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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is getting married next year and I can’t imagine not contributing close to 50% within a reasonable budget. Weddings are insanely expensive these days and following the old “brides parents pay for everything” is a joke. [/quote]

If the bride's parents could not pay I would be happy to do so.  But I would would never split paying.  You are in or you are out.  Bad way to start a relationship fighting over how much to spend on flowers.

Life isn't fair, has never been and never will be.[/quote]

Then some parents just won’t help pay at all. I don’t see why at the very least you couldn’t split the costs paying for the guests on your side. It’s not uncommon for the groom’s parents to cause drama even when they don’t pay a penny towards the wedding anyway, or they want to invite guests that’s way over the limit. And honestly, no one but the bride and groom is obligated to pay for a wedding. Some people forget that a tradition is just that, a tradition, it’s not the same thing as a requirement. Wedding costs are obscene and I would never pay the entire costs for a daughters wedding on my own even if I could afford it. She’d be on her own if the costs weren’t split. [/quote]

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