Weddings can be stupid expensive. And a lot of couples go into debt just to afford their big day.
The average cost of hosting a wedding in the U.S. sat at $33,000 last year. But some people are splurging a lot more. Many millennials fork out over $50,000 to tie the knot, and there are some brides and grooms who could feed a tiny nation with their elaborate wedding budgets. While certain things like the venue, food, rings and dress are usually a given, there are a few spends that are unnecessary, to say the least.
Someone recently asked people to share the most unhinged thing they cashed out on for their wedding. And when we tell you that some of the answers were wild, we mean it. From one couple who spent $3,000 on McDonalds as an "after party snack" to another that decided the beach was "too beachy," and needed to be covered with a floor - at a cost of $40,000!
Bored Panda has put together a list of the most mind-blowing responses for you to scroll through while you count your last pennies. We also break down the average costs of weddings and reveal where you can cut back on spending. You'll find that info between the images.
#21

Rented a camel for my husbands entrance. Donated to a local charter school so their band would come play as part of our wedding parade. And got the businesses in our small town to ok us shutting down Maine Street (that’s the correct spelling) so all our guests could be part of the parade to the ceremony that took place in the middle of the street.
18points
#22

2k on a mechanical bull. It was a black tie wedding at a southern plantation; string quartet, champagne tower, whole thing. Then BOOM. Mechanical bull 😜
18points
#23

We paid someone to pray all day to keep the rain away (Balinese tradition)
18points
#24

Our wedding was $10,000 in 2003 but my dress was $3000 of it. I still keep it hanging in my closet because it was my dream dress and I have no regrets 😆
18points
#25
Not my wedding, but a friend spent 130K on renting out entire hotel for guest and family, with private drivers and tours for 3 days
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17points
#26

i spent 15,000 on a spinning donut wheel and it malfunctioned and the donuts hit my face as we lined up to take a photo with my MIL and FIL 😭😭😭
15points
#28

We took a helicopter up into the snow for our photos 👀
13points
#29

$800 on a wedding cake that was legit in a car accident and looked so horrible 😭 😭 the venue staff carried it out like it was a dead body when it was time to cut the cake 🤣🤣
11points
#30

My husband got me a fairy floss lady that made five different types of fairy floss. She cost a fortune but it was the best thing ever.
11points
#31

We spent like $2k to have burros with coolers on their backs “bartend” our cocktail hour
11points
#32

13k on my wedding dress. I promised I would sell it after and never did
11points
#33

I made my in-laws pay like $300 for an armadillo grooms cake at the rehearsal because I love Steel Magnolias
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10points
#34
$8500 on a dress I wore for 12 hours, $1500 on a piece of fabric to go on my head $25,000 on food and venue. I can keep going lol… but 9 years later we’re still married!
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10points
#35

$2000 for an oyster bar it was amazing!
9points
#36
The best $400 I spent was having Goldy Gopher (the mascot for the U of MN) as a guest. it was incredible
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8points
#37

A tattoo artist who gave complementary tattoos to any guest who wanted one! Best decision ever!
8points
#39
45k on food that we didn’t even get to eat bc the chef tossed all the food before reception was over, we went to the Burger King drive-through because that’s all that was open 😭
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7points



