Big fat wedding on borrowed money
@allknowing (136601)
India
January 11, 2019 6:56am CST
Our maid's sis-in-law is getting married. Her husband is spending and for which he has taken a big loan. Wedding ceremonies are going on since the last few days. Money just flows.
I just had to ask as to how they will repay. The reply was that they invite many people who will give money as gift and that money does not go the bridal couple but to her husband. The money thus collected will help him settle the loan.
Brilliant is an under statement. Would you like to take this idea?
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.@allknowing (136601)
• India
12 Jan 19
@Kasjnak In other words it is society helps couples there
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@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
12 Jan 19
@allknowing it did, it's what most people do here. When someone gets married, they rent a ballroom, pay for a catering, a music band and for the decorations of that ballroom. But they only pay around 10% of the total sum, the rest is payed after the wedding party.
And there are people invited, usually 200+. Each guest gives money before leaving. It depends, but for a wedding like this you need an initial amount of 2.000 $, the total cost is around 15.000 $ and the money from guests amounts to 25.000$ or more.
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@mayka123 (16605)
• India
12 Jan 19
@allknowing For us all gifts go only to the bride and groom. Their families dont get it.
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
12 Jan 19
These type of weddings normally deal in cash
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
11 Jan 19
You are right there. It is better we keep it within our means
@allknowing (136601)
• India
12 Jan 19
It is an indirect way of collecting money to celebrate weddings.
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@LadyDuck (471498)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 19
@allknowing In most countries close family members and friends give money. I think it's better than gifts.
@allknowing (136601)
• India
11 Jan 19
We got pressure cookers yes cookerS I still use one of them. Old is gold. We got other gifts too and money and all that was for us unlike what will happen to the money collected at the wedding I am talking about. It will go to the one who is spending for it.
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
11 Jan 19
Many just have a registered marriage and that's it if they have no money to spend rather than borrow
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@wolfgirl569 (106452)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jan 19
I would not but that is what some people want. We just went to the courthouse and a judge married us.
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
11 Jan 19
Many do what you did rather than be burdened with loans that have to be repaid.
