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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH and I got a small amount of help from our parents but paid about $20k ourselves for our wedding. About 100 guests, mostly family and close friends. We wanted to be able to remember our wedding as the kind of celebration we wanted with our loved ones, which wasnt cake and punch in the church hall.  We wanted to celebrate the start of our life together.  So we were as frugal as we could be (I got a secondhand wedding dress for cheaper than Davids Bridal for instance) and bought a lot off of Craigslist and eBay.

And because of that, I am going to help my kids as much as I can, should they want a traditional wedding like we had. It's not my job to dictate how they celebrate the start of their married lives together.

Much like how I plan to pay for as much of my childrens college as we can, because I didn't get much help paying for school from my parents.  I know how stressful it can be starting either your life as a married couple or your post-college life with money concerns and love my kids enough to not want that for them if I can help it.[/quote]

This is my approach, too.  We aren't saving for her wedding, but in my mind we will be paying for as much of it as we can.  Marriage is so important, and I see nothing wrong with wanting to celebrate with friends and family, which costs money.  My parents did end up contributing but initially left me with the impression that they weren't going to pay for anything.  Honestly, I was heartbroken since it seemed to cross the T on their disapproval of DH (whom they now love nearly a decade later).  It still stings just a little bit.[/quote]

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