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Right now unfortunately I wouldnt be able to afford anything over $100 to go to a DW even if it was for a good friend. Normally though I would say about $500 or so (for me only, not including my DH)
we went to one a few years ago and airfares & hotels & food came to around $7500, we had to go pretty much to the other side of the world (24 hours of flying one way), so we did a cruise after the wedding and went to a few other countries on the way home, overall we spent around $25,000. Phew, but my FI was the best man so we couldnt say no.
I didnt vote, because I think that this is such an individual question that has so many factors and "what ifs" I beleive that a wedding that is in the same country shouldnt be more than a few hundred dollars, especially if gifts are expected. For a wedding that is out of the country you would have to expect to pay a little more. For example, a wedding that takes place at an all inclusive beach resort in Cuba for a week is expected to cost more than a weekend in Miami. This is also going to depend on the finacial state of your guest. A poorer family cannot be expected to travel while a better off family may be expected.
Furthermore, I am a DW bride. We are going to Cuba for a week at an all inclusive 5 star resort. We are hoping to keep the price around $1000 however as soon as gas prices rise, so do travel costs. We are taking things a bit risky-er and not booking till Fall 2012 for a April 2013 wedding. We have told guests to expect prices to be around $1200 per person. We figure this will enable our guests to start saving now. We have given a years notice with hope that people are able to come. We have also stated on our invitations that peoples gift to us can be their presense at the wedding. We realize however that no everyone can be there so we have also planned a jack and jill sort of party, post wedding.
Depends on how importnat the person was for me and how much notice I had. If I had a years heads up and could also extend my stay to have my annual holiday, I'd spend over $2000 if I could afford to do so. But I think, with enough notice, I'd be happy to spend up to $1000 to attend a dear friend/families wedding and make a holiday out of it.
I don't know, because I couldn't afford 500 per person (DH and I) and then be expected to have a wedding gift, etc. Just not happening. I'd rather stay home, see the pictures & have sent them a kick ass git.
There are lots of different factors for me on this. Depends on where we are going, who is getting married, how much notice is given etc.
I think it depends on how close I am to the person, and the situation at the time. The location is also a factor for me...if I'm spending money on it, it's got to be a place I actually want to go!
Im spending about 3000 for 2 people, for a fairly close friend. We are flying into puerto rico, staying at a really nice resort for 2 nights then going on a 7 night cruise. This also includes an alcohal package for me and FI. The way I look at this is it will be our vacation for the year, and a lot of our friends are going so I think it is well worth the money!
The most I've spent is 6k for just me. (it was about 12k total with my bf at the time). But we made this into an all out vacation, so for a month in Thailand and a few days in Cambodia and to be able to experience that with friends that made the trip as well (about 10 in total), it was awesome!
well i paid almost $3000 just to get to New Zealand for my best friends wedding. That is not counting the money i spent there. But i made it a life experience trip and stayed for a month.
I voted over $2,000. Because we just booked a trip to the Dominican Republic for a close friends wedding in the fall. We can't afford it, but we will make it work, because they are near and dear to us!
ETA: I'ts costing us just under $3,000.
Hmm
FI and I were invited to a DW for 7 days, that's at an all inclusive resort in Mexico. So including flight and 7 days, it was $2400 per person.
Or, we can go to Thailand for 15 days, also all inclusive and including flight. For 2 people, it's slightly under 4k. FI and I chose Thailand, it was a way better deal! We're missing the DW, but getting a better vacation.
I’d pay over $2k to attend a close friends wedding, though I would also consider it a vacation for DH and I. Then again, this would only fly if the person was particularly close to me and they gave their guests ample notice which in my opinion is at least a year in advance. For friends that wouldn’t fall into the “close” category, I’d probably say $500-$1000 would be my limit.
Fi and I are having a DW and our flight and hotel for all inclusive costs $1435... I voted the 1000-2000 range but probbly wouldn't pay more then 1500 unless it was overseas or more then a week
I voted low, like really low, because I'm working and going to school right now and really don't have the money, but I'd sqeeze for economy airfare and totally be fine with a couch or cheap (but clean) motel.
I guess the biggest factor for me would be if I can turn it into a vacation as well as a wedding...
My fiance and I are big travelers, so we are probably willing to spend more than most if we get to add our own adventure to the mix. But for JUST the wedding? I would probably go for $500-$1000.
I'd say it's also important for there to be more than just the reception for the guests too (similar to inviting out of towners for the rehearsal dinner) that way you know for sure you'll have time to actually TALK to all of your guests, and not just a quick hi/bye round at the tables during dinner.
@buffy: Ok I voted before I understood the question
How much would I pay to attend a close family members wedding? I'd go pretty much anywhere--def over 2k--in fact I'm going to have to go to Israel for my sister's wedding, and she's going to Maui for mine
A friend? Unless it was someplace I REALLY wanted to go to anyway I wouldn't spend over $500
But if I could use said friends wedding as an excuse to get to St Thomas or Jamaica (for example) for a 4 day weekend during the winter--hell why not
It would really depend on the person and to be honest, where the place was. FI and I are huge travelers (the more remote and weirder, the better for us!) and would hate to spend $1000-2000 on an all inclusive. For AI, we would spend $500-$800 tops... but really that would be stretching it because that kind of thing is sooooo not us. It would have to depend on how strong our relationship was with the couple getting married.
If it was a DW at a more adventurous location (not AI) then we would probably be willing to spend more money. I know that sounds crappy of us, but there are so many cool places we could explore with $2000.
FI and I went to a wedding which required a flight ($800+ for two), hotel (2 nights) and rental car (whole week). We ONLY did it because I got to see two other friends during this trip out East and did not pay for hotels while visiting those friends. If we did not know these other people we would not have gone to their wedding. They were casual friends.
I said over 2k, b/c my fiance and I attended a DW last year where we paid over 2k. The person was a close friend but not best friend.
I'd say no more than 1k. I'd want to know about it well in advance and I'd book my vacation around it hahaha. Wedding one day hello vacation.
I voted over $2K. DH and I are attending a wedding this month and we're paying well over that. Granted we're making a week long vacation out of it for ourselves but just the plane tickets for the two of us are already over $2k.
I think it all comes down to the relationship to the couple getting married. This is one of my closest friends who I consider like a sister to me. So there was really no question that I would spend anything necessary to attend. But I would say I'd only do that for close family and very close friends.
I can't see us spending more than $1000 each, but to be honest, we will probably never attend a DW unless it's for family.
Since money is tight for us, it would have to be finacially feasile for us to attend. I said 501-1000. That is about how much was spent when we attended the last DW we went to. Our plane tickets were paid for and some of our vacation, but we still shelled out over $600. It was a vacation too and we stayed amonth. This was almost 12 years ago.
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