color of money chat q: he and fiance are planning their wedding (20K price tag it's looking). he thinks that money could be better spent elsewhere
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cupixie (aka chris)
Feb 10 '11, 10:19
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Paying for a Dream Wedding
I have a beautiful fiance that I love and would do anything for, however I am finding planning for the wedding to be very stressful. One the one hand, I want to give my fiance the most elegant, romantic wedding possible. On the other, I am suffering from severe sticker shock (what we are talking about could easily surpass $20,000). I do make good money but also have quite a bit of student loan debt (as does she). I want to have a big, fun wedding as well but am having a hard time reconciling spending what could be a huge chunk of student loan debt (or a future down payment on a house). How do I approach this conversation with my fiance? Complicating things is that I am currently working overseas and can't be there in person to work through these things. Are there any resources or guides to help us through this process? Finally I do want to thank you so much for your advice over the years. I made some bad choices in grad school and at the worst had nearly $10,000 in credit card debt. That is gone and now I am aggressively tackling my student loans! It feels really great to have my finances under control and I hope to never be in that much debt again.
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