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Budget for Wedding Flowers

I think this must be delved into a little bit more...

She a SF lady?
Do u know the kids?
Is she an immigrant?

So many questions.

She used to live in Stockholm and was a bartender at opera bar (sick spot) when an American dude who was traveling rolled in and convinced her to travel with him for the next 2 weeks. Yadda yadda she got married had 3 kids and is now divorced. The ex must be a baller because she doesn't work and her house has a sick guest house where the bride & groom to-be stayed on their most recent visit (brides 40th bday). My buddy surprised his fiancée w a bday party at a vineyard which is where I first met this divorcee. We decided we would coordinate our trip out to Vermont and that's how a mere 4 days after meeting her I found myself with both hands wrapped around her neck literally squeezing the life out of her as she garbled out noises that clearly meant "more."

I'm telling you, these broads - once they have kids - are pretty much down for anything. They've already blown out their o-rings (if a natural birth) so ass play is fully in the mix. Add into that a comfort with asking for whatever they want in bed whereas they may not be comfortable enough to articulate that at an earlier age and baby you got a stew going.
 
Anyone who says this board is done is simply wrong. Only here can an innocuous newsgroup post about wedding flowers seamlessly transition into this Eberzzz special.

Well done, Eberzzz. Well done.
 
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There must be a very fine line between "squeezing the life out of her" and literally squeezing the life out of her.

How do those calculations work? Is there a contract or waiver signed beforehand?

I am guessing that spending 10 to 20 in the joint with Bubba is not in your master plan.
 
There must be a very fine line between "squeezing the life out of her" and literally squeezing the life out of her.

How do those calculations work? Is there a contract or waiver signed beforehand?

I am guessing that spending 10 to 20 in the joint with Bubba is not in your master plan.

You squeeze the side of their neck with your fingers and thumb to cut off blood flow, you don't actually cut off their airflow.
 
You squeeze the side of their neck with your fingers and thumb to cut off blood flow, you don't actually cut off their airflow.

I never knew that. You learn something every day.

Now this is the type of information that makes participation in this newsgroup an absolute necessity.
 
Our wedding flowers for the event 2 weeks ago clocked in around $2,500. this was about $1,000-ish under the next bidder, but we went with the smaller one because
1. flowers die regardless of how much you pay for them
2. we paid for the whole wedding ourselves, so money was tight
3. I refused to put that much money into flowers
4. we took a risk on a single owner shop vs. a more established wedding factory vendor

flowers ended up looking great and wedding went off well. my reco is to have your wife to be do a lot of looking at the flowers and arrangements previously done by the vendors in question to gauge how they do. and if possible, go with an upstart vendor vs. established because the upstart has better pricing while they ramp up their client list (did this with both the photographer and flowers and it was a great decision on both).
 
Our wedding flowers for the event 2 weeks ago clocked in around $2,500. this was about $1,000-ish under the next bidder, but we went with the smaller one because
1. flowers die regardless of how much you pay for them
2. we paid for the whole wedding ourselves, so money was tight
3. I refused to put that much money into flowers
4. we took a risk on a single owner shop vs. a more established wedding factory vendor

flowers ended up looking great and wedding went off well. my reco is to have your wife to be do all the work for the wedding because men generally don't care.

fixed.
 
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why people just don't do a destination wedding.

Alittle late to the game on this but destination weddings are horrendous. My sister had one in Turks and Caico's and while the island/resort were excellent, being on vacation and having to attend wedding related functions blows. You're also forcing people on when, how much they have to spend, and where they are taking their vacation. Biggest dick i've encountered and will never attend one again
 
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Alittle late to the game on this but destination weddings are horrendous. My sister had one in Turks and Caico's and while the island/resort were excellent, being on vacation and having to attend wedding related functions blows. You're also forcing people on when, how much they have to spend, and where they are taking their vacation. Biggest dick i've encountered and will never attend one again
Then don't show up.
 
I am trying to work through wedding costs and there is a huge range of prices for flowers. They seem like a waste of money to me but I have to cooperate a little. I saw the average price for wedding flowers nationally is something like $600. What is a reasonable budget for a civilized couple?
A reasonable budget is $5000. This will cover bouquets, corsages for the men, aisle flowers for the church, a centerpiece for the altar, centerpieces for the reception tables, and a few extra add-ons like flowers for the cake and garbage like that. You can probably squeeze someone to $4k depending on how many tables you have, etc. $600 is so low, it's hilarious. A cheap-ass bouquet for her to walk down the aisle with is $150. $100 is bottom of the barrel for the rest of her bridesmaids. Boom. You just spent $600.
 
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Opened, glanced, but did not read, was saving for later.

Why is he awake?

It was just weird. Like he was speaking in tongues, and then just a list of womens' first names and last initials with an X and a future date written next to it
 
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