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Originally Posted by tweezers74
If the kids are paying for the wedding, they should be able to do whatever they want. I paid for mine.  |
It's still traditional for the brides parents to foot the bill over here.
Don't know what the final bill was for my daughters wedding (doesn't matter really), although I do remember the bank account hemorrhaging for a while. Looking back, I think it was pretty modest for this day and age, 10-15k perhaps? She had it exactly how she wanted it, thus everyone's happy.
The venue hire turned out to be free as the National Park dropped their hire fee the month before the wedding, then she wanted me to drive her there in the '44, free again. The reception center lost the drinks tab, free bar. So it really just came down to the dress, the dinner, the trimmings (outlandishly expensive crap), DJ, and the honeymoon/wedding present.
I took Glens approach, whenever I was told something was needed the answer was always 'yes dear'.
BTW, it was all for my baby girl. 'No' was never an option.