01-08-2008, 03:09 PM
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Full Fledged BOB
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Humboldt County, CA
Posts: 36
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Re: How to get them to pay???
I am having the same problem with my fiance. My parent's are throwing in $3,000 and we're kicking in $4,000 and as we all know, $7,000 isn't much for a wedding. Currently, we have no rehearsal dinner or honeymoon planned (they are typically paid for by the groom's family), and we've had to cut back and make sacrifices in pretty much every area. I've basically budgeted everything assuming that they won't help out, so if they do volunteer, it'll just be a nice bonus and perhaps they'll give us enough for a decent rehearsal dinner and an inexpensive honeymoon. But it is VERY frustrating. His parents are both divorced and remarried, and both are pretty well-off, so it's frustrating that my parent's are footing the bill. It would be nice if they would let us know as soon as possible how much they intend to contribute (even if that means none at all) so that we can accurately budget. 
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