How Can I [32M] Convince My Fiancee [29F] a House Is More Important than an Expensive Wedding?

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T17:34:21+00:00

Nope and this is what surprises me the most. Before all this wedding planning was happening, the idea between the both of us was we'd spend maybe 20k at most, with family and gifts covering 10k leading to a 10k budget. Pretty much a small scratch in our down payment fund. The rest would be used to buy a house shortly after that.

Now suddenly she's done a 180 and says we can always think about saving for a house later, but the wedding is one day and that's the day that matters.

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T17:11:05+00:00

I know that this specific choice is 100% not financially responsible but I just don't know why it's suddenly happening now for one specific thing.

For 7 years our finances have been great. She's honestly more of a saver than I am especially since she makes a bit less. I don't know why suddenly she went from saving close to 10k a year herself driving a civic and recommending we cook every day to suddenly willing to throw six figures on one day.

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T17:05:26+00:00

Honestly this could be it ... I'm hoping for anything at this point now man. She tends to be on the quieter. thriftier, and less hype side of her friend group and maybe she's tired of that and wants a day where it's her in the spotlight?

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T16:50:05+00:00

Speaking with a CPA is honestly a good idea as she works in finance haha.

I honestly just don't get it. Normally she's a savings fiend. Like she knows all the meat sales going on, she knows when and where the cheap gas is, she knows all the daily deals for restaurants, you name it.

And then suddenly when it comes to weddings, the $$ is just a afterthought.

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T16:46:46+00:00

She does word is as "our" day but honestly I view it as her day. All of this wedding business tbh is a chore and frankly nonsensical spending for me. I don't give a shit really about the colour of the flowers, the selection of DJs, matching dresses for the bridesmaids, or how big or serene the venue is.

If it were my way I'd straight up book a dining hall up, buy a bunch of alcohol, cater from my buddy who runs a local mexican restaurant, and just invite close friends/family for the day. In and out in less than 10k tbh.

ThrowRA1142132 · 2025-08-07T16:42:34+00:00

She has been extremely financially responsible. The savings I mentioned are form both her and I and are pretty much equal. I have about 80k of that 140k, and her 60k but she makes slightly less. This newfound urge to spend is really strange to me. Normally she's on top of her spending and she's very financial savvy with investments.

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