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[quote=Anonymous]My FIL put away some funds for my wife's wedding. While he can be intolerably controlling at times, they basically offered to pay for the reception, and while they were involved, they totally let us plan it. We all did it together. (My parents were deceased, but I also had funds from them). When there were things I wanted to add, I just did it. In the end, I probably paid for about 35% from inheritance, my wife and I paid for about 10% of things from our current income, and my FIL and MIL paid for the remainder. We hadn't asked, they offered out of the gate. It wasn't expected. But it was a wonderful gift. And we had a great party. My inlaws, for instance, didn't care about food. We did. We planned as if we were having a dinner party and hosting guests. It felt like that and people still comment that it was the best reception because they got to enjoy it like a big dinner party. I point this out because they paid more for something that we valued, but they didn't particularly care about. They were offering to cover the reception costs because the food service, catering, and how it was served mattered to us. [/quote]
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