How much do you spend at another persons wedding?

Casshern88

Just curious how much do people spend over the course of a "wedding weekend"?

Going to a wedding next month that is out of county where the gf is a brides-made so I'm obliged to go! Going to be spending 3 nights in a hotel there (160) , 50 in card (gf will be putting another 50 in, were both students by the way).

Then I'm calculating aprox 100 euro a day for food and drink (mainly drink lets be honest). I'm purposely over estimating i hope. Which is 510 for the whole weekend!

I've come to the realization going to a weeding when your a kid is fun but as an adult it can be a stressful affair with the amount of $$ involved.

Menas

Spending the guts of 300 on booze over three days at a country wedding. That is about 70 pints at country prices!

Annasopra

Menas wrote: »

Spending the guts of 300 on booze over three days at a country wedding. That is about 70 pints at country prices!

You left out food so no its not

Menas

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

You left out food so no its not

He said he was spending most of the money on food. So I allowed for that. 70x4euro = 280 euro.

whiskeyman

Casshern88 wrote: »

Which is 510 for the whole weekend!

Usually more by the time you account for the fake tan, nails, hair, make-up...









and then there's herself!

shamrock55

Why in gods name are you obliged to stay in the hotel for 3 nights? Thats madness, if its where the reception is the wedding couple should be paying for bm to stay there which i presume would include you, also with the amount of free drink knocking around you tend to spend alot less then you might think at a wedding

Annasopra

Menas wrote: »

He said he was spending most of the money on food. So I allowed for that. 70x4euro = 240 euro.

280?

20 Euro for breakfast lunch and dinner for 3 days. You're having a laugh.

Casshern88

Menas wrote: »

He said he was spending most of the money on food. So I allowed for that. 70x4euro = 280 euro.

I actually said most would be on drink :pac:

I imagine at least breakfast will be included in hotel, plus will have the dinner the day of the wedding.

I actually don't mind the cost of the hotel so much , kind of looking forward to getting away for a few days, but its the amount i'll end up spending there is the real question.

Also its a country wedding, People in the country seem to be more for doing "rounds". Personally this is never a thing me and my mates do in the city, maybe two people would alternate getting each other drinks, three at a stretch, but we would never do rounds for a group of us. maybe its a age thing too.

gf warned me i might be "expected" to get rounds for people, few rounds and id be cleaned out!

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Don't get into rounds.

Menas

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

280?

20 Euro for breakfast lunch and dinner for 3 days. You're having a laugh.

Relax the head there!

Poster stated that they would spend most of their money on booze and has also stated that they assume breakfast is included in hotel price.
Meals on the wedding day covered by the couple. Its doable.

But my point is, dont assume that you need to spend so much money on booze. Dont get in to rounds. Only spend what you can afford to spend.

VisibleGorilla

Refuse to go.

I've turned down multiple weddings this past while, and the money I've saved? I'm off on a nice holiday soon enough.

Weddings are for one person alone - the bride.

whiskeyman

Menas wrote: »

But my point is, dont assume that you need to spend so much money on booze. Dont get in to rounds. Only spend what you can afford to spend.

Protip - if you're staying in the hotel, have some bottles of wine for herself and a few cans in the minibar ready to go.
Pop up to the room whenever you need a refill...

NachoBusiness

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Don't get into rounds.

It's an Irish wedding. Fights are inevitable.

Ding ding.

cml387

Casshern88 wrote: »

Also its a country wedding, People in the country seem to be more for doing "rounds". Personally this is never a thing me and my mates do in the city, maybe two people would alternate getting each other drinks, three at a stretch, but we would never do rounds for a group of us. maybe its a age thing too.

I don't know what year it is in Dublin but here in the country we're up to 1998 and the round system is dying out.

Casshern88

Weddings in Clare, I think it's still 1988 there.

Wacker The Attacker

weddings are a pain in the hole.


it depends to what extent the people involved annoy me

Wacker The Attacker

NachoBusiness wrote: »

It's an Irish wedding. Fights are inevitable.

Ding ding.

When was the last time you saw a decent fight at a wedding lasting three minutes or more