"My husband and I have four daughters, and we have saved over $100,000 for their weddings."
"When my oldest daughter married 3.5 years ago, we gave her a budget of $20,000 (a generous amount in our community) for the wedding and told her if she spent less we would gift her the difference."
"Because the groom's family owns a venue, they were able to get many things heavily discounted and free. They had about a $25,000 wedding for only $12,000 and were able to pocket the leftover $8,000."
"Your husband is right. Stop trying to equalize wedding outcomes-equalize the gift."
Parents saved over $100,000 for four daughters' weddings. The oldest daughter received a $20,000 wedding budget and was told she could keep any unspent funds. The oldest had an estimated $25,000 wedding that cost only $12,000 because of venue discounts and kept the $8,000 difference. The parents are debating whether to give the second daughter an additional $10,000 to cover a full-service venue and inflation. One spouse objects on fairness grounds because the first daughter benefited from leftover funds. The recommended approach is to equalize the monetary gift to each daughter rather than the wedding outcomes; venue convenience does not mandate unequal parental gifts.
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