do you think expensive wedding now a days are practical?

I think it's not practical to spend a lot of money unless you have the money to spend. Nowadays a lot of couples are paying for parts of their wedding, and I've known people who went into debt making their day HUGE and spending lots. I don't think that is worth it at all so I am trying my best to stick within the budget I was given by my mom, and only spend a little over that budget on our own. I think it's best to have a small, less expensive wedding and then save the unspent money for your house and needs after the wedding.

I strongly agree with u,it's impractical to spend a large sum when thousands of people can have food with the same amount wasted in a week or so.may be people will learn it some day.

I completely agree with you. The whole money spending and inviting 500 people to a wedding is pointless. The point of having a wedding is to have two loved ones unite, the people that should be surrounding them is family and a few very close friends. I don't see the point in inviting people you don't even know, because like you said, they will be only here for the food and the drinks.

I don't understand what you mean by "you never know who'll really be there for you". The people you invite to a wedding are not people who you expect things from later. It's simply customary to invite extended family and friends. Are you saying to only invite your immediate friends and family since they're most likely to repay you for coming to the wedding? That's just selfish. As well as the fact that there's a different between a big wedding and an expencive wedding. You can spend $20k on 50 people and you can pay $5k for 200.

I did think of having this big fancy wedding with a lot of people and it'd be a blast. But that was when I was younger. Now I think it'll be more about the love and not the price. Besides it seems like so many people attend just for the free food.

i aggeed to the idea.just show the real heart not the deep pocket.

I think weddings are supposed to be big deals, and be pretty elaborate celebrations. However, I don't think that they have to be worth thousands of dollars for them to actually mean something. However, if they have the means and want to turn their wedding into something large and worth thousands, I think it's entirely up to them. Everyone wants to do things differently, but as long as they can afford it, then it's ok.

It isn't very practical, but I think that it helps make your marriage feel more official and sacred. Little girls grow up dreaming of having huge weddings, it might be the only time you ever get to splurge on something so I plan on having a big wedding.