No Venue

I wouldn't. I feel like that's just something that's my responsibility to save up for.

I knnow how much having your dream wedding can make you want to spend all the money in the world (believe me, currently kicking myself with every purchase!) but you have to remember that its just a party at the end of the day. Taking out a loan or starting a go fund me is a bit extreme. FH and I are paying for it entirely by ourselves and had to push the date back. Could you possibly push your wedding back to give yourselves more time to plan and save?

Definitely not! I can see begging for money if you don't have enough money to treat a serious medical condition. But you can get married at the courthouse for very little money, so a big wedding is not a necessity. Expecting others to pay for a luxury is a bit much.

Absolutely not. No one else is responsible for financing your wedding other than you and your fiancé. Go fund me’s exist for emergency purposes like unexpected losses and medical situations; not frivolous parties. I’m certain the wedding your dad is referring to had extenuating circumstances that topped it simply being a wedding. Have the wedding you can afford or push your wedding back until you can afford the wedding you want (half the reason we’re having a 2 year engagement).

I would never create a go fund me page. You have the wedding you can afford. It should be 100% about love and about your marriage. The food, venue, dress etc etc etc doesn’t matter, the details are fun to talk about, but I’d marry my fiancé tomorrow at the courthouse if that’s all we could afford.

There are kids that can’t afford surgery on go found me. Then people will pay for your wedding? Wait longer then 8 months and save up menu. That is what most of us did.

I would never, ever start a go fund me page for my wedding. Please don't do this. It is tacky. I would just have the wedding you can afford to pay cash for.

GoFundMe is more for serious causes, medical care, homelessness, people who experienced tragic loss like a fire. In general when people make GoFundMes for nonessentials like weddings, cars, vacations it's seen as greedy and inappropriate. You likely wouldn't get a lot of donations.
I would reccomend pushing your wedding date out and just saving the money the old fashioned way. Unless your guest list is huge or you have extremely expensive taste you likely won't need $25000.

Absolutely no to the go fund mes for an OPTIONAL CELEBRATION. Just because somehow some people manage to raise money for stupid "causes" doesnt mean it's at all appropriate. Have the wedding you can afford whether that means courthouse wedding and small reception, or postponing a few years to save up.
DO NOT ABUSE THE GO FUND ME SYSTEM

Why not just push the wedding back a year and save? My fh and I are going to have had a 22 month engagement when we get married in two weeks because we had to save to afford the wedding we wanted.

No loan. No gofund me. You'll just get roasted

If you start a go fund me for yourself the money collected could become taxable income. If this is something you do make sure to read the fine print!

Absolutley no to a GoFundMe page. I had a friend who did that and got 0 , but alot of hate towards them because they both didnt have jobs, and just wanted someone to pay for their wedding. Just push back your wedding date and save money. I pushed mine back to save money. Look for reasonable deals too. My venue is 58 a person but I get alot with the package.

Nope! Though we did go the personal loan route because we have excellent credit and we can’t push back our date. Keep in mind our personal loan was $2000, something we can pay off easily even if we lost our jobs, we could pay it off working min wage if we had to. Don’t ever loan more than you can afford in dire circumstances, life doesn’t go the way you expect.

I have never considered setting up a go fund me page for my wedding. To me asking strangers for money is just a huge no no. The only thing my fiancé and I agreed on with regards to money was to start a honeymoon fund for wedding guests to donate to. I don’t feel as weird about that simply because the guests are people we all know

Technically, you don't have a date until you have a venue. As others have suggested, you can push back your date to save more money. Another option is to look at more untraditional wedding venues: look at public parks, VFWs, community centers, etc. Also, examine your guest list. See where you can cut from there. Cost per head is usually the biggest cost associated with weddings. Sure, that couple may have gotten lucky and people donated to them. But think about it logically. You have a few bucks you are willing to donate to a cause on Go Fund Me. You see thousands of listings of sudden and tragic loss of the family's primary provider, children with cancer who can't afford their treatment, families escaping domestic violence and starting their lives over, and then a couple who just doesn't have the cash for a wedding. Not to be rude, but who would your money go to? Chances are, it won't be that last option. Have the wedding you can afford now. Then, you can always have your "dream" vow renewal 10 years down the line when you have more money.

Push back the wedding or find a venue you can afford. Do not start a GoFundMe for an optional party. If I saw that for a wedding I was invited to, I would definitely not contribute and definitely not attend.

The reason people have been funded $25,000 for a wedding is because one of the partners had a serious illness or another type of hardship.

As a financial advisor. I am only spending 8k (small wedding, 25 guest total) on my wedding with the dress included. I believe in investments and a wedding is not an investment, a house however can be viewed as one, as well as saving for your retirement in a 401k. Therefore I am going to spend less on my wedding, and putting more money towards a home. A loan for a wedding is not a good idea either, you don’t want to start your marriage in debt. When I was young I always saw myself having a big expensive wedding. Now I just can’t fathom spending so much money for a 4 hour party.

I would do a loan before starting a go fund me account.

No! if anything i recommend pushing your wedding date back..my fiancé and I saved 18 months to make our dream wedding come together..no loans and no help from others so far