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Given that the article says SHE worked overtime to pay for the wedding with no mention of the groom doing the same, seems like she's the one who dodged a bullet.
Good for her for turning a sad situation into something positive!
I do have to wonder...how many people go through with a wedding because of how much money they put into it. 30K isn't actually a lot for a wedding (but it is a lot of money, don't get me wrong). I don't like big expensive weddings. Mine was very low key and didn't cost much. But...like if you are the bride and your dad spent 75K on it...would that impact your feelings about canceling it?
I do have to wonder...how many people go through with a wedding because of how much money they put into it. 30K isn't actually a lot for a wedding (but it is a lot of money, don't get me wrong). I don't like big expensive weddings. Mine was very low key and didn't cost much. But...like if you are the bride and your dad spent 75K on it...would that impact your feelings about canceling it?
Our neighbor's granddaughter had an "over the top" wedding (probably would have cost $200,000 or more in today's money) and filed for divorce from her husband within weeks.
We found out later that the bride was having second thoughts for several months but she & her mother had been planning the wedding for so long (perhaps two years) and dad had paid so many non-refundable deposits that she was afraid to say anything except just "hint" about having second thoughts. In their case the bride & groom paid nothing towards the wedding and the bride kept all of the wedding gifts. The bride & groom were only about 20 years old, which probably was part of the problem.
BTW, I think that the $30,000 was just the cost of the food & drink & things at the reception, not the whole cost of the wedding.
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