Would you pay to attend a wedding?

[Capt Lightning]

I've seen several articles saying that the costlier the engagement ring and wedding, the higher the chance of divorce. I've also seen it suggested that some couples want a wedding more than the marriage. On the positive side, it was suggested that saving money on the wedding and having a good honeymoon was a pointer to a long marriage.

Of course, statistics can be made to show anything.

 

[timoc]

I'm more in favour of couples just eloping instead of all the fancy razzamatazz.

 

[OldOld]

The last one we was invited to 12 years ago …was DH Son , his wife demanded we pay $2.500 to attend what would have been a drunks / drug party , her father started drinking / smoking …at 7 am each day and didn’t stop till he went to bed
( whole family are drunks or druggies )

We declined ..with a huge no thank you ….I don’t think I’m above anyone ….but living / social. ….standards are about that sort of company

I even went to the trouble of returning the invite with a big noticeable not able to attend …


( she demanded we pay the airfares for their week away )

So it's DH's family affair, not your family's. Why are you the one returning and marking the invite.
Demanding $2500? Are you rich? This type of invites usually usually happen to people that are known to have more money than the rest of the family/friend group.

 

[911]

I am taking it that you mean the wedding reception? If that’s the case, I guess we would, if it was in place of the gift, but knowing my wife, she would take a gift also.