Our daughter is getting married in October 2007. We looked at a hall and included the groom and his parents. We all agreed that it was a perfect place for the wedding. After we placed the deposit down the grooms family stated to him that they could not afford to pay for anything but the Church and the rehearsal dinner. We told our daughter that because we had more guests then their family we can pay for only who we invite. This seemed to be not acceptable to the grooms parents. They stated that they could not afford that. We then offered our daughter the option of us paying for our guests, her guests, the grooms guests and 25 of the grooms parents guests. In the beginning we had approximately 200 on our guest list and the grooms parents had 66. We want to have the best for our daughter and don't really know what to do about this situation. Our daughter feels that this might not be right because the birde and groom would like their whole families to attend. My question is, whould us paying for our guests, brides guests, grooms guests and 25 of his parents guests be an acceptable offer for us to make? Or is there some thing else that can recommended.
It is no longer the bride's parent's financial responsibility to host her wedding. In fact neither parent is financially responsible. The couple is. Plus, anything you contribute is supposed to be a gift and doesn't give either parent rights to plan or invite. Since, your daughter accepted your money on your terms, you can invite those whom she has approved. But, you are not obligated to pay for the groom's parent's guests.
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Paying for wedding
