Our ( church ) wedding was simple,
limited guest list, reception at the local VFW hall.

I don't think my bride or I ever gave a thought
to the "Grandeur of the Wedding".......

It was always the marriage...the marriage...the marriage.
Forty+ years later, it's still "the marriage".

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<rj>
"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:28:14 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Let's see here. We got married on December 26, 1960. I spent $45.00 (a
>>months rent on my apartment) for flowers for the church, gave the
>>retired priest who conducted the ceremony $20.00 (my FIL sent me $15.00
>>of it back as it was a "retired" priest), wife spent whatever her dress
>>and my Robert Brooks suit cost her (didn't want me to get married in my
>>old Navy uniform), suit I know was $15.00 at the discount store, she
>>made the dress, plus the $10.00 for the marriage license, MIL made the
>>refreshments for the wedding party at her house, probably another
>>$10.00. Probably roughly $100.00 total. I was making $1.05 an hour plus
>>a 1% commission at a Sears store so we didn't have a lot of money. We
>>were very happy being married with family and friends around us though.
>>
>>Someone else will have to do the math to amortize cost of wedding versus
>>47 years of wedded bliss. <VBG>
>>
>>George
>
> sounds like you got the deal of the century, george.
>
> your pal,
> blake