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Hq3473

Weddings are important cultural event and are generally well worth the money.

Wedding are an important institution as they serve as an opportunity for a couple to publicly declare commitment to each other which helps start the family on the right foot.

Wedding are also a great opportunity for two different extended families to intermingle and get to know each other, again helping the couple's lives later down the line.

Of course one should have a wedding that is financially ruinous, but a party (with a reasonable budget) for two families to celebrate the couple's commitment is well worth it.

Posted May 18, 2021, 12:14 PM UTC

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PortiaLabiata•

No. No fun allowed.

Just sit at home and never try to do anything like a good redditor

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Arvanti_Golpitan_III•

This isn’t unpopular, hence people still having weddings lol

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Mollof2 grenadine addict•

Unpopular on reddit

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Arvanti_Golpitan_III•

Still no

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DiedWhileDictating•

Next you’ll tell us that puppy dogs are cute

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redditguyherewego•

Wow, courageous take, you’re really going out on a limb here. It’s not like humans have made the institution of marriage and it’s celebratory event known as weddings a mainstay across every culture for all of human history or anything like that.

Edit: Sorry I just couldn’t resist framing it like an asshole this way, completely cool if you just want to point out the importance of weddings lol

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ToddButtercrackers•

Maybe society as a whole, but the anti-wedding on Reddit is very popular

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Sirius_3•

Oh i see this is competitive ans to that post earlier

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Sir_Abstraction•

How is this an unpopular opinion. Wtf

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Acceptable_Secret_73•

On Reddit this is a very unpopular opinion

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Sir_Abstraction•

But you guys aren't living in reddit, what matters is how it affects the real life in the end.

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Acceptable_Secret_73•

I agree with you, but a vast majority of redditors dislike the concept of weddings

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Sir_Abstraction•

I guess you're right, but even then reddit is just a part of the entire demographic.

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Jared_McWH•

Why is this important, why do you need an event to do this? Where is the significance? "Starting a family on the right foot" doesn't really mean anything, how, why?

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o4newj•

Weddings can be expensive and the rings are very likely to be scams. I don't want some big fancy event when I get married. I wouldn't elope either but just have a nice smaller family gathering. I'm not religious so a minister wouldn't even have to be present all you need for marriage is the certificate, the rest is just fluff.

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Lubert808•

It's important culturally, but it's definitely not worth the money. You can have the main parts of a wedding without spending 30k because most of the money is going toward things that have nothing to do with traditions, like fancy catering, a DJ, and an expensive venue. It's the expectations of weddings that have made them a chore instead of a fun experience. They expect you to look amazing, serve great food, and have a lot of entertainment. If people wanted entertainment then they should not have attended the wedding with high expectations. Invite 50 people and save yourself the time, money, and stress.

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sadeof•

I don't get the point of weddings (the paid ceremony, not marriage in general), complete waste of money for a single day. Even a fairly budget wedding, unless you have a load of disposable money then it is unneccessary. Families can intermingle without having to fork out large sums of money you don't have. But, spending exorbitant amounts on a ring is even worse since people really tend to go overboard there for a tiny piece of shiny metal.

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