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A wise man once said to me, “love is grand but divorce is 100 grand.”
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GOOD ONE!
My grandma when she was alive said love and marriage is like a ring around the asshole.now I know what that meant lmao
Or 100 million.
Why does it cost so much for a man to get divorced? Because it's WORTH IT.
My wedding cost $500. My divorce cost $135,000. I’m sure there’s a proportional formula in there somewhere.
Was it worth it? The regular-ish sex, starting a family, buying a house, and so forth. All for it to go to shit when she filed the divorce papers and starting banging Chad in your own home?
Sorry, bro.
Ouch..
Life goes on, Fortunately some of us learn from our mistakes
😂😂😂, sorry guys I had to laugh... Also it's something to learn.
The last wedding I went to was in a public park (which had really nice scenery for wedding photos). The bride and groom wore nice clothes that they already owned and had spent a couple hundred dollars on wedding rings. Instead of bringing gifts, the guests brought food for a pitch-in lunch. After the ceremony and lunch, we all played games. It was the only wedding I really enjoyed attending and the only one where children had something fun to do.
Awesome 🥰
This is more how weddings used to be, and how they are SUPPOSED to be!
@@playdiscgolf1546 i think weddings have only been like this during some sort of major war...
oh that is so cool
@nighttimedaytime1192 Obviously you are grossly ignorant of history.
"Fuck you, pay me" has to be the best summary of modern marriage.
Or literally every company ever…
Pauly always gave the best advice
Facts
My fiance's sister told me, "Small wedding, long marriage".
This must be true, ours cost £4,000 (including a honeymoon in Italy) and we had 21 guests. We’ve been together 33 years, married 24 years and neither of us are going anywhere. My cousin spent £70,000 and it was over in 3 years.
@@Violetta1912 F for ur cousin
She's lying brah. Mine was 450(price of the license), was at the courthouse, and like 10 people were there. We got divorced 7 1/2 years later.
@Christina Reynolds pretty much
$500 or less = 46 years now
Never sign a contract with someone who benefits if they break the contract....
Words to live by
You said it, chewy!
That's why you lease with the option to buy
prenup helps a lot 🙌 Although it does set up the marriage for failure so its kinda a double edge sword.
That’s what prenups are for
By all means let’s pay $25K for a wedding that has a 50/50 chance of ending in divorce, and makes everyone anxious, and miserable. Go to the courthouse, get married, and go on a nice honeymoon. Then come home and put that money towards a down payment on a house.
This is the way.
Nope. Don't get married at all. Marriage doesn't offer a man anything he can't get for free by staying unmarried. I live by these 3 pillars. 1. No marriage. 2. No living together. 3. No kids. These 3 have served me very well, and it keeps the women from getting that lazy attitude that they think they can just chunk-up and butch-up. And today, women have no dowery anyway, not even their virginity.
@@theSword-what the actual .....
@@DaneInTheUS Dammit, someone from the Manosphere left the cage unlocked again...
@@theSword-you sound nice
My parents were poor when they got married, I mean my dad just got out of the army, my mom worked part time in a factory, so my mom made her own wedding dress using old curtains, my dad was wearing his uniform, the reception was at my grandparents apartment and the guests brought the food. My parents are still happily married. 🙂
respect man ++
Wow
True love 🥺
That's really awesome. God bless
Bravo To Them, The right reasons To Marry
My friend got married in the back yard of his parents house. His mom and grandma cooked the food for everyone and made the cake, our buddy was the DJ, and they were married by our physics teacher from highschool. It was probably the cheapest wedding I’d ever been too, but it was by far the best Edit: If you think this sounds awful, please, spend as much money as you possibly can on your wedding. No ones stopping you
Yazid Fahhama what’s so funny about it?
Chris Sherman Probably how pathetic it was
natethegreat explain, what about it was pathetic?
Jeez why so salty ? Somebody got a scolding from mommy
Ok, that was well thought out, the food must have been 100% quality old skool cooking....
My husband and I got married at the court house. A lot of people were upset from his side and my side, but we didn't feel like shelling out money for the entertainment of other people. It's our day, right? So who cares?
Chelsey I know what you mean. All of my girlfriend stop me when I talk about my simple intimate wedding. "No! You HAVE to have a wedding! You HAVE to have a part afterwards! You HAVE to make it super pretty and let us help you plan it!" Or! Or or~ I do an hour of planning and make myself happy. Weirdos.
my wife and I did the exact same thing, except just at the DMV because court house added another $80 lol!
My wedding was a process. And long and involved process. But even though I would do it all again because it was a fun time, I tell all of my friends who aren't married yet to just go to city hall. Buy a nice dress and suit, totaling about $300 together, and then have a big party afterwards at the house or something. It can be done in a matter of days.
Sucky sucky 5 Dolla Need I say more?
It "YOUR day" ? Why? For WHAT?!? Welcome to the trap !
As a kid my father said "The more expensive the wedding, the shorter the marriage." I think he was being snarky and cheap at the same time but I have seen lots of weddings and the trend seems to hold.
Sometimes it's true. My parents got married in a civil ceremony with only five other people attending, then they went home, nothing more. No fancy dress, no formal suit. They will soon be able to celebrate their Golden Jubilee. If they choose to.
It makes sense. The more money you spend on a wedding , the more you care about the event itself rather than the person you're marrying. If you have a cheap and simpler wedding, it shows that you don't care as much about the ceremony and just want to spend time with your SO. Obviously, there are exceptions. Some people just want a nice, fancy wedding. But you don't need to go overboard and spend like 30k just for a party.
I wish to experience it. Solo living isn't exciting. I couldn't survive the friendless lifestyle long term.
@@alansun70 Being married is very different than spending a lot of money on the wedding. Also unmarried and friendless are different dimensions- some married people have no friends, including the spouse, and some unmarried people have loads of friends. But I hear the sentiment.
I would say the more fake a marriage because I have seen fake marriages last for 40 and more years.
My dad is a pastor and I've been to so many weddings and funerals I lost count. He would even use the same suit for both ceremonies. He never charged any money and tried to counsel the couples financially and emotionally. I thought when I was younger it was cheap but as I got older I realized he was doing these couples such a huge favor and giving them a leg up on life. Kudos to you, dad!
I hope he at least washed that suit between the two ceremonies. Cause one is a celebration and another is mourning. If he used it without washing...it can curse the bride and groom. Hope he changed shoes too cause at a funeral obv it's a cemetery soil.
God bless your father.
@@btsarmyforever3816😂 funny dude
You're lucky one. You've a great dad indeed.
@@btsarmyforever3816superstition
Showed this to a relative about to get married. She wasn’t as amused as I was.
Engagement ring usually 2 months' salary??? HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! GOLD...FREAKIN' GOLD!!!
boeuf3000 she’s a female, of course not
Well F her, it's the 21st century - get with the program
@@guyincognito9484 At least Gold can be re-sold for its melt value. Money spent on weddings is lost forever.
Showed this to my girlfriend, she wasn't very happy but at least she doesn't want to get married anymore!
Cake: $4 Wedding Cake: $466
No cake: 0$.
@Jester you mean the first one is meant for after the wedding when the couple se*
when i buy a cake its like $12 ... im being robbed
@@michaelsmith953 hmm.. yeah i can make a super good one for 10 people for 7 euros and it feeds them better than the fluffy filled with air chip bag ones
Walmart 2 layer cake: $35 (serves up to 64 people)
Not sure marriage is a scam, but weddings certainly are.
Have you seen the rate at which women are walking out of their marriages for seemingly greener grass? The percentage is at an all time high and still rising so one could make a case that marriage is a scam.
It is for the man, women overwhelmingly initiate most divorces and the man has to lose half his shit. But lets see Rodger do an honest take on that one.
@@KickenItOldSchooli am twice divorced, got nothing out of either husband. Didnt even try. Still friends. But i am Australian. .
@@lisasommerlad1337 Cool story bro
Oh it most definitely is a scam
Don't marry a girl that puts so much emphasis on her wedding day
True.
The first two words were enough 😅
You forgot to mention the biggest money maker from marriage. Divorce.
Triggered, dude? ;)
+Accu91 He's the guy living under the bridge that's about to go to jail for not paying his alimony 😂😂😂
***** Then I'm sorry for you, that you've got to learn the sad truth the hard way. I woul disagree in the sentence: "Never trust a woman ever!" I would just say: Never marry ever. And when you do, make a contract in the first place. Or live in a free relationship with no strict borders.
***** Ok, then what about not to marry in the first place. Seems the perfect solution for me, since marriage is a relict from the past.
Or the soon incurred massive debt-slavery for a nice suburban breeding pen aka (a home) and all the trappings of engineered consumerism . Divorce Corp. is an excelent documentary on the profiteering in the "family law" industry.
I only spent 2 grand on my wedding and been married for 22 years. My cousin spent 25 grand and got divorced in 8 months. Go figure.
Means nothing. We married just the two of us and his brother was there to take pictures. Paid 300€ (papers only, had a nice white dress from prom), and I walked out after 5 years. He thought "We are married now, she won't go anywhere so I can behave like a lazy asshole" over the years.
For guys, the cheapest marriage starts with a lengthy prenup. It also works as a test to figure out any potential hidden agendas during the proposal.
@@mikitz prenups are not always considered. If she was "stressed" signing it, it's worthless
Some people care more about the wedding than they do,the marriage
@@mikitzwhy for guys?
Seriously, I am so happy and proud of every person on this thread that flipped off the wedding industry and socially reinforced family expectations in the name of peace of mind and common sense.
My wife and I had a big wedding planned (her idea). But then the pandemic hit. We had to scramble to change our plans, and ended up getting married in our backyard and saving around $13,000. The weather was good and everybody enjoyed it. Instead of spending $900 on a DJ like we had originally planned, for instance, my nephew played DJ for 20 bucks, using my phone and an $8 Bluetooth speaker. We bought some flowers, but they were all live ones in pots. We danced, ate pizza, and drank cheap champagne in our own backyard while listening to old love songs. It was glorious. With the money we saved, we instead bought 10 acres of recreational land that we'll have for the rest of our lives. (My idea).
@@DanCooper404 sounds nice
@@DanCooper404happy husband, happy refund, good investment
It is much better to start a marriage off with no debt.
I'm 39, 12 years with my girlfriend. Still not married and we won't.
The idea of a wedding with a whole bunch of people and all this attention on me and my relationship has always repelled me. I don’t even want my parents there lol
the only ones i want there are my parents lol no cousin or uncle/aunt that never talk to me
same brother same mindset glad to find like minded people@@cesruhf2605
I agree. I’ve never liked being around my gf with other people around. Private time is much more intimate.
"Fuck you, Pay me" -every EA game ever
And Childish Gambino 😉
not the elder scrolls online.
Every business mentality ever
I would like but it’s 666, I’ll come back later
@Abdul Rahman Mohammed or you are dyslexic
Fact - The more expensive the wedding, the higher chance it ends in divorce.
One of the top reasons in divorce is differences in finance.
well i guess that's why my parents never divorced
+The Back of Beyond agreed and put the $$ towards practical things like a house or saving for retirement.
You know why divorce is so expensive?... Because it's worth it.
It's a fact. The institution of marriage has nothing to do with love, sure there are symbolic meanings/gestures but it is more for legal and financial benefits. If there is more focus, time spent and planning on the wedding then the relationship preceding it, there's a good chance the marriage will dissolve shortly after.
the two months salary saying is such an obvious admittance to corporate control of weddings that it's a wonder people still take it seriously
Successful deBeers ads
People will believe what they've been conditioned to believe.
I thought it was 3?
2 months? Sounds like a dream... Where I live it's more like half a year (cause you split it with another person). And you should have average salary (and let us not forget average goes up by radical values, a.k.a multi rich)
@@kjluckeyit was 3 in Japan
We almost threw a reception type wedding, but it was postponed due to covid. My husband and I decided to drop it and elope. Looking back, if everyone who we invited to the wedding came, we would regret a good handful of them now. Best. Decision. Ever.
By the power invested in me by the keyboard, I pronounce you Normie. and Normie. .
You could spend tons of money on a wedding ,,,,,, OR you could spend the money on a down payment for a house, furniture and appliances and a decent car. YOUR choice.
Patrick Chubey YES YES YES!! I don’t want anything fancy and I have family members who keep saying well choose what’s most important to you and put the most money on that. I don’t care about any of that, what’s most important to me is the actual marriage. So, immediate family somewhere free in a reasonably priced dress and call it a day!
Even then, you should have a house and car before you get married.
Patrick Chubey or another idea is to spend it on a longer honeymoon.
But houses and cars are also scam.
That's exactly what my husband and I did. I got married in a leather mini dress (it was the 90's), something I already owned, ditched the rings, and my hubby wore a leather jacket and jeans. We got married at the court house and had a party at home with our closest friends and family. I think the booze costs more then getting married at the court house. We went to a local hot springs for our honeymoon (super cheap) and it all costs less than a eight hundred dollars. We've been married for 24 years. We put our saving towards our 3-bedroom condo not a one day event, and it's almost paid off. Sorry big wedding are over rated.
I managed a high end venue on the beach in San Diego. We held 3-4 weddings a week and most weddings were 50k plus. All I saw was stress and completely unoriginal weddings. I witnessed nearly 250 weddings and they all ended with me being turning the lights on at 11pm and at every wedding the bride realizing she just wasted 50k on a 8 hour party and she didn’t turn into a princess. Don’t have a big expensive wedding...nobody cares.
Pop culture and social media often romanticizes the human experience...peer pressure can lead people to feel like they have to uphold some standard or tradition when deep down they may not want to.
okthennone Agreed. Fact is if the people you invite to your wedding aren’t people you see or speak to on a regular basis, they probably don’t give a shit and are only there to be polite. Not worth wasting the money. My parents threw a BBQ the next day for the extended family who wasn’t invited to the wedding, which makes way more sense to me.
@Rachel Smith Still, it's an event designed to drain as much money as you can (not) afford. Maybe it won't cost you 50k, but it will certainly be an 8h party on your and/or your family savings (or worse, debt).
Depends on if the parents are paying for it, all the lame crap in a wedding is for the parents...
Right on!
LOL, me and my wife have wedding rings out of surgical steel. Costs about 20 dollars a piece and lasts forever like our love. 😂
Long ago, wedding was a means to solidify the marriage. Villagers gathered and all were witnesses. Yes, the marriage took place, we all saw it. An engagement ring, presented by the groom, served as a kind of security, if the man broke his promise, the woman kept the ring as a compensation. But now all these rituals are obsolete.
If people spent as much time, effort, and money on their marriages as they did on their weddings, there would be far fewer divorces.
Problem is, after the marriage they dont have the money or energy for that anymore.
incorrect. . . #1 cause of a divorce is because the woman got "bored." This is not exaggerated or made up.
@@builder396 They don't have the money or energy for what anymore?
@@brentshearer5757 There are so many articles about this now that I feel like you've been living in a closet. Most divorces have been initiated by women and their excuse is that they were "bored." This is a statement that I have seen more times than I can count and many studies have shown as well. It has a lot less to do with the man who has everything to lose mistreating the woman, and more about the woman who has everything to gain, taking away the man's resources.
@@Delimon007 are you for real, your proof is a google search with huffington post "5 reasons why" as the first result lmao Sorry your gf left you but dont go around claiming wild things blaming all divorces on women without backing it up Small tip: saying "its common knowledge!!1!11" doesnt make it more right. Come back with an actual scientific study.
My sister got married in a park with only two other people present. All she bought was a decent dress and the rings lol
We also did that, but I didn't buy a dress as I had my mother's and wore it without alterations. It fit well enough for the few hours I had it on.
but, its cheap, girl don't like it
syed adil why does money matter if you’re marrying the love of your life?
@@syedadil1012 bc not all women are gold diggers. A lot out there are more than happy being modest and spending the money on the more important things in life. You know....like actually living a worthwhile life together as a couple instead of putting on a fake show for fake people
@@AlexanderSiassi you are right
My BFF got married, it was beautiful, and they spent $4K for the whole thing. Two other friends got married this year; one spent $60K, the other $11K. The $60K wedding was extravagant, too long and kind of impersonal, BUT it was absolutely beautiful!! The one that spent $11K had THE BEST WEDDING I've ever seen. It was intimate, elegant and beautiful, and the only reason it was so expense was because of the open bar. If they hadn't done that, it would have been around $5K. Some people marry in the backyard with a minister, cheese whiz and a box of crackers. *Whatever you decide to do, It Is YOUR Decision! Just remember: Please don't spend thousands of dollars to impress others. Do what YOU want!*
even 4k dollars is too much
back in 2002, my wife and i checked out a destination wedding. $7200, not counting accommodations, food, rings, or travel??? haha, yeah right. like we were gonna pay $10-11k for a wedding. we ended up spending $1900 cash (which we saved beforehand) for a destination wedding in new orleans, which we drove to. i paid $1300 for her modest engagement ring + band, which is what she wanted. my band is silicone and cost about two dollars. we splurged a little on a nice B&B and a nice dinner the night we got married. total price tag, plus gas + food for the week: about $4400. never bothered us at all. it's the way we wanted it, because neither of us cared about fancy weddings. we just wanted to be married and have a life together. 21 years later, here we are, still happily married.
Congrats on your happiness ! But pray tell, what is a band in this context ?
@@jenji6658a wedding band is another word for a wedding ring 💍 but without a stone.
I got married to the girl I grew up with. We knew each other's faults and decided that we could live with each other. My wife also decided that there shouldn't be any debt the day after our wedding so we had a small wedding with relatives and a few very close friends. I was the happiest man in the world for over 33 years, unfortunately my wife died in 2018 from diabetic complications. Unfortunately, people are getting married for the wrong reasons and some aren't even in love.
Sorry for your loss, Sir. 🙏
@@ashishdevadig2835 Thank you very much
The girl you chose was actually very matured .. Stay strong dude
@@non-secular963 Thank you very much.
You had the best situation b/c you two crossed paths by growing up and you got to enjoy it by choice for over 3 decades later ... but you know that. Good for you. I also see many couples marrying for the incorrect reasons.
Don't forget the 3 rings of marriage: 1st : Engagement ring 2nd: Wedding ring 3rd: Suffering
...one ring to rule them all...
Lmao
HAHA!
Nice 😂
LOL!
My wedding was the beginning of the worst 12 years of my life . My divorce was the beginning of the best 6 year's of my life . We both ended up with 2 great kid's in the process and I know this is extremely rare but we get along way better apart than we every had together. I can't even remember the last time we argued about anything. We share custody of our kid's and can't even remember the last time we argued about anything. Some people just aren't meant to be with each other .
3 typos. Good ending.
Most of the weddings I've been to were like this, but I've been to one backyard wedding that was truly special. They chose things exactly how they liked it, without regard for how a wedding 'should' be. It was all about their own happiness and their guests having fun.
That was my wedding. Backyard wedding, we cooked the food, hired a karaoke D.J., my friend set up a chocolate fountain. Less than a thousand bucks. We bought our rings at Wal-Mart for five bucks. This year will be our fourteenth anniversary.
My ex girlfriend said that she wanted to spend 50 grand on our Wedding. There's a reason why she is my ex! (No joke)
Wise choice
Did you have the money to afford it lol
That's the price of a brand new BMW...
@@tk7806 Which is almost as bad of an investment. Ever seen how many Bimmers are on consignment lots, selling for 1/15th of their initial price? Garbage!
@@jalderink Good point. Instead you could get a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self Driving for $50k which is a far better investment
This should be played before every wedding lol
Yeah he should follow them around and say each thing at different times like when they're getting ready to call the wedding photographer, the DJ and the caterer lol.
Gangstabob716 "…before every wedding planning." FTFY
Gangstabob716 yes plz stop marrying and having kids so that migrants can have your country
Haya Mousa at least they didn’t vote on trump
Please no lmao
my oldest sister had her wedding at our grandmas house! it might not sound super cool but it was outside and my grandma has some very nice property. my sister bought her dress on amazon and our family cooked everything. hell i was her wedding photographer which i did for free as a wedding present. they probably saved thousands of dollars doing it this way
Sounds nice.
Everyone laughed when I proposed to my wife with my grandmother's engagement ring and went to the courthouse to get married. We looked at an actual ceremony, and decided that it was the equivalent to 3 out of the country vacations. So we chose the cheap "wedding" and travel option. Haven't regretted it once in the 10 years since. BEST. CHOICE. EVER
Affordable wedding, amazing honeymoon seems like the best way of going about it.
Smart move. Those 3 out of country vacations we be far more memorable and fun than that single wedding day which is actually a lot of stress and shared with a large number of people you barely know.
Lucky man so far I'm spending around a thousand dollars on 300 my wedding and that's a lot in my country
@@hamzaalhashimi1550 ouch I'm sorry. I wish you and your spouse all the best either way though. I know it will be a beautiful ceremony
Yeah eff one day versus weeks of fun and experience
He didn't mention the most fundamental reason for getting married: So the government can become involved in your love life.
Crazy how microscopic the portion of society that knows this is.
lol
Hey, they are involved in everything else.
If a person is single, the government is allready involved. It's called the bachelor tax. Getting married reduces your tax by half. So getting married reduces the governments involvment in your life.
J Henge@ Wait, i thought that bachelor tax exist only in communism?
Typical love story: 1)Spend over 20 grand on wedding 2)Find out you two aren't compatible and hate each other for a few months/years 3)Spend over 20 grand on divorce
Don't forget child support
The secret is to disown the child
My hubby and dated for a year and a half (long distance) before we got engaged, then we spent $2000 on the wedding and a lot of the stuff was ether things we already had, for things for food and stuff like that (I spent $100 on my dress and I still wear it ❤️ I’m actually gonna wear it tomorrow)
@@frogyman4162 and alimony
Exactly! Hollywood has duped the masses!
I fired my "beloved" after she wasted 2 1/2 years in planning. Her answer was always, "This is the most important day of your life. You can*t rush it." After 2.5 years, and the estimated cost already >$50,000 with me paying for ALL of it (her dad was dead on mom a financial wreck) I asked her "What the hell?" She answered that she had no idea but we were less than half way there. I literally walked out and never looked back. Thirty years later she is still single. Funny how that works.
🙌
@@Eons000dab
Nice
I got married at the registration office and had a party at my place. Cost less than £1000 for it all, and that includes renting a port-a-loo for the family members that couldnt make it up the stairs to the toilet. My wife and i agreed that spending any more would just be excessive waste.
World's shortest fairytale... Once upon a time there was a handsome Prince. The Prince was in love with a beautiful Princess. One day the Prince asked the princess to get married but she said no and he lived happily ever after...
trained eye I like this story because it’s more realistic lol 👍🏿
And then he spent every day at the bar and the clubs And spent his money on whiskey and f****d a different girl every day. And had tons of money!! Then he finally got up from the toilet seat!!
Is this the part were he does lines of cocaine on young strippers asses
Man I wish I knew this 10 years ago. I would’ve never got married. #thestressisnojoke
HAHAHAHAAH awesome stuff
20 years ago my friend spent $30,000 on his daughter's wedding, cuz she had to have the best. 6 months later she was divorced and Dad was working as much overtime as he could to pay the debt.
Wow lmao
Soon after that dad went MGTOW
Sad to trade your fathers limited time, presence, and wellbeing for a wedding day
😐
Well that's fuckin depressing
My wedding with a restaurant cost $700, grandma decided to pay for it. Rings were $400 for both. We divorced two years later. Imagine if I spent $20k+ on the wedding? 😂
Fr
Lol 🤣 I just had a court wedding. Afterwards we went to the Beach. We didn't tell anyone but my cousin. Our family on both sides were devastated. They really wanted a wedding. Lol. To be honest I would have loved a large wedding but the debt wasn't worth a moment of joy. Next year is our 10th anniversary :)
Did you ever do any big celebration, like even just a big get together and potluck? What are you doing for your 10th anniversary? You can have a big celebration, and still have it be inexpensive! 🙂
@@Halieswandebem we really wanted to have a real wedding later but the cost was more than we were willing to pay. We never had a big feast or family get together. Our family is huge. I have 12 siblings + 13 nieces and nephews and my husband has a lot of ppl in his family too so even if we wanted a small get together. It could never be small. We never celebrated our anniversary, I really want to do something for our 10th anniversary but most likely we will forget it. My sis told me once, sometimes you dream big and want big but it's really the little things that matter. Hubby may not remember your birthday or anniversary but he treats you well and that's all that matters. What about you? Did you get married? Do you have a dream wedding?
@@dreamiet that's true, it is really the smaller things that matter. I haven't been married yet. I want to wear my mom's wedding dress if I ever get married. I'd like it to be kind of a big wedding, but I'm not sure. I would want it to be inexpensive/affordable.
Happy 10th anniversary, if you want you can pay for a small restaurant and have a party for your friends and families. A banquet 🎉.
@@sct4040 yes. Idk don't know if you are married or not but wishing you the best in your future and many happy events to come. :)
One of my best friends and his fiancé were fed up with all the planning and expectations. They said "fuck it! lets get this over with" and moved their wedding up from a year away to two weeks away! Brilliant move....the attention went from "how fancy will it be" to "can they pull it off?". It became very exciting to witness....people offered to make food, offered to make a cake.... it became a family/community effort.....it was an amazing wedding full of amazing people and didn't put anyone in the poor house!!!!
if this happens in india... people will think bride is pregnant...
Holy crap that's really beautiful I wish where I am they did that too
@@linuxbasic3399 HAHAHA! India is just like the rest of the world in that respect then!
Good move. They did it right.
Yeah, they all will remember that day after they will divorce, regretting everything
Marriage: a commitment between two people. Marriage ceremony: a party for impressing people you don't even like
Marriage: a commitment from the man, and an agreement from the woman that expires once she meets someone of higher status
@@VengefulPolititron Those damn gold diggers am I right?
exactly exactly exactly
Doesn't have to be. Ive been to friends wedding where his best friend got ordained online last minute, married them while wearing a scottish feather hat, then we all got drunk and sang karaoke and danced. All still completely binding. Best wedding ive been to.
@@guypointinghishead5468 I knew there is a twin brother out there!
*Roger turns my declining sanity, constantly dwindling faith in the human race, and morbid depression into light-hearted chuckles and funny one-liners! He makes being a walking statistic mildly bearable! Thank you, Roger! :D*
*My wife and I had our neighbor marry us and he did it for free as a wedding gift..we got married in my living room with a total of 8 people including my wife and I. Our rings we purchased from Kay’s Jewelers (the employee was pissed because we said NO to the $1000 “insurance “ scam and got rings that were affordable snd didn’t need resizing. My wife and I are super happy and we still have a little bit of savings left in case we need it.*
We got married at City hall and had a backyard BBQ for some close family and friends, no photographer, no paid music, no florist, no gift registry, no wedding dress and no diamond rings. Then we spent a month on our honeymoon backpacking around 3 countries. 13 years later no regrets.
Stay blessed
Good for you! That is awesome!
Awesome
Exactly my thoughts lol
Laura S. What Countries?
Marriage is like a game of cards... To start, all you need are two hearts and a diamond... but by the end, you'll wish you had a club or a spade 😂
My namesake - I salute you!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And being married is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you better have a good hand.
Or both...
Nice one 😂👍
After attending three weddings so far this year; my girlfriend and I have opted to elope. The only thing I'm spending a decent chunk of change on is a circle of expensive metal and lab grown covalently bonded carbon chunk...
Do as you want but that's still just a silly as over spending on anything else.
My husband and I spent maybe $300 on our wedding, $100 for the dress and everyone else pitched in for the rest of the little things we needed. Held it in my husbands grandparents backyard, officiated by the bishop. It truly was the best day of my life.
Perfect ! Congrats
I performed as musician at hundreds of weddings, at which I would say, “Ladies and gentlemen, let’s have a big hand for the two happiest people here tonight, (applause) the caterer and his wife!” (laughter)
Yet,yer
(they laughed for a reason and you know what that reason is [hopefully])
Did you encounter any bridezillas that took offense at that?
heres a terrifying wedding horror story: the last wedding i went to was exactly like the one before, the one before was exactly like the one before that etc etc etc its basically just like some kind of groundhog day nightmare just with different people each time
+Dave Birney My sister's wedding was different. They rented a big tent on her husband's father's land and they had a big potluck on a lake beach. The party costed less then what they received through gifts. Cause fuck the system.
+Dave Birney My Brother had a Hawaiian Themed wedding! It costs 400 dollars and it was the best wedding I ever been to!
+Dave Birney The last wedding I went to involved the bride making out with the bridemaids everyone getting wasted and having a rave then I somehow ended up with my half bro doing burnouts on top of a 6 story building. so yeah neato
***** thats more like it. different at least
+Dave Birney You know you make me want to SHOUT
Bake a cake and some cookies and other things to serve, create some nice invitation cards. The bride can buy a beautiful dress, the man might already have a black suit. High five and muffins for the best man and the others. Honestly, you don't have to burn thousands of dollars for a single day if you don't want to. What really counts are the years and decades after the wedding.
Your bump in the cake price because it's a wedding was spot on!
I don't know where any cake with real, actual food content can be bought for $4 these days lol
@@small_edcakes are remarkably easy to bake with a box of mix and some frosting. A few simple youtube videos can show you how to pipe frosting. You pay for convenience, and never doubt how much a person will pay for convenience
“A stranger to plug in his iPod instead” I’m so dead 😂😂😂
Eddie Najera that killed me 😂
Your iPod + *BEATS BY DRE*
He doesn't have a degree 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love your comment.
I will hire family. They are cheaper.
Here's a real question. Why not have a court wedding, but the best damn honeymoon ever? Like seriously? A wedding is literally one day! But a honey moon is about a week!
Another idea is to tell the guests that you don't need china or a toaster but a fair share of the costs. Through a nice party for everyone, not only "the princess", have a blast together. A friend of mine got more money out than he spent xD
EXACTLY
@@BlondeQtie Genius
but what if we have an expensive wedding and a expensive honeymoon
Yus
I was engaged to get married a few years ago. All I wanted for the wedding was a small get together. I didn’t think a public show was needed. Getting married is about confirming the love that you have for each other. She wanted to invite so so many people. She wanted to have so many parties, plans and get together as ‘it was expected’. We set up the wedding, we planned it all, then just before the wedding, we realised that things were not right and we pulled the plug on everything. In a way, it’s just as well we didn’t go through with it. She married another guy within 6 months. I think she loves to be in the spotlight and to have this feeling of self importance.
man you did the right thing . this will have a butterfly effect on your life . you will realise this after some years how you saved yourself from hell . i wish you all the love and power
Sounds like she was cheating on you,dodged a bullet,saved a few $$$
There's literally nothing to be sad about here. Count your blessings, because you dodged a serious bullet. She was an attention slooot and isn't capable of truly loving anyone but herself
How can you break off an engagement and then get married again within 6 months? She was 100% cheating. If not, it definitely shows that she views marriage as just a big party and not a serious commitment.
The trash took itself out, my friend. I wish you all the very best.
My hubby and I eloped and got married in a tiny chapel owned by a a pastor and his wife. We don’t have any family to speak of so there were no witnesses or guests. We wore jeans and sweaters and have stainless steel rings. Whole thing cost about $300 including a nice lunch after. ❤
And it seems to me every romantic comedy movie or series is secretly an ad for the wedding industry.
That's exactly what it is
Illuminati: Stay where you are!
Amen Amen
Well said!
Alexandre Freitas omg you’re right, I never thought of that!
Roses are red Love is fake Weddings are basically Funerals with cake
Reading this comment in a hospital I about laughed out loud
This is too funny
Standing ovation!
The bride and groom kiss, The wedding guests mingle; I stand in the corner And thank God I'm single.
👍
I send this to my friend who's getting married and now his wife keeps giving me the stink eye... 😁😁
Your should send her Shaquille O'Neal's "You can't fool me, I am familiar with your game" meme
I wonder why your friend’s wife is not giving HIM the stink eye?? Did you say he’s planning to get married even though he already has a wife...?
Funny how people get all flustered when confronted with facts 😂
My husband and I got married 3 weeks after our first date (we met online 1 week before our first date). We went into the courthouse and walked out married. Everyone told us we rushed it and that it wasn't going to work out because we didn't know each other well enough. 😂 They were wrong. We're pushing 11 years now and our 10 year old son completed the package. Most the people with expensive weddings who told us we wouldn't make it are divorced, and some even expensively remarried. Your wedding says a lot about your individual character, and your individual character says a lot about the long term viability of your partnerships, up to and including marriage.
Good for you, There is still time though, a lifetime is a long time. The national average marriage length is about 20 years in the US. I can't even imagine the heart break following a failed mariage. Honestly wish you the best!
@@joannot6706 while I appreciate your eternal optimism, till death means till death. Some people do still take commitments and vows seriously. It hasn't been a breeze getting to 11 years, but the commitment to one another that has gotten us to 11 will get us the rest of the way. ❤️
Actually, your friends were absolutely correct. After all, if my friend wants to point a gun at his head and pull the trigger once and I tell him he should not do that without first taking the time to make sure it's not loaded, I am not then wrong simply because nothing happened when he eventually did pull the trigger without checking. In other words, you got lucky. Nobody knows anyone well enough to get married after only 3 weeks. And even if you did, you have to ask yourself what the big hurry was. After all, everything in this universe has a finite life span and that includes romantic relationships. Your relationship is basically going to last as long as its going to last regardless of whether you are married or not. And in any case the emphasis should always be on finding the right partner and not simply on being married to someone. Marriage does not offer any actual security but people think it is does and so those who are very insecure in their relationship tend to want to marry very quickly. Like I said, you got lucky.
@@SLOBeachboy love at first sight is admittedly an illogical concept in theory and exceedingly rare in practical application so I would never expect anyone who hasn't experienced it to understand. I can't fault your opinion at all and would agree with you on principle. However, it takes zero pleasure away from proving them wrong over the years.
11 years is nothing. Good luck.
“Here are the smelling remains of murdered plant life “😂😂😂😂
That's why I don't like getting flowers as presents (I always knew they were gonna die, so why get them lol)
Mostly genitals, he forgot to mention.
This one was great
Jay Pritchett exactly I’ve been this my whole life !!!
THAT'S the line that made me give this a thumbs up....HILARIOUS!
'Cool Old Guy Ruins Everything'? I'm game.
+Collin Walker I used to like these, now it seems like they try to hard to make it depressing. Maybe I'm just being a soft bitch, but the humors gone too me.
+Abir Greenberg Hahaha, looks like this is one modern convention you feel strongly about. No shame, most people do.
netvor0 I'm actually against monogamy for myself so it didnt bother me. Just felt too forced. The last couple have
Damnit... You beat me to it
Abir Greenberg This was actually one of my favorite ones they've done, but I get what you mean, since I though the insurance one was extremely forced.
My husband & i got married in court, with a small gathering. Both of our families on both sides were all mad at us for not having a big wedding for the family. By the way, from past family gatherings, it has led to nothing but drama & judgment, from both families we didn't want that. We didn't care for a big wedding but we did want a nice 2 week long honeymoon on a beautiful island in the Caribbeans. We enjoyed our honeymoon & dont regret it at all!! 8 years later to this day our families are still upset about it
Daughter is getting married in October. Out 230 bucks for a rented suit. Shared this video with her. Daughter not amused
*Indian and Nigerian weddings have left the chat room*
Lol
😂
Yes , Most costly marriages 😂.
😂😂😂
😂 Nigerians didn't Even join in the first place
I do wedding photography and this is a hundred percent correct.
im a photographer and people tried to convince me to do wedding photography cause 'it's loooots of moneeeeey' lol but hey, do you, you gotta eat!
Yeah, the video didn't even mention the cost and annoyance of wedding pics. I've also photographed some weddings, and it recently occurred to me just how stupid and forced all those traditional poses are.
Jett Allyson The poses, the family is nagging the wedding photographer about how they want their photos to look. Speaking of poses, you have kids that would not stand still.
Technically speaking, you're part of the problem.
Also, let's be honest. Do wedding photos need to look amazing? After the wedding, you'll likely never see the photos until years later for a few minutes. I was happy with everyone sending me the photos they took.
I was doing catering in college and went out and did some jobs on my own. I did doctors offices with about 15 people and charged about 350 to $500 depending. So I decided Id quote a wedding based on the same prices and could never land a job. I called my mentor told him what the problem was and he said okay Buddy you can't do a wedding for less than $3,000 or they won't take you seriously.
My wife wasted $1,000 a pop on: a DJ, flowers, and dance lessons. To any guys out there who are engaged: do NOT let your wife go down the Instagram wedding rabbit hole!
Dance lessons sounds nice. Dancing is great fun, and it's a nice test of team work skills.
"Spend 2 months salary on a wedding ring" My fiance picked a $45 ring for hers lol. I tried to get her something better and she wouldn't let me. Guess I'm lucky.
Should have gotten an onion ring, at least you could eat it later.
@killermeh meh LOL
I guess it's safe to say, you don't live in Southern California.
$45 is a lot of money. I think that's a fair amount to spend on wedding ring.
Well, $45 is my 2 month's salary 😅😭
I'm surprised he didn't touch on the divorce/crime rates that can occur soon after marriage. Huh. Guess he is a bit of a romantic.lol
+Deadpool3E Nah! He makes money off weddings, afterwards he just don't give a fuck. Later it's the lawyers turn.
+alfa0i0omega And the childrens advocate, and the court, and everyone related to the court, and the private detective & the paralegals who draft paper work & the mediator who convinces both of you to get as much money as possible because the longer you drag it out the more they make, etc etc. Divorce Corp: A documentary that should be mandatory reading for anyone looking to get married.
+Deadpool3E That I believe s what they call repeat business and customers.
+Deadpool3E Crime rates go up after wedding? Haven't heard that before.
EGLchan I didn't say they go up. I was referring to marriage-related crimes like spousal abuse or divorcees trying to hire hitmen.lol
I checked the prices of the wedding cake ($466), the photographer ($2440), the wedding dress (Max. $3000), the DJ ($1000) and the plants ($2000). They total up to $8906 at the maximum, not even close to $31500 yet, considering the prices of other items (food, ring, decorations and etc) being missed out.
Venue rental, food, and booze cost a lot.
@@AF-nc2fc yea true
My oldest n dearest friend got married at her home. Her husband's brother was a minister. The dinner was potluck. She used her mother's rings. No gifts, as they already had everything they needed. And none of the silly games everyone hates like "too drunk to find my foot" or guessing the bride's bra size. It was truly fun. And 40 years later, they are still going strong. And instead of blowing their entire life's savings on a ceremony that lasts one afternoon, they sent their daughter to college. Take that, wedding industry. And while we're at it, the funeral industry as well. :)
I lost it when.. "These are pleasant smelling remains of murdered plant life."
For me it was at the very end with his hand out flicking his fingers looking for more money 😅😅😅
Also my favorite line
Makes you think about how to argue with vegans, right? What fun!
If she's not happy with a small wedding (less than $5000 for everything including the ring) then she's not marriage material. My wife proposed to me when I had $100 in my bank account. 20 years later we are still together.
That's a WOMAN. How beautiful.
Lucky man! Congrats
Your wife proposed to you...lmao soyboy
@@MidnightPolaris800 hey...it worked out afterwards. Not many people can boast a 20 year marriage...especially one from a cheap wedding....
@@MidnightPolaris800 Her proposing to him is the most respectable thing ever. Men are the prize. We are the protectors and providers. She saw the value in him and asked for his protection. Women need men, not the other way around. A real genuine and feminine woman will only do that for a MAN so obviously you cant relate or understand. All these other men proposing to women look weak, getting down on one knee is a feminine submissive role. This society is backwards. Props to the guy for finding a rare woman and being a man she looks up to and respects. Only a "soy boy" begs for a woman to stay with him because hes weak and needs her.
I remember a canadian TV show where two set of reporters posing as couples when to several wedding venues to get quotes for a party. One couple said it was their wedding and the other said it was for her mother´s bithday. Both asked for the same menu, same cake, same decorations. You should expect same quotes no? Wrong! The ones saying it was for their wedding got a quote hthat was a 20% higer than the other. They repeated the procedure in several venues with more or less the same results. I undestrand that wedding dresses can be more expensive that other night gowns because they are usually more elaborate. And also white fabric is much more delicate to handle.. But all the other stuff has no reason to have a different price. Thanks God in my country weddings dont include bride´s maids or groom men.
A wedding is a great example of what producing a film is like.
What is the longest sentence in the English language...? "I do."
Brett DeLong you know what’s a joke I could never get over . Lonely men who jerk off to there crush
@@elijahbeach3834 are you talking about yourself?
@@elijahbeach3834 So sad to read ur pain & oversight of understanding an Honest, lovely, biblical, never ending marriage. I am married ONE time for 26.6 yrs w/4 amazing children. U can hv this too, bt NOT w/the perspective u just posted. PLEASE don't allow the ways of this world to continue blinding u so tht u view tht whch TMH, God of YAHshrael hs ordained & said ws good as bad. Praying...bless u!
@@applecourier158 you realize that not everyone is religious *or* even agrees with many biblical values Also, I think you addressed the wrong cpmment
I literally just saved that joke
Didn't even break $1000 for my wedding. Got married outside under a willow tree in a beautiful garden, had a sweet little old family friend play the violin, then had a garden party reception catered by my mother and aunts. It was great ❤️
that sounds sooo nice!!!
Nikki Sharpe That's basically been my plan for a long time! I also eschew 5 Grand white dresses for a nice sun dress.
**Click** Noice
Sounds beautiful!
I like this do u have a longer version of ur story??
I like how brutally explicit this old man is 😂its like a breath of fresh air
I got married last April at 20 years old and I have to say… yes. Our circumstances were a bit difficult, since my husband would have had to go back to his home country and I really wanted him to stay. Funny thing is, we didn’t know each other very long before getting married. And it was my idea to get married because I, too believed that marriage was about love, romance and stuff like in movies and books… I had relationships before and I had already learned that relationships aren’t easy but once I fall in love…. well my brain focuses almost only on that person when we are in the ‘’honeymoon phase’’ of our relationship. I quickly had to learn the truth. After we got married, things weren’t as they were before. Nor were things better/more close and romantic. Not at all. Right now I feel like I am living with a room mate. Though I love my husband dearly, it’s not like when we fell in love and I certainly had a hard time last year because of this marriage. Love isn’t everything. Contrary to many beliefs. At least I had a small wedding with a reception at home and a cake made by my mum.
that because love comes and goes. Nothing stays the same
Love is a choice, we don't fall in love(also a well sold lie), we deliberately spend time with and focusing and investing in a person. It's work and a daily choice that's not always easy. I'm glad you love your husband and I hope the romance and passion gets rekindled.
I know people who have literally had no food in the house, ate at soup kitchens for weeks, can't pay their bills, are in debt up to their eyeballs, and cry because their bank account is constantly overdrawn; all while simultaneously shelling out thousands to pay for a "fairytale wedding" to trick people into thinking they're rich and classy....yet, if I got married in my backyard, had people wear whatever they wanted, had a potluck type reception, and basically kept things inexpensive, these same people would more than likely think that was trashy and sad....yet I have food in the house, my bills are paid, I OWN my house, car, and am in no debt whatsoever, and my bank account is in the black....still, sadly, most folks only care about an illusion....
@BlueTiger9948 this is why weddings should be strictly a religious ceremony. westerners are gonna have a horrible awakening when they realise how bad abandoning christianity was for society.
mah nigga. stay the way you are
Personally, I don’t give a shit about what people will think about when I have my wedding if it’s inexpensive and they think it’s cheap and sad, it’s my wedding. You don’t like it? Don’t show up. More cake for me!!!
@@AlfredTheBrave, hang on, what? Christianity says it's a covenant before God and so must last forever, so how would not abandoning Christianity avoid the problem BlueTiger mentioned?
@BlueTiger9948 surely it's still fine to sign a contract, if it's fair and reasonable.
“Men aren’t afraid of commitment. Men are afraid of divorce.” - Aries Spears Marriage is maximum effort, minimum gain, and EVERYTHING to lose. Women couldn’t possibly understand.
Men marriage for love, women for interest
Ya women seems to actually be afraid of commitment, men are afraid of the lack of commitment from their partner
Actually I am, why should I put myself in that situation!? Commitment for what? I do everything for myself, with or without wife and children at the end we all gonna die.
When I was younger, I naively thought marriage was simply choosing the woman you care for most and mutually agreeing to tackle life together. I was interested in that. I'm *still* interested in that. Then I learned about the legal implications of marriage, divorce, statistics (most divorces are initiated by women, for instance), shamelessly biased family courts, and that even prenups can't fully protect you. I realized that, no matter how in love I am with a woman, no matter how much I believe she loves me, there are a ton of guys destroyed by divorce who probably felt exactly the same as they were walking down the aisle. I swear, the only reason I haven't completely dismissed the prospect of marriage entirely is because my parents and grandparents on both sides have very strong ones, so I can't help but romanticize it some. I wonder if I'll eventually need to crush that feeling for my own good.
+LegaL marriage
I disagree my marriage lasted 60yrs. It was the best yrs of my life. I love him still he passed sadly but in my heart it’s not over.
Thank you for sharing ❤ in a sea of miserable, disillusioned, and cynical commentary- I appreciate yours so much 💕
❤That is so beautiful!
This is refreshing to hear. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾 ❤❤❤
We invited only close relatives and had a nice lunch together at a fancy restaurant, and that was it. The staff at the restaurant didn’t put up decorations for the private dining room that we booked, even though we requested them, and my dad had a raging fit when he got there before everyone else and saw just a bare room. The restaurant manager apologised profusely and got extra staff to help my dad put up the decorations quickly, and they offered free corkage even though there was a ‘no BYO’ policy, so our wedding lunch was full of booze and we all had a real blast :)
My first marriage I did all this ridiculous shit. It was an epic waste of money and ended in divorce about a year later. My second marriage was at the courthouse for $86... and ten years later we still actually like one another! haha! These videos are great.
are you male or female? your text suits to a male person, while your avatar seems to indicate to a female person. I'm confused.
Same here. Blew tons of money on first wedding that ended in divorce. Remarried at the courthouse, showed up in our jeans and t-shirts. Very happily married. I’d marry him again in a heartbeat.
first wedding ( marriage ) for financial sercurity.. second cuz she got bored and lonely ( needed cock )...
I thought you married for love... but hey at least you still actually like one another.
Gratz :)
Marriage is like a grenade: Pull the ring and you lose the house.
This is genius! Gotta use that.
🤣🤣👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Brilliant
So.ture
You're gonna lose more than a house.
Funny story about my aunts wedding 3 years back: my aunt and to-be uncle did not fancy the idea of having to spend 65k on a glorified party and wanted to do a simple ceremony on a beach with about 20 friends and family members. My uncles parents were the classic asian type, must have fancy wedding and all that, so instead of doing that my parents and grandparents helped them organize a facade where they would pretend to hold a fancy 50 grand wedding ceremony that in reality costed a little over 2 and a half. All that was paid for was an altar and all the tables, since the beach was public property. Some of my parents and grandparents friends(whom were unknown to my uncles parents) came over to pretend to be the photographer or whatever else, and we got a bunch of distant acquaintances to fill out the required pax that my uncles parents set(at least 50). The cake was a normal cake cooked by my mom and decorated by me and my cousins. The most expensive part was the 1500 dollar wedding dress, which had to be bought because nobody in our family or anyone we knew was artistically talented enough to make a wedding dress.
"Fuck you. Pay me." 🤣🤣🤣
As a wedding server that has served 50* weddings in a year, I can confirm this is true, we actually had three weddings where the bride and groom fought right after the wedding ended. We always bet on who’s marriage would last💀💀 this video forgot to mention how the guests treat the servers.
Spoiler all divorced within a year my bet
give this man an award for honesty
Oh yeah! And they treat staff (mostly) horribly. Forgot that one!
I had the groom questioning everything. He was in finance and I dont know about her. I was just there helping friend with that photo booth with props thing.
😂🤣🤣 I'm 38 & never had a girlfriend. No one I've ever met before can say anything like that. Fact is my kind of loneliness is incomprehensible for luck boats who have never been in my situation. But if you believe for one second that I would not trade waking up in tears, breathking heart palpitations & so much more i have D-I-R-E-C-L-Y from years of heart shredding loneliness for what everyone I know bitches & complains about, (marriage), then I wish nothing but the daily agony I go through on a daily basis on each & everyone of you. No more truthful nor justified words have ever been said...
Friend of mine took out a loan to pay for the wedding. Divorced after 3 years and still had to pay for 6 more months.
You shouldn't talk to stupid people.
That’s dad’s shootin’ car, 3 more payments and it’s all ours!
Sounds like a lousy money manager. Maybe that's why he wound up divorced.
is he homeless yet?
I went to daycare with this girl I grew up with. Her mom worked there, she would tell us many stories. One time she told us how it took her husband 17 years to pay off her wedding ring.. We were only 11-12 years old at the time we heard that.
The last wedding I went to was in a very nice state park that had no entrance fee. The bride and groom wore good clothes they already owned and had spent a couple hundred dollars on wedding rings. The guests all brought food for the pitch-in lunch. I brought the chips and dip. It was a beautiful and fun day.