Mike leach wedding advice

[TheLostDawg]

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[Offshore Dawg]

cheaper to rent that stuff than to own it !!

[dawgday166]

How appropos.

My sister is getting married this coming weekend. She lives in Fayetteville, AR coincidentally, very close to the University. We both went to MSU but she did some graduate work at Arky. So I have to travel there this weekend to attend the wedding. When she 1st kinda sprung it on me I asked her why she didn't just elope. Nope ... not happening. Ok ... got it.

She's 57. Got 3 grown kids and grandkids. And she's kinda acting like the 9th grader who just started dating the Sr. HS QB. She's all giddy and the wedding has gotten pretty big actually and now ... she's asked me to give her away. Ugh ... I just wanna show up, be as incognito in the background as possible, eat, visit, hug her and shake his hand, and get out of there LOL. And I'm gonna miss the last part of the game dammit.

What the hell is it with women and weddings SMDH.

ETA: I can understand the "big" wedding with younger ladies and the 1st time they're getting married, etc. And I am very, very happy for her now. This wedding has sure grown IMO tho for her age and situation.

[EdwardDrayton]

Think Mike is happily married for a long time and truly respect that as I just celebrated 35 years with my lovely wife. But think The Pirate would be a popular chap strolling down the campus Flatbush Avenue.

[Commercecomet24]

Think Mike is happily married for a long time and truly respect that as I just celebrated 35 years with my lovely wife. But think The Pirate would be a popular chap strolling down the campus Flatbush Avenue.

35 great years for me too!

[iPat09]

I just got married last year. We're both mid 30s and it's the first marriage for each of us. All we planned was a small reception because she wanted to go to the courthouse and put the money we would have spent towards something else. I said ok, let's go!

[Commercecomet24]

I just got married last year. We're both mid 30s and it's the first marriage for each of us. All we planned was a small reception because she wanted to go to the courthouse and put the money we would have spent towards something else. I said ok, let's go!

You better hang onto her man! She's a smart lady! Hope you're doing well brother!

[TUSK]

cheaper to rent that stuff than to own it !!

as they say: "If it flies, floats, or f****, rent it..."

[starkvegasdawg]

Just passed the 17 year mark back in June. Doesn't seem like we've been married that long, but at the same time it's hard to remember when we weren't married.

[State82]

as they say: "If it flies, floats, or f****, rent it..."

Superlative advice.

[EdwardDrayton]

35 great years for me too!

Congrats 24!!!

[EdwardDrayton]

Just passed the 17 year mark back in June. Doesn't seem like we've been married that long, but at the same time it's hard to remember when we weren't married.

Well said Vegas! Congrats!!

[EdwardDrayton]

I just got married last year. We're both mid 30s and it's the first marriage for each of us. All we planned was a small reception because she wanted to go to the courthouse and put the money we would have spent towards something else. I said ok, let's go!

Wishing for you many years together iPat! Blessings!!

[BrunswickDawg]

My grandparents eloped, were married 52 years. My parents knew each other for 6 weeks, eloped, and have been together since 1968.

I wanted to elope, but my wife wanted a "small" wedding. I told her it was impossible - I was related to half of North Georgia and my Mom would turn it into an exercise in etiquette and junior league revenge, and she wouldn't listen. After our "small" wedding of 275 people we arrived at the B&B near Asheville, she collapses on the bed and said "my god, if I'd known this is what it would be like we should have just eloped". SMDH. Kept her anyway, for 26 years.

[Catfish]

Bunch of rookies, 46 strong years.

[Commercecomet24]

Congrats 24!!!

Thanks brother! Congrats to you too!

[Commercecomet24]

Bunch of rookies, 46 strong years.

Awesome! Congrats!

[parabrave]

as they say: "If it flies, floats, or f****, rent it..."

Heck Just rent out the back 40 at TUSK Compound. He might even supply the refreshments. 57, kids and grandkids call for Fri afternoon at the JP office.

[Todd4State]

How appropos.

My sister is getting married this coming weekend. She lives in Fayetteville, AR coincidentally, very close to the University. We both went to MSU but she did some graduate work at Arky. So I have to travel there this weekend to attend the wedding. When she 1st kinda sprung it on me I asked her why she didn't just elope. Nope ... not happening. Ok ... got it.

She's 57. Got 3 grown kids and grandkids. And she's kinda acting like the 9th grader who just started dating the Sr. HS QB. She's all giddy and the wedding has gotten pretty big actually and now ... she's asked me to give her away. Ugh ... I just wanna show up, be as incognito in the background as possible, eat, visit, hug her and shake his hand, and get out of there LOL. And I'm gonna miss the last part of the game dammit.

What the hell is it with women and weddings SMDH.

ETA: I can understand the "big" wedding with younger ladies and the 1st time they're getting married, etc. And I am very, very happy for her now. This wedding has sure grown IMO tho for her age and situation.

Weddings are basically like our 1999 football season for women.

I'm glad I waited until I was older to get married- assuming I don't elope. My girlfriend says she wants to have a wedding and that's cool but I highly doubt it will be a big one. I'd much rather save as much money as possible and go all out on a honeymoon.

[dawgday166]

Weddings are basically like our 1999 football season for women.

I'm glad I waited until I was older to get married- assuming I don't elope. My girlfriend says she wants to have a wedding and that's cool but I highly doubt it will be a big one. I'd much rather save as much money as possible and go all out on a honeymoon.

Yeah I know.. and I get it. I'm just thinking that at her age it could be a little bit more low-key. However, she goes to church with him at the same church so it's kind of turned into a big church event. I'm okay with that but I didn't necessarily want to be in it LOL.

My wife and I had a party the week before for friends and family and then eloped to Gatlinburg the next weekend for a week.

[EdwardDrayton]

Bunch of rookies, 46 strong years.

That is awesome Cat!!!

[Extendedcab]

Trying to catchup with Catfish - 39.5 years and counting!!! Seems like only yesterday!

[TrapGame]

25 years for me and the Mrs.

Our wedding was a simple country church with some friends and family. And then the reception was at the Holmes House on the Goodman campus.

The wedding pics took so long by the time we got to the reception most of my German chocolate groom's cake was devoured. Bastards.

[Commercecomet24]

25 years for me and the Mrs.

Our wedding was a simple country church with some friends and family. And then the reception was at the Holmes House on the Goodman campus.

The wedding pics took so long by the time we got to the reception most of my German chocolate groom's cake was devoured. Bastards.

Congrats and pictures are the worst part of any family function(and especially if you got the brother in law who thinks he's some kind of expert photog) and I'm always caught making goofy faces when they're taken, even in some of my wedding pics!

[Johnson85]

I just got married last year. We're both mid 30s and it's the first marriage for each of us. All we planned was a small reception because she wanted to go to the courthouse and put the money we would have spent towards something else. I said ok, let's go!

It's amazing to me how few people understand this. We had a "small, low key" wedding for our group and between the wedding and rehearsal dinner, probably spent $30k. That could easily have been $300k for us right now if we had used it for investments instead of a party. Granted we happened to have a really good investment opportunity not long after so it's not like that's necessarily a reasonable expectation, but most people would never spend $30k on a party in their 40's, but think nothing of doing that or more when they are getting married. It's somewhat insane.

[BrunswickDawg]

It's amazing to me how few people understand this. We had a "small, low key" wedding for our group and between the wedding and rehearsal dinner, probably spent $30k. That could easily have been $300k for us right now if we had used it for investments instead of a party. Granted we happened to have a really good investment opportunity not long after so it's not like that's necessarily a reasonable expectation, but most people would never spend $30k on a party in their 40's, but think nothing of doing that or more when they are getting married. It's somewhat insane.

Yeah, it's hard, "traditions" and such. My daughter got married in June '21. I'll hand it to her, she really did keep it smallish with only about 50 people. And living in a resort/destination where I have a lot of favors I could cash in to save on venue, catering, etc, we still dropped $10k. I offered her and her fianc? cash outright. But when your daughter says she wants to get married on the front steps of a house museum you helped restore, you kinda have to say yes.

[Johnson85]

Yeah, it's hard, "traditions" and such. My daughter got married in June '21. I'll hand it to her, she really did keep it smallish with only about 50 people. And living in a resort/destination where I have a lot of favors I could cash in to save on venue, catering, etc, we still dropped $10k. I offered her and her fianc? cash outright. But when your daughter says she wants to get married on the front steps of a house museum you helped restore, you kinda have to say yes.

Yea, I'm sure we'll end up doing the same thing for children when the time comes (I can't imagine we'll do as well as you did, particularly in a resort area). But I'm going to at least make them watch me do a calculation of what the money will get them in 10, 20, and 30 years.

Be interesting to know what percentage of people would trade out their wedding in hindsight in exchange for having he money invested for them. Even assuming we'd have been too scared to put any more money into the one good investment we've ever made, we'd still have around $100k right now if we had dropped that money into an S&P 500 fund instead of a wedding and rehearsal dinner. I'm pretty sure my wife would make that tradeoff in a heartbeat right now. Granted, if we had done that she might be regretting that she never had a wedding.

I can't imagine what people feel like when they drop big money on the wedding and the marriage doesn't even last.

[Catfish]

The first mistake we're making is 'trying to think like a woman.' I do think their wedding has been embedded in them since they were little. I guess what I'm trying to say is, it means more to them than money.

[TrapGame]

The first mistake we're making is 'trying to think like a woman.' I do think wedding has been embedded in them since they were little. I guess what I'm trying to say is, it means more to them than money.

Yep, my wife's father walking her down the aisle was a MAJOR thing to her. There's no way she would have traded that for a justice of the peace.

[Catfish]

Yep, my wife's father walking her down the aisle was a MAJOR thing to her. There's no way she would have traded that for a justice of the peace.

Exactly, and I think and hope that everyone goes into it hoping and thinking it's forever.

[Johnson85]

Yep, my wife's father walking her down the aisle was a MAJOR thing to her. There's no way she would have traded that for a justice of the peace.

Well, the actual wedding typically isn't very expensive. Especially if you're already in a good church that views marriage as a sacrament and not a potential money maker for them.

It's the rehearsal dinner and reception where people usually drop money. And what's crazy is they usually still aren't parties that people are excited for. Even wedding receptiosn I've been to that have ended up being fun, most people are still bitching about having to wear a suit or tux in hot weather right up until they get two or three drinks in.