Weddings can be stupid expensive. And a lot of couples go into debt just to afford their big day.
The average cost of hosting a wedding in the U.S. sat at $33,000 last year. But some people are splurging a lot more. Many millennials fork out over $50,000 to tie the knot, and there are some brides and grooms who could feed a tiny nation with their elaborate wedding budgets. While certain things like the venue, food, rings and dress are usually a given, there are a few spends that are unnecessary, to say the least.
Someone recently asked people to share the most unhinged thing they cashed out on for their wedding. And when we tell you that some of the answers were wild, we mean it. From one couple who spent $3,000 on McDonalds as an “after party snack” to another that decided the beach was “too beachy,” and needed to be covered with a floor – at a cost of $40,000!
Bored Panda has put together a list of the most mind-blowing responses for you to scroll through while you count your last pennies. We also break down the average costs of weddings and reveal where you can cut back on spending. You’ll find that info between the images.
#1
$2000 on a party bus that drove our guest home- side note our wedding was in the country so no ride shares. Making sure everyone got home was worth the money.
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#2
12k to elope in Hawaii so I didn’t have to invite my mother in law 🤷🏻♀️best decision ever
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#3
Got married outside. Refused to have portapotties so paid 3K for a trailer bathroom that had stalls sinks and lights. Boujie portapotties if you will.
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#4
I spent $300 to rent mini highland cows for pictures after the ceremony
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#5
$2500 on a watercolor artists to paint guest portraits. Our guests loved it though!
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#6
We spent $3,000 on McDonald’s as an after party snack for our guests….they ate every last bite and my husband got enough points on the McDonald’s app for us to eat free for legit a year! Worth every single penny
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#7
1,000 bucks to have my ceremony in a castle that was in outlander
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#8
$6k on an all film, black and white, unlimited vintage Photo Booth for pasty favors. 16 years later and we still see them on people’s fridges
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#9
$1000 on a taco bar and queso fountain 🔥
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#10
Getting my husband his “precious” lord of the rings “one ring” ring as his wedding band cost over $3000 my wedding band was $500 😂
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#11
I didn’t spend the money, my dad did. But he literally bought us custom pizza boxes for our late night snack and I will forever love him for it
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#12
spent 1600 to rent 5 arcade machines for guests to play
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#13
We got married at Luna Park, Sydney… we gave all our guests unlimited rides passes.
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#14
A fairy floss cart! My husband didn’t know, not because I wanted it to be a surprise but because I didn’t want him to tell me no 🤣🤣
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#15
My husband and I rented a steer for our cocktail hour for guests to pet and take photos with! He was treated really well and he was from a local ranch in Texas. His name was Cowboy and It was awesome
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#16
$70,000 on rooms for my friends and family for my destination wedding 🫣 it was a must for our family and friends to be there with us 💕
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#17
$5k for a custom oil painting of us as royals for our invitations
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#18
2k on fast food post wedding late night snack. Worth. Every. Penny. Pizza and fries everywhere
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#19
Spent $4500 on 2 trailer bathrooms 🥴
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#20
$25k in cancellation fees when we split 2 months before it 😂😂
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#21
Rented a camel for my husbands entrance. Donated to a local charter school so their band would come play as part of our wedding parade. And got the businesses in our small town to ok us shutting down Maine Street (that’s the correct spelling) so all our guests could be part of the parade to the ceremony that took place in the middle of the street.
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#22
2k on a mechanical bull. It was a black tie wedding at a southern plantation; string quartet, champagne tower, whole thing. Then BOOM. Mechanical bull 😜
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#23
We paid someone to pray all day to keep the rain away (Balinese tradition)
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#24
Our wedding was $10,000 in 2003 but my dress was $3000 of it. I still keep it hanging in my closet because it was my dream dress and I have no regrets 😆
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#25
Not my wedding, but a friend spent 130K on renting out entire hotel for guest and family, with private drivers and tours for 3 days
#26
i spent 15,000 on a spinning donut wheel and it malfunctioned and the donuts hit my face as we lined up to take a photo with my MIL and FIL 😭😭😭
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#27
$700 for a pirates sword fight.
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#28
We took a helicopter up into the snow for our photos 👀
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#29
My husband got me a fairy floss lady that made five different types of fairy floss. She cost a fortune but it was the best thing ever.
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#30
We spent like $2k to have burros with coolers on their backs “bartend” our cocktail hour
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#31
13k on my wedding dress. I promised I would sell it after and never did
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#32
I made my in-laws pay like $300 for an armadillo grooms cake at the rehearsal because I love Steel Magnolias
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#33
$8500 on a dress I wore for 12 hours, $1500 on a piece of fabric to go on my head $25,000 on food and venue. I can keep going lol… but 9 years later we’re still married!
#34
$2000 for an oyster bar it was amazing!
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#35
The best $400 I spent was having Goldy Gopher (the mascot for the U of MN) as a guest. it was incredible
#36
A tattoo artist who gave complementary tattoos to any guest who wanted one! Best decision ever!
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#37
$5500 after hours drunk tacos 🌮
#38
45k on food that we didn’t even get to eat bc the chef tossed all the food before reception was over, we went to the Burger King drive-through because that’s all that was open 😭
#39
$2200 on a sparkling dance floor. Worth every penny!
#40
40k on bar bill 🙃
#41
The Helicopter I arrived in… Actually cost less than the cars for the bridal party
#42
A pair of the Carrie Bradshaw blue manolos that I wore for 25 minutes and just for the ceremony and were taken off and I was in converse, flip flops or barefoot the rest of the time. I NEEDED the blue manolos for detail photos and my something blue.
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