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Is Marriage For the Rich?
Back in 2007 I wrote a post called I can’t afford to get married.
A recent comment brought it back on my radar so I had to go back and read what I wrote. Now that the economy has changed I wanted to see if my opinion on the issue has changed as well.
In general, it hasn’t. I don’t know how it works in other countries but I am speaking about the US. I know there are special circumstances for everything and costs range depending on where you are but that doesn’t change my opinion that the majority of people who say that mean they can’t afford a wedding, not that they can’t afford to get married.
Here’s a list of marriage license laws so you can see how much a license costs in your state. Some of the states have info on how much a license + JOP ceremony costs as well.
In my opinion i think you shouldn’t get married untill you can afford to have a nice wedding. I don’t think you should celebrate something so big unless you can spend big on it!