Paying for a wedding by taking out student loans???

That is beyond stupid! You shouldn't take out a loan to throw a party. Have a wedding within your means so that you don't start out a marriage stressfully with a ton of debt that is going to just weigh you down for a very long time.

That is a terrible idea in my opinion. You want to plan a wedding that you can afford without putting yourself in dept. They'll be feeling the financial burden of the wedding for years to come.

Oh my thank god this wasn't you asking if it was okay. No, you should never go in to debt for a wedding. It's a party. A party that you'll be paying compound interest on for 10 years? lol no.

No loans period. Everything we are doing is being paid for buy the funds we have and are currently earning, not even any credit cards (its too easy and tempting to overspend and the airline miles just aren't worth it to us)...its why we had a year and a half engagement.

I think it's a bad idea but I do know of people who have taken out student loans for a lot of things (including weddings) because the interest rate was low. I think this is the kind of thing were you should do it within your personal budget and means.

This is the stupidest thing I ever heard and I read the entire Sweet Valley High series.

I figured!!! I thought the same thing!! She was the ultimate bridezilla when it came to her wedding. She was going to be married on the BEACH if it killed her. I just couldn't believe that a wedding was almost $1,000 per person!! I figured since they had such a small wedding it was only 10-15k, but I was just so wrong. We all tried to help her by finding better places to get married and her response "Its my wedding, not yours. I'm getting married where I want, so butt out" so we did. And she's 30k in the hole for it. I hope she at least feels it was worth it.

The things people do to impress others. She probably thought her guests would give them cash to help pay for it. Just ridiculous!

Best answer ever, Stephanie LOL

One of my friends took out a student loan to pay for plastic surgery ........................ O_O

I'll admit when I was in school I took an extra $2000 for a Europe trip I went on. But that trip lasted 3 months, not 6 hours. Still not the best, but it worked for me. I was also 19 and thought. Why not?? Now I know... those monthly payments!!!

So stupid. FH would kill me if I had even ever suggested that! Not sure how a wedding like that ends up costing that much anyways? I understand if things get tight near the end and you throw some things on a credit card, BUT only if in the next coming months you live like you did up to the wedding and put everything extra to pay that off until it's gone.

I just died a little inside. I hate hearing stories about what poor financial decisions some people make, though I understand that it is not my decision. Taking out loans for anything other than a house/education/car just kills me. Being 25 and having zero debt except for a house, and my FH having only our house debt at 27, I can't imagine having a loan (other than mortgage) for over 5 years. I love being debt free. I'm glad that when I was younger I was so financially driven.

What. the. fuck? People do this? Gross. I put a ton of wedding stuff on credit cards but only to get the cash back and pay off in full with the money I have. Which I think is a fantastic idea, but only if you are responsible.

I thought STUDENT loans were for school and typically are paid directly to the school?

i've never had them so i don't know. but that just seems like an easy way to avoid this kind of insane fraud. get a personal loan for a wedding IF you wanna make poor choices.

Not only is this a terrible idea, but it's a gross misuse of government/taxpayer money...

EDIT: Assuming these weren't private student loans.. which they may have been. But still, obviously not what that money is for.

Wow that is a terrible idea, who wants to start out a marriage totally and completely in debt. I'm with you I'll eat cup o noodles all month rather than go into debt with student loans for a wedding. I also am putting very little on my credit cards because I just don't want to have to keep paying for this wedding for the next few years to come.

Agreed - taking out a loan for a party is not a responsible decision. Also shocked that a $30,000 wedding for such a small group could be considered simple.

That makes no sense, you can't just take out student loans for anything, you need proof that you are using them towards a educational institution to even be considered. I am in the middle of paying mine back and they are a pain in the ass.

I supposed you could take out a personal loan, but that's just stupid. If these people don't know how to handle money responsibly before they are actually married, it will be one financial mess a couple years down the road.

WHAT?! As someone whose loans just went into active repayment, this is a HORRIBLE idea. I just finished law school so I have a ton of loans at 6-8% interest. Not only are you getting screwed on the interest, but the government actually will not allow you to pay down your principal first. You have to pay down your interest until you hit your balance. Basically, without FH's income combined with mine, I could pay on my loans with an income based repayment plan for the next 25 years (until the timeline maxes out) and still never even touch the principal. I kick myself for taking out student loans and I only took out enough to cover tuition and am fortunate to be employed now!