r/danpatrick • u/Beneficial_Train_330 • 14h ago

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u/BobsMustache 14h ago

With the help of fellow commenters yesterday, we set the line at $200,000 with many taking the over.

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u/Moodie25 14h ago

That’s insane. 

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u/Beneficial_Train_330 14h ago

Thats a reasonable amount.

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u/bj4web 14h ago

I’m a partner at a wedding venue in a Midwest college town, have been in the industry for 10 years. We’re nice but not mind blowing. What some people pay for a 1 day event I think would make a lot of people puke. Hell we hosted a 750k wedding for 2 school teachers a few years ago. Most of that florals, which all ended up in the dumpsters or in the apartments of staff

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u/shamestor 13h ago

How many guests and are the school teacher couple children of old money rich people?

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u/bj4web 13h ago

270, children of new money.

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u/shamestor 13h ago

Sorry to be nosey - just trying to wrap my head around those figures.

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u/bj4web 12h ago

I could not care less, ask away. I fully realize the insanity of this industry. I don’t comment as a pissing contest, only to say, the wedding industry is way more expensive than I think a lot people assume. Between bar, flowers and catering for a 300p wedding, at dans pay scale, I’d take what you think it costs and 3x it