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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have always told our kids that we will not pay for their weddings. If they cannot pay for own wedding they are not ready to get married. We have, however, paid for all their education- colleges and post college professional school education. We also plan to give them cash gift of 300k each when they settle down. Maybe use it as first home down payment. [/quote]

Np. To be truthful is the party tthat is so expensive.  You can get married at the court!  I can't imagine spending $100,000 on a party.[/quote]
This part gets me a bit. Sure, it’s DD’s wedding, but you’re actually hosting a huge and very fun family & friends reunion (at hosts’ choice — no one needs a $100,000 wedding). Not sure all of that should be tallied in DD’s column, so to speak. That’s the part where I feel DD should also get help with down payment (again, where there’s plenty of $ to go around). [/quote]

I agree with this. My wedding was in the $100k range and while I am so grateful that my parents paid for most of it, it was a huge celebration with their family and friends that meant a lot to them as well. So it wasnt just "for me" per se.

And to the "concerned" posters these chains always bring out, yes there is $$$ for retirement and don't worry, I had money for a down payment later too. [/quote]

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