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Sylvanfan · 11-11-2009, 10:41 PM

My wife's parents got stiffed with a pretty good sized tab for our wedding. The type of thing where my Mother in law promised my wife a wedding of whatever she wanted when she was a little girl, and my wife not being nice enough to let her off the hook. I really don't like asking my parents for money, but they did foot the bill for dinner and the reception. Wife's folks helped out with flowers, the dress, part of the photographer, and some other fee's. All in all our wedding ended up being around $11000 I think. Than again we were pretty cheap as we didn't rent vehicles, my wife made the wedding cake. I felt bad though as I have a much bigger family than my wife as my dad had 10 siblings and my mom has 4. About 65 of my relatives showed up...she only has 7 relatives she keeps any type of contract with.

If I could do it again though...wedding in Vegas or Mexico. Would have been much simpler and a lot less stress. When the caterer screws up orders and doesn't serve the right tables as they were instructed, and the DJ starts being a jerk things aren't so special!

As for the dresses, and tuxes, any wedding I've ever been involved in, the guys pay for their own tux, and the bridesmaides pay for their own dresses. The couple getting wed are supposed to pay for the rehearsal dinner too, and any gifts for the people in the wedding party.

11-11-2009, 10:41 PM	#13
Sylvanfan Appealing my suspension Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Just outside Enemy Lines Exp:	My wife's parents got stiffed with a pretty good sized tab for our wedding. The type of thing where my Mother in law promised my wife a wedding of whatever she wanted when she was a little girl, and my wife not being nice enough to let her off the hook. I really don't like asking my parents for money, but they did foot the bill for dinner and the reception. Wife's folks helped out with flowers, the dress, part of the photographer, and some other fee's. All in all our wedding ended up being around $11000 I think. Than again we were pretty cheap as we didn't rent vehicles, my wife made the wedding cake. I felt bad though as I have a much bigger family than my wife as my dad had 10 siblings and my mom has 4. About 65 of my relatives showed up...she only has 7 relatives she keeps any type of contract with. If I could do it again though...wedding in Vegas or Mexico. Would have been much simpler and a lot less stress. When the caterer screws up orders and doesn't serve the right tables as they were instructed, and the DJ starts being a jerk things aren't so special! As for the dresses, and tuxes, any wedding I've ever been involved in, the guys pay for their own tux, and the bridesmaides pay for their own dresses. The couple getting wed are supposed to pay for the rehearsal dinner too, and any gifts for the people in the wedding party. __________________ "Some guys like old balls" Patriots QB Tom Brady Last edited by Sylvanfan; 11-11-2009 at 11:48 PM.