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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents footed the entire bill.  My in-laws seemed to think this was expected.  [/quote]

Of course they did. Most parents of sons are glad to have sons when it comes time to pay for a wedding. [/quote]

I knew from when I was a little kid that my parents would not be able to afford to pay for a wedding, so DH and I paid for ours - was less expensive as we married back near where we grew up. My MiL made a big production about how they had already paid for her DD's wedding and that "etiquette" dictates that my parents should now pay. Her comments were unsolicited as we never asked for their help.  As i wrote on another thread, she also told us that my parents' name should not go on the invitation as that is to let people know whom they should thank and since they were not paying, their names should be omitted.  We have a very good relationship now, yet it really could have gone south if DH had not stepped into let her know she was over the line and that I also decided that our married life would always trump her occasional skewed values.  [/quote]

Our wedding was small so we didn't have a rehearsal dinner. I remember my MIL feeling bad that she and FIL hadn't paid for anything.  But dh and I were in our mid 30's and never expected our parents to pay for anything. It was so cute.

FIL took better pictures than our professional photographer did.  That was a wonderful gift.[/quote]

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