Wedding: Child
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Paying for Wedding Expenses
Asked by L.L. from Houston
on January 4, 2012
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My 36 year old son is marrying for the 3rd time. He is a single father and for the past 3 years he and his 2 children have lived with my husband and me. One of his chi...
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- The reason parents traditionally pay for weddings is because people used to get married right after high school, before they were financially independent. All par...
- WELCOME TO MAMAPEDIA!!! Seriously? In the past - the Groom's parents were responsible for the rehearsal dinner. You've already paid for two of them and he's expe...
- I think that after the FIRST the second and third are up to the person. I am holding off my own wedding because we can not affoard to marry this year and the only kno...
Step Daughter Getting Married
Asked by G.S. from Goldsboro
on April 3, 2008
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My step daughter is getting married in September. She will graduate in June, turn 19 in August and get married in September. I am really glad that she has decided to...
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- Hi G. - here is how I feel about your situation... My parents were divorced when I was around 16 years old. My dad payed child support for me until I was 18, I also ha...
- my 1st thought that came to mind was "she's awfully young to be getting married." but that's not the issue. the wedding is not your resposibility. and her mother is...
- I don't think that you are obligated anymore, however you do have a moral obligation to help her out. It doesn't matter that she saved the child support to pay for the...
I'm Getting Married soon....need Advice.
Asked by C.H. from Lincoln
on December 6, 2009
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I'm not sure how to explain this all. So please bare w/ me.
* How do you go about telling your family (esp. my dad, step mom and step bro) that I've met someone a...
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- my in-laws are divorced too, but they're civil with each other. tell them if they're going to come, they need to at least be civilized with each other and not ruin you...
- Hi C.: You have several issues going on I will offer you some advice: 1) the rental property-- the property belongs to your dad, so you have a business relationship ...
- I don;t have a solution about telling your family. My question is why haven't you told them you were dating someone? If there is something keeping you from telling t...
Paying for the Wedding Costs of an Adult Child
Asked by M.V. from Washington DC
on August 21, 2010
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What costs are expected of you if the child has lived with his fiance for 5 years? Especially when you have expenses you constantly have to borrow from family members ...
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- The parents should sit down with their child and discuss what types of things the child would like for the ceremony, etc. Then they should be honest with what they ca...
- From your post I assume her child is male. Traditionally the grooms parents pay for the rehearsal dinner. But if he is an older adult and has been living with his fian...
- Zero, zip, nada, nil! They've played house for 5 years now they can pony up the money for their own wedding!
To Moms Who Have Had a Wedding...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on May 26, 2010
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I am recently engaged, and now thinking about having a wedding. We cannot afford anything extravagant (big surprise there, huh?) and are looking for creative ways to ...
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- We were on a budget and had a friend do the pictures. I am so disappointed with them and wished we would have spent more and got some professionally done.
- I got married on a Thursday! That cuts down the expenses big time! Don't try to get married on a Saturday afternoon. That's the popular day. Pick any other day and...
- What did you LOVE about your wedding? We loved that it was small with only our closest friends and that we planed it with several events. We spent the whole weekend...
Wedding Blues
Asked by V.T. from Fresno
on October 22, 2007
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This is a very tense subject, and I hope I don't come off as cheap. My step-daughter (tho I don't think of her as one, I've been her Mom II since she was 1.5 years ol...
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- I wouldn't even buy an expensive television set without discussing it with my husband. We share our expenses so why wouldn't we share the decision on larger purchases?...
- It sounds to me that the biggest part is that you didn't get your "dream" wedding and your daughter is going to. For now, this isn't about you (although I think you s...
- Of course you're being cheap, but there's nothing wrong with that. I spent total of $5,000 on my wedding two years ago, with my Mom helping out with $2,000 of it. I"...
I'm Getting Married to a Man with BAD Credit
Asked by C.E. from Jackson
on June 2, 2009
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I love my fiancee' very much and cannot wait to marry him. Quik question though. His credit is not swell and he owes out a fair amount of money. That we cannot afford ...
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- Hey C., My advice is to seek legal advice about protecting yourself. I always swore to marry someone who cared about their credit and debt as much as me. I just f...
- The laws have changed a bit, but you might want to consider bankruptcy for him if you're talking lots (over 10k). This worked for us, but we still borrowed some money...
- As long as you apply for future items in your name you should be fine on a credit application. The only problem will be that in that case EVERYTHING will be in your n...
Wedding Issue
Asked by D.L. from San Francisco
on August 25, 2008
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Okay so my daughter has just gotten engaged and they are starting to plan the wedding. The issue that I need help with is this...the parents of the groom want to be v...
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- Hoo boy!! I'm so glad I got married 28 years ago, when I knew nothing and cared not one whit about the details of the wedding! My mother planned the entire event; my ...
- D., when we got married 3 years ago, George paid for the whole shabang, although both my and his parents contributed a couple of K (our wedding was pricey because of ...
- Personally, I think your daughter should first have a honest conversation with her finance about his parents and the wedding. Then, together they should talk to his p...
Bachelorette Party and Wedding
Asked by J.C. from Philadelphia
on September 29, 2008
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I just found out not too long ago that I will be losing my job that I've had for over 8 years around Christmas and my daughter's birthday who will be 3 and is so excit...
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- It is probably not the politically correct thing to do, or even to advise you to do, but this is what I would do. You say you have not even been feeling well and loos...
- You have no obligation to go to this bachelorette party. And why do you have to spend $100 for the wedding gift? I would say in your financial situation, you should ...
- Can you find a compromise about the bachelorette party? like tell her you can join her for dinner but not the drinking and sleepover. maybe you could bring doughnu...
How Do You Budget and Divide Household Expenses?
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on June 7, 2010
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My fiance and I both work, and thus have our own incomes and back accounts, and we live together and share household expenses. But I am struggling with how to budget ...
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- Ok, I was married once to a man who lied and DESTROYED my finances. We ended up getting divorced and I became careful to the point of paranoia, lol, for years while re...
- As for budgeting and equal shares you asked about, my hubs and I only did the separate account business for a short time after we were married. It was just easier for...
- My wife and I have spent and saved together since we were married. Marriage was the committment. My wife's check is not her check. Its our check. My check is not m...
