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Over the years, DCUM has had several wedding threads about adult children of posters. Usually posters are happy to contribute to their children's weddings, and set aside money for it. 10K is NOTHING these days when it comes to weddings. All OP needs to do is have a conversation with her child about how much she can contribute total, so that the couple can plan for all the events they want.

I have the impression DCUM is reflexively against people marrying young, and maybe that's why some of the responses were knee-jerk refusals. But that should not matter. People in love are going to make decisions based on their emotions, and frankly, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Why should they wait to be both gainfully employed? Are the goalposts going to change later to owning their own home? Are there any conditions to a parent giving their support to a wedding? For me, it would only be that I believe my kid's partner to be someone decent, who has my child's interest at heart.

I married young and my husband and I lived modestly for a number of years. We had kids early too. It didn't mean we weren't happy. And now we're rich. You don't know what life will bring.

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