MikeVega

I know lots of people that pay part or most of the wedding costs and even if they don't I'm giving because i want them to have a nice chunk of change to start off with. if it was a 2nd wedding i would give less but a first time young couple starting off i want to help. many people i know put the money they make from the wedding right toward their first house. I may not be the norm but i like to know that i helped get them started with their new life.

Example: My brother in-law just got married 3 months ago. my in-laws paid about $10k of the $30k the wedding cost. the rest was paid for by my brother in law and new wife. now $10k is a great gift from his parents but still put them $20k in the hole. I gave them a $1200 plasma tv for their new place and $500 cash to help them cover the debt they put themselves into paying for the wedding. they didn't have to pay the full $20k all at once they paid bits and pieces over the past year as they booked things but it still hurts for a new couple. and $30k in NY is a small wedding. I've been to $100k weddings in the past year.

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