Overwhelmed

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Re: Overwhelmed

@khawateen

it should have been clearified before being bought.

maybe u guys can pay the difference and the inlaws pay what they wanted all along, $750. simple. everyone has their own budget that they work with. its rude to expect them to pay more than they want to.

p.s) this is exactly why each side should do their shopping themselves… and then, whatever is bought, should be accepted with gratitude by the other side and worn happily. wedding lasts a couple of hours. marriage, well…hopefully a lifetime.

They had originally wanted me to pick out what I wanted but when I went to Devon and NJ everything was over 3K. So since my mom was in Pak, she offered to buy it for cheaper. They said that they’d pay the whole thing but my parents feel bad now so I think they’re going to pay the difference + jewelry/shoes/makeup.

@Sehrysh

Take a white wedding dress. You can buy a dress for $150 at David’s bridal, off the rack or you can go to a designer and buy a dress for $10,000. Both options exist and the only hold back is what you want to spend and what you can afford to spend.

I know of a family whose wealth is in the hundreds of millions - when their son got married they hosted the valima at the Masjid and donated money to pay for weddings of the less fortunate in India.

Don’t measure someone’s generosity in dollars and cents, but through their actions.

I’m not saying they’re not generous; I just didn’t know if I was crazy and $750 was a doable amount because it didn’t seem to be when I looked around.