Personal computing discussed
Moderators: askfranklin, renee, emkubed, Captain Ned
FroBozz_Inc wrote:Gleek, so are you going to address my comments earlier in this thread, or are you ignoring them?
jheetathegreat wrote:hey you guys,
Well im East Indian so my wedding just from the guys side is going to cost me around 30 grand. We are controlling it.
My fiance's family is looking at over 50 grand because we doing out traditional stuff outside at their house.
For the actual ceremony its going to be around 900 people.
For the reception at night around 550.
Gotta remember though. We rent out a big hall, have a full buffet morning and evening and open bar(just evening). Our weddings are big family events and consist of a whole week of events leading up to it. There are many gifts that are handed back and forth between the 2 sides. We had to book our reception hall 1.5 years in advance.
For those of you who say ur wedding is expensive. Trying forking the dough over for mine.
But at the end of the day and hopefully our lives. Its all worth it.
jheetathegreat wrote:hey you guys
jheetathegreat wrote:For the actual ceremony its going to be around 900 people.
For the reception at night around 550.
thegleek wrote:i love the fact that 2 people have voted for the $200,000+ selection on this poll
$200,000? for one day? i call that a straight out lie and yer just voting for that for the attention or to offset the vote
no one makes $200k in a year let alone to be STUPID enuff to blow
that much cash away for a friggin wedding event.
thegleek wrote:...no one makes $200k in a year let alone to be STUPID enuff to blow that much cash away for a friggin wedding event.
FireGryphon wrote:Gleek, need I remind you of the discussion that, imho, sparked this poll?
FireGryphon wrote:Clearly, there are people who do it. When you're worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or even tens of millions of dollars, spending $200k on a wedding is mere pocket change.
FireGryphon wrote:The important part of the wedding, imho, is that the ceremony is respectful and meaningful to the bride, groom, and those in attendance. For some people, that could mean a private ceremony with a priest, a judge, and a few witnesses. For others, that could be a smash-bang affair with music, dancing, exotic food, and all the gold trimmings you can imagine. It's a matter of taste and style.
thegleek wrote:Why are you assuming they even hire DJs in the first place?where do these ritzy snobs hire their dj's from? thats what i wanna know!
thegleek wrote:If you don't know where these people hire DJs, how on earth could you know what they pay them?yeah and they spend $200,000 on their wedding and fork over $1,000
to the dj. nice ratio there. is your entertainment and host of your entire
friggin night not worth more then your veggie platter???
mattsteg wrote:thegleek wrote:where do these ritzy snobs hire their dj's from? thats what i wanna know!
Why are you assuming they even hire DJs in the first place?
mattsteg wrote:thegleek wrote:yeah and they spend $200,000 on their wedding and fork over $1,000
to the dj. nice ratio there. is your entertainment and host of your entire
friggin night not worth more then your veggie platter???
If you don't know where these people hire DJs, how on earth could you know what they pay them?
thegleek wrote:oh i know ppl do it, i've dj'd only 2 of those weddings in my life out of
the 12 years of weddings i've dj'd at.
where do these ritzy snobs hire their dj's from? thats what i wanna know!
FireGryphon wrote:I've never heard of weddings having DJ's. All the weddings I have been to and heard of have actual bands. Besides, if you're going to spend any considerable amount of money on a wedding, you'd want to up the bar a bit and have real band. Maybe they do things differently out in the Midwest, but here, it's all about the band.
Darkmage wrote:So tell me, why should people pay the DJ more money just because everything else is costing more money?
thegleek wrote:Last I checked 5 star restaurants don't serve Macdonalds "hamburgers".Darkmage wrote:So tell me, why should people pay the DJ more money just because everything else is costing more money?
For the same reason why you go to McDonalds and pay for a hamburger
for under $1.00 and the same hamburger at a 5-star restaurant will cost
you over $10.00.
thegleek wrote:Which may or may not apply to a given wedding.a DJ of a wedding just don't push buttons and plays music for
6 hours (some states i think it's 4 hours). there's a lot that goes into
he night that is very vital to the event.
thegleek wrote:What's the point of that statement?but from what yer saying, if i normally charge $1,000 for a 6 hour
wedding event, the common hillbilly hick wedding would hire me on
that same pretense? I think not. i've gotten many phone calls that do
nothing but haggle over the price.
thegleek wrote:I don't know where the hell you eat, but I would never go to a restaurant that serves McDonald's quality food for $10. McDonalds burgers suck. Their saving grace is that they're cheap. I've overpaid for burgers before, but I always get better than McDs.For the same reason why you go to McDonalds and pay for a hamburger for under $1.00 and the same hamburger at a 5-star restaurant will cost you over $10.00.
thegleek wrote:And how does that change when the venue is El Swank compared to when the venue is Mom's back yard?a DJ of a wedding just don't push buttons and plays music for 6 hours (some states i think it's 4 hours). there's a lot that goes into he night that is very vital to the event.
thegleek wrote:If you're worth $1,000 for six hours, then charge that amount. Mr. Hillbilly won't be able to afford it and he'll go with his toothless friend who DJs at the local strip joint. He'll get lousy music but he'll save money. If you're not worth $1,000, then why charge that amount just because your client can afford it?but from what yer saying, if i normally charge $1,000 for a 6 hour wedding event, the common hillbilly hick wedding would hire me on that same pretense? I think not. i've gotten many phone calls that do nothing but haggle over the price.
Darkmage wrote:If you're worth $1,000 for six hours, then charge that amount. Mr. Hillbilly won't be able to afford it and he'll go with his toothless friend who DJs at the local strip joint. He'll get lousy music but he'll save money. If you're not worth $1,000, then why charge that amount just because your client can afford it?
As for haggling over the price... that's what contracts are for.