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    You must be feeling brave, if you plan to do that to yourself, even though you would only be able to see where you're cutting without any form of anaesthetic :omg:

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    *thud thud, splash* ..eh? Did you say something?

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      What does a bridal gold set consist of?

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      From memory, the double marriage rings, a bracelet, a necklace, a pair of earrings and a watch (all gold, preferably white, decked with diamonds) there are several other optional accessories, such as tiaras (the one we bought had a tiara), what are known as belts, anklets, toe rings, and anything else that can make a man go bankrupt. In my case, it wasn't my then fiance or my mother in law that went overboard, but my own mother :(( [modification] fixed typo

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        Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

        Here, in the Middle East, getting married is a back-breaker.

        Yeah, I think it's probably the same all over then! So far, we've looked at venues and food, which comes to about £10,000. That's obviously not including all the other bits and pieces like honeymoon, rings, clothes, flowers etc. Luckily, we are already living in sin together as we bought a house a few years back. Unluckily it is a house of horrors that hates me and wants to devour any surplus cash in my wallet at every opportunity. Even after 3 years I am still fixing problems. I call it "Event Horizon". :-\ I think I'm going to be working lots of over time...

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        Luckily, we are already living in sin together

        I really, really hate that expression. Before I married, we lived together like man and wife. You know, no sex and lots of arguments. :-D The divorce solved the arguments bit anyway. :laugh:

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          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

          Here, in the Middle East, getting married is a back-breaker.

          Yeah, I think it's probably the same all over then! So far, we've looked at venues and food, which comes to about £10,000. That's obviously not including all the other bits and pieces like honeymoon, rings, clothes, flowers etc. Luckily, we are already living in sin together as we bought a house a few years back. Unluckily it is a house of horrors that hates me and wants to devour any surplus cash in my wallet at every opportunity. Even after 3 years I am still fixing problems. I call it "Event Horizon". :-\ I think I'm going to be working lots of over time...

          "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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          1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

          I call it "Event Horizon".

          :laugh:

          1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

          I think I'm going to be working lots of over time...

          I assure you, you'll be begging for more work/cash soon. But, like I said, if she's the one, you will not regret a moment of it :) Best thing she ever did was convince me to marry her :-D

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            *thud thud, splash* ..eh? Did you say something?

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            :confused: Have I missed something?

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              Three weddings at under £10K.[^]

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              You've never been to a Jewish wedding I take it? If I really pushed and ran around like a headless chicken it can be done for under £15,000 or cheaper if I was to have it in Israel. Or cut down on guests.

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                1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                I call it "Event Horizon".

                :laugh:

                1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                I think I'm going to be working lots of over time...

                I assure you, you'll be begging for more work/cash soon. But, like I said, if she's the one, you will not regret a moment of it :) Best thing she ever did was convince me to marry her :-D

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                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                I assure you, you'll be begging for more work/cash soon.

                You betcha! Luckliy I'm a contractor, so that should make it a bit easier!

                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                But, like I said, if she's the one, you will not regret a moment of it

                Ohh, she's the one - she's I'm sure on that one! :)

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                  I went to a wedding last night.... Very nice but finished today. what do you call expensive? If I ever find a girl to marry me I reckon the cost of the wedding will be at least £30,000

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                  hopingToCode wrote:

                  If I ever find a girl to marry me I reckon the cost of the wedding will be at least £30,000

                  My wedding cost less than $500 - and that includes both rings and a limo for 4 hours. No guests, no food, no BS, just me and my wife at the courthouse for 20 minutes. We've been married 10 years. It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

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                    :confused: Have I missed something?

                    Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow

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                    Only the sound of my sacks falling on the floor. Poor attempt at humour. Sorry. :sigh:

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                      hopingToCode wrote:

                      If I ever find a girl to marry me I reckon the cost of the wedding will be at least £30,000

                      My wedding cost less than $500 - and that includes both rings and a limo for 4 hours. No guests, no food, no BS, just me and my wife at the courthouse for 20 minutes. We've been married 10 years. It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

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                      Miszou wrote:

                      It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

                      That is very true. however a good wedding can help set off on the right foot. Plus the presents and the inspiration form the day can help.

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                        hopingToCode wrote:

                        If I ever find a girl to marry me I reckon the cost of the wedding will be at least £30,000

                        My wedding cost less than $500 - and that includes both rings and a limo for 4 hours. No guests, no food, no BS, just me and my wife at the courthouse for 20 minutes. We've been married 10 years. It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

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                        Same here, except her ring was a tad lot more expensive. Otherwise she's a very frugal woman :D Planning a 10 year renewal in a few years, hopefully on a beach with all and sundry present.

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                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                          I assure you, you'll be begging for more work/cash soon.

                          You betcha! Luckliy I'm a contractor, so that should make it a bit easier!

                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                          But, like I said, if she's the one, you will not regret a moment of it

                          Ohh, she's the one - she's I'm sure on that one! :)

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                          Good for you mate, honestly, its the best thing in the world :)

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                            Miszou wrote:

                            It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

                            That is very true. however a good wedding can help set off on the right foot. Plus the presents and the inspiration form the day can help.

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                            hopingToCode wrote:

                            a good wedding can help set off on the right foot.

                            A good wedding is the one where you marry the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, not one that saddles you with thousands of dollars of debt before you've even figured out how to budget together...

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                              Only the sound of my sacks falling on the floor. Poor attempt at humour. Sorry. :sigh:

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                              :-\ :laugh: Don't worry; my sense of humour leaves a lot to be desired

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                                You've never been to a Jewish wedding I take it? If I really pushed and ran around like a headless chicken it can be done for under £15,000 or cheaper if I was to have it in Israel. Or cut down on guests.

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                                R Giskard Reventlov
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                                £30k? You got no chance. I'm trying to persuade my daughter to elope; I keep leaving a ladder and a £50 note in her boyfriends car...

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                                  You've never been to a Jewish wedding I take it? If I really pushed and ran around like a headless chicken it can be done for under £15,000 or cheaper if I was to have it in Israel. Or cut down on guests.

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                                  A co-worker had 650 guests at his *first* wedding. Didn't guarantee a success. :)

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                                    Miszou wrote:

                                    It's less about the wedding day and more about every day you'll spend together afterwards.

                                    That is very true. however a good wedding can help set off on the right foot. Plus the presents and the inspiration form the day can help.

                                    Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [31/Jul/2009] 107.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 28 TO go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                                    hopingToCode wrote:

                                    Plus the presents and the inspiration form the day can help.

                                    Inspiration? I can understand somebody wanting presents (I don't agree with it though), but inspiration? :confused: If the man and wife don't have have what it takes to make a marriage work, I don't see how a grand wedding would serve as inspiration. :suss:

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                                      That sort of cash could fund a lifetime of sitting under a palm tree on an exotic isle watching the tide roll in.

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                                      and that's guaranteed to be more enjoyable than marriage... ;)


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                                        That's just over $1000 per month. It's possible I suppose - depends what they calculated into the mix. 1/3 of groceries? I just know it's not additive if you have more than one child. 2 kids cost less than $2000 per month. I have 5 kids and I KNOW I'm not spending $5000/ month on them. The more kids you have the cheaper they become. - Also the older they get, the cheaper they are - Diapers and Formula cost more than buying a trumpet for your high-schooler.

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                                          ...expensive. Do you think I'll be able to un-propose?

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                                          One word: Elope.

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