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I'm thinking that even though they lose all their deposits, they still wouldn't necessarily get fully charged for things that didn't happen.
For instance, would they have to pay for food not prepared or likely, even bought for yet? Really, I'm asking cause I don't know. lol And if they were planning a band, would they have to pay for it, if the band doesn't even play?
Cause isn't that the point of deposits, which are usually paid up front?
I really do not know for sure what is typical. At my son's wedding 100% of the food bill (for the estimated number of guests), champagne bill and venue costs needed to be paid two weeks in advance. Plus, a large deposit for the open bar. They didn't have flowers, but the candles/candle holders and other decorations needed to be paid in full a week before the wedding. The wedding cake (in their case wedding cupcakes) needed to be paid in full a week before the wedding. The DJ had a substantial deposit due weeks before the wedding and the full fee paid a week in advance.
Of course, wedding dresses are ordered months in advance, and alterations done weeks or months in advance, and you would not get a refund on that .
Maybe this is not typical, but, I'm pretty sure, that if my son and future DIL had called off their wedding four days in advance they/her parents (whoever signed the contracts) would have been responsible for at least 90% of the total costs of the wedding (even if it was not held).
Sometimes you read about a potential bride or her parents donating the food to a homeless shelter or another organization or holding "a party" or something like that if a wedding is called off last minute, but IMHO, I suspect that it still is a huge financial loss.
Last edited by germaine2626; 08-28-2018 at 04:12 PM..
[color=red]For instance, would they have to pay for food not prepared or likely, even bought for yet? Really, I'm asking cause I don't know. lol And if they were planning a band, would they have to pay for it, if the band doesn't even play?
Cause isn't that the point of deposits, which are usually paid up front?
The deposit is to hold the date. If you cancel on short notice, they're not going to be able to rebook that day at the last minute. The band and the caterer did nothing wrong, why should their businesses suffer?
I guess that I am just old fashioned. I think that couples should wait until they are married, and are financially ready, before they decide to have children.
Life doesn't always happen the way you expect it to. Things happen, and something like an unplanned pregnancy can't be put off until the couple is more financially ready.
I guess that I am just old fashioned. I think that couples should wait until they are married, and are financially ready, before they decide to have children.
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Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00
Life doesn't always happen the way you expect it to. Things happen, and something like an unplanned pregnancy can't be put off until the couple is more financially ready.
While that is true, I have known three different teenagers well enough that they shared with me that the pregnancy happened because they did not use birth control. That is a completely different situation than an older couple having an unplanned pregnancy "before they are financially ready".
One couple had been having sex for nine months relying on "pull out". Another got pregnant the very first time that they had sex and were absolutely incredulous because "everyone knows that you can't get pregnant the first time that you have sex!!!". The third couple thought that you couldn't get pregnant if you had sex standing up (or stood up right after sex).
One was couple was 15 and 16, one couple was 17 and 18 and the last couple were both 18.
While that is true, I have known three different teenagers well enough that they shared with me that the pregnancy happened because they did not use birth control. One couple had been having sex for nine months relying on "pull out". Another got pregnant the very first time that they had sex and were absolutely incredulous because "everyone knows that you can't get pregnant the first time that you have sex!!!". The third couple thought that you couldn't get pregnant if you had sex standing up (or stood up right after sex).
One was couple was 15 and 16, one couple was 17 and 18 and the last couple were both 18.
It was interesting that all three couples got married and all three couples were divorced within a few years.
Doesn't sound like any of those pregnancies were planned though. And the fact that all 3 ended up divorced shows that marriage isn't something you should rush into just because there is a baby involved.
Statistic say the more expensive the wedding, the higher the chance of divorce.
I would think the richer you are, the easier it is to get divorced without it being a strain on your finances.
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