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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My wife's family had not a lot of money but chipped in hours and hours of planning and did the setup/teardown of the venue. We paid the bulk with a check from my parents and aunt.

I do plan on paying for college, contributing a big check to the wedding (and in smaller portions to all my nieces and nephews) and assisting with a house down payment. This is both because we can and because it spares them the cost when they are starting out.

If we were just getting by these ambitions would be scaled back. [/quote]

Right. Parents need to make good financial decisions so that they do not become a financial burden to their children and to promote financial responsibility. Decisions that reflect their particular financial circumstances, not outdated cultural norms. If your daughter is marrying into a family where her IL’s won’t respect her unless she is wealthy than she will have am uphill battle if she is not wealthy, regardless of whether you pay for her wedding. People who care a great deal about wealth and status are looking for the “right” shared institutional and cultural touchstones to indicate pedigree.  [/quote]

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