How Did You Afford/Pay for Your/Your Daughter's Wedding?

borokat

Person_one wrote: »

Wow, the in-laws really put your parents on the spot there!

I don't think in this day and age it should ever be assumed that parents will automatically contribute.

True, but they might have come at it from the perspective of thinking the brides parents would expect to pay for everything so they were relieving them of a burden.
My dad would always have wanted to pay for the total reception. He wanted to be the host on the day.

feedumall

we have two daughters married within a year of each other,we paid for the wedding receptions ,and the couples plus inlaws paid the rest,both days were wonderful

Sugar_Moon

Im 26 and marrying next year, and to be honest I expect no money from anyone- that's why we will be engaged for 3 years before we marry so that we can save. My mum has offered to pay towards the hire of the village hall and flowers as a wedding gift. I think these days people tend to pay for it themselves, I don't mind cos its our choice to marry (and marriage is a choice these days) and i want to have a say on how my moneys spent