My sister-in-law and her fiancee are getting married next year. Fantastic; he's a nice guy and they're perfect for each other. However, their wedding plans have been pissing me off lately. We all live in MD. For their bachelor/bachelorette party, they want to go to vegas for 3 nights. Not to mention stay in one of the most expensive hotels. Their wedding will be here in MD, however, since the guy is from Taiwan, they want to have a 2nd wedding a week afterwards in Taiwan (which will essentially be a 1-2 week trip for my wife and I).
The flight to Vegas was $700, the hotel room we booked was $800, and we probably need around $1500 for spending money (between the two of us). Then there's the trip to Taiwain for 1-2 weeks. I haven't booked anything official yet for this, but I'm guessing it will run us around $5,000 for everything. Of course, there's the wedding gift, which will probably be around $100.
Their wedding plans are going to run me around $8,100 total! Don't you think this is a bit excessive, especially considering the tough econcomic climate we're in. Now, granted we all have jobs, but none of us are wealthy. We're middle class people. The groom-to-be is a teacher, and the bride-to-be works retail right now while she finishes her degree to be a teacher also. Despite their meager combined income, they're trying to live like rock stars (probably on credit) and it's pissing me off because (as family) we're forced to ride along with this.
Another thing, within the last year, they bought a house near us. At least once a week, they're coming over asking to borrow stuff such as pots, pans, ice coolers, camping supplies, stain remover, cheese graters, etc. Random things that they should buy for themselves as homeowners. They can plan an elaborate wedding(s) but they can't buy a cheese grater!!???
The flight to Vegas was $700, the hotel room we booked was $800, and we probably need around $1500 for spending money (between the two of us). Then there's the trip to Taiwain for 1-2 weeks. I haven't booked anything official yet for this, but I'm guessing it will run us around $5,000 for everything. Of course, there's the wedding gift, which will probably be around $100.
Their wedding plans are going to run me around $8,100 total! Don't you think this is a bit excessive, especially considering the tough econcomic climate we're in. Now, granted we all have jobs, but none of us are wealthy. We're middle class people. The groom-to-be is a teacher, and the bride-to-be works retail right now while she finishes her degree to be a teacher also. Despite their meager combined income, they're trying to live like rock stars (probably on credit) and it's pissing me off because (as family) we're forced to ride along with this.
Another thing, within the last year, they bought a house near us. At least once a week, they're coming over asking to borrow stuff such as pots, pans, ice coolers, camping supplies, stain remover, cheese graters, etc. Random things that they should buy for themselves as homeowners. They can plan an elaborate wedding(s) but they can't buy a cheese grater!!???
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