills of the world by attending weddings.dame wrote:Finally, I think he's running out of stupid arguments!
Actually, if you think that's hassle you've lived a very sheltered life (visit a front-line and you'll see hassle ). I'm simply telling you that you can refuse a wedding invitation if you don't want to or can't afford to go. No offence now Timmy, but the wedding won't fall apart if you don't go! You're the only one causing hassle here and practically accusing other people of contributing to the worst ills of the world by attending weddings in new dresses! :rolleyes:
We obviously have different values. If you really had special friendships I doubt very much you'd feel the need to spend that and be so defensive about that amount of money.
The world issues means nothing to you. Maybe someday you might fall on hard times, and be worried about finding money for you or your kids and then you'll question being a sucker.0 -
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Tim Robbins wrote:Straw man. I am not accusing anyone of contributing to the worst ills of the world by attending weddings.
We obviously have different values. If you really had special friendships I doubt very much you'd feel the need to spend that and be so defensive about that amount of money.
The world issues means nothing to you. Maybe someday you might fall on hard times, and be worried about finding money for you or your kids and then you'll question being a sucker.
If you really had special friendships I doubt very much you'd feel the need to attend every last wedding you're ever invited to, just in case someone crosses you off their Christmas card list. :rolleyes:
I'm not a sucker (but perhaps you are for wallowing in self-pity and bitterness? You could try getting a better job, upskilling yourself, or moving house to somewhere more affordable, or renting instead, or maybe not having any more kids until you're more secure?). You know nothing first-hand about world issues, and how can you possibly know how world issues affect another person you've never met?
You should stop posting now because every post you make reinforces the evidence of the begrudgery that is your attitude to attending weddings.
Go, don't go, it's not really going to matter much (unless you're the bride or groom)! 0 -
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Tim Robbins wrote:This is the difference between you and me. You think from your perspective, Idon't care if get crossed of that person's list, I am not going if doesn't suit me.
I think if they are a special friend, I should go. It's a duty thing.
Ridiculous, how can I meet 6 billion people.
To say I have to meet people to understand world issues is just dense. What happens if I can't afford to go to some places?
Do you read at all? Are seriously trying to say reading doesn't increase world knowledge?
Deep
Actually I have two degrees, so yes I do understand the concept of reading to increase knowledge.
Don't be so condescending. Perhaps you should read in a more structured fashion. If you read and study the right material you may even improve your prospects.
By the way, you're picking me up wrong. I was pointing out that you don't know me, therefore you don't know how any world issues affect me.
You've also picked up incorrectly on the friendship issue. You're saying I won't go to a person's wedding if it doesn't suit me, as if that's a fault with me. It's not. As I pointed out already, I will go if the person is a close friend or relative. There is a difference. You on the other hand, come on the internet complaining about feeling as if you must go to weddings of people that either you or your partner don't know very well and that you don't really want to go to, but then you do go anyway, because you feel a duty to go. You spout on about friendship, yadda, yadda, yadda, while you misunderstand the concept of friendship versus passing acquaintances. People who may have been a close friend at one time can become not much more than acquaintances over time, if there isn't much contact between you. I feel no duty to go weddings of acquaintances, but you seem to be petrified you'll lose them or cause a big hole in your friendship if you don't go.
Why are you on the internet complaining about how much it costs to attend weddings of one-time pals/acquaintances? Grow a spine for God's sake and stop wasting your time whingeing. Go and read something decent. Learn how to make a water pump and send it to Africa, or whatever floats your boat.
Here's an idea for you; the next time you get a wedding invitation to a wedding you don't want to go to, instead of going out of a sense of duty (not love), why don't you just calculate how much it would cost you to go, half that figure (as you haven't that much to spare), then donate it to a worthy cause and send the couple a card with a receipt for your donation it it instead of attending. (They might even be happy that you're not going. They'll have two mouths less to feed, won't have your begrudging face sitting looking at them, and maybe they were only asking you out of a sense of duty too.) Then again, it if is a really close friend then maybe you'll be happy to go (perish the thought :rolleyes: )
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Eh, spiteful? I don't think so. I was providing you with an escape route, a way you could avoid going if you didn't want to, while still letting your friends know that you're not staying away out of meanness or because you don't like them.
I'm not a bridezilla, far from it!
I actually feel sorry for your family by now. I can just imagine you questioning your wife and kids when they buy anything new; Do you really need that? Are you sure, because you already have more than two sets of clothes so you always have something to wear? How much did it cost? What????? Do you realise how far that money could go in Africa? and No, absolutely not, there will be no new coats until you outgrow my old ones, because I feel obliged to go to this wedding that we can't afford to go to.
I just know you're going to come back and say something along the lines of how you feel sorry for my family having to put up with someone so shallow, someone who spends their inheritance on crap, who doesn't care about world issues, who doesn't care about friends, blah, blah, all of which will be absolute crap....so just save yourself the bother....although this is quite entertaining actually!0 -
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