So many of the folks at Linda's church are having babies or getting married. Sometime in the next month, Sarah will be contributing to the already crowded nursery. Babies and weddings are expensive, that's for sure. The new baby will have all the clothes she needs until she is at least one years old thanks to the blessings from everyone at her shower. This weekend one of Taylor's classmates is getting married. It's going to be beautiful, that's for sure. But expensive, nope. Everyone at Linda's church pitches in and helps with decorations, flowers, food, and serving to help keep the wedding reasonable. The average cost of a wedding in the US is now $26,984. One in Five couples spent more that $30K and 11% spent more than $40K! This just baffles Linda. How can you justify $40 on a wedding? If your last name is Trump, maybe. But yikes, that's a ton of dough for a 4 hour event no matter what your net worth. A long time ago, Linda was a maid of honor in a wedding that was in the $40K range. The couple took out a loan to pay for the ceremony and was divorced before the loan was even paid off.
P.S. Linda said she is by no means condemning people if they chose that route, it's just her opinion it's a dumb choice. There are people who think not eating meat is dumb, or catering to the whims of 2 little dogs, or teaching 21 classes a week, or going to church service 3x a week. Everyone has their own opinions. Someone who Linda used to be very close to had a tee shirt that said "Everyone is entitled to my opinion." Ha!
