Re: Gold V/S Artifical Wedding Sets
People...gold is not not the only means of giving your daughter financial security! A family friend made a down-payment on a condo for their daughter and gave her less gold and joras! That's an investment into her furture and it won't be stuffed in a locker. My own cousin opted for a piece of real-estate over gold! I'm not joking...this was 2-3 years ago. And a year later when her brother got married and her mom and dad wanted to give her a gift (gold set or what not) she opted for a car instead because her husband couldn't afford to buy one. And people were like ohhh...that's all they gave her...one set and 8 choorian..and I was like...hellooo...she chose what she needed not what the world expected her to get based on her dad's wealth!
The point is that YP is not saying that having gold is bad...it's more like you shouldn't feel that you HAVE to HAVE IT even though you can't afford it. I understand that it's a tradition and it's nice to have and pass down but when gold price is at a all time high, inflation in countries like Pakistan is increasing by the minute...and your disposible income is high as well...money should be spent on things that are more essential...IMO! When we speak about gold and expenditure onw eddings we shouldn't confine our thinking to what we have around us. There are ALOT of people who can't afford the stuff that most of us think is mandatory for a decent wedding.