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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes and no.

I try to balance thinking how much 100k in a donation directly to children starving in Afghanistan/Yemen/Syria/etc. and the impact it would have compared to the impact of 100k providing jobs and supporting an industry.

IMO there is a middle ground and I would love to see couples who have this amount of money ask for cash gifts or give those cash gifts to a charity of their choice.. I assume most of the people who can spend 100k on a wedding are hiding their money or their parents have to avoid paying "too much" in taxes. I also assume they dont need 25k in cash gifts if they can afford a 100k wedding. That goes into my calculation as well.

Its self-serving and indulgent but if thats who they are then thats who they are. [/quote]

My DD had a $90k wedding and I can assure you we do not "hide" any money from taxes. Spending money on a wedding has nothing to do with taxes in any event. What a weird assumption. We also already donate to charities - these are not mutually exclusive.

My wedding was pretty basic and in retrospect I wish we had spent a little more. Generally the more expensive weddings are more fun and have better food. [/quote]

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