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I was looking for my Birth Certificate for our passports and I found my parents contract for their wedding at Thatched Cottage in 1978. The total came to an amazing $1785!!!!!!!!! That was a package deal for 100 guests, invitations, limo, tux, flowers, photography and a 3 peice band!!!! The gratuity came to $35 bucks!!! Amazing isn't it.....?

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WOW

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Wow. That is all I have to say. Wow. Imagine what it's going to be like when OUR kids are ready to get married!

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My parents paid $500 for the whole thing!

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my 'friend' at work got married in one of the top hotels in new york city back in the 40's (he is really old) and he told me when I got engaged that it was something like $5 pp ...and this was like an amazing place.

like, how is that possible?

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my. how times have changed. ask them how much a house was then. Then you can really feel good.

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Wow!!

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Wow...I wish!!!
Times have changed!

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

my. how times have changed. ask them how much a house was then. Then you can really feel good.

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I know, I think they bought the house for $40,000 and now it's worth $400,000!!!!!
That's why were moving outta state!

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My parents bought the house I grew up in around 1966 for 24K, now worth about 400K -- my brother owns it now.

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Fh's parent paid 38k for thier house

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my grams tells me she remembers when houses in levittown were being built and she begged my gramps to move out of queens and buy her one. he couldn't afford it---it was $4,200

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Insane, isn't it? I don't know what my parents paid for their wedding but the house I grew up in was purchased in 1969 for $22,000

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prices were lower, but salaries were probably as well.

i am sure if you did a percentage comparing salaries vs. the cost of things back then and now, they would be somewhat equal.

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Isn't it insane how inexpensive things were back then!!!

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WOW that is what I said when reading this post

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Things were expensive to the people at that time too. 5K for a house is a ton of money when you make $250/month.

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I wish my wedding was that price!