what will you say about this issue?
By Eric Tsuma
@erictsuma (9726)
Mombasa, Kenya
May 11, 2019 12:25am CST
My cousin brother wants to have his dream wedding as he called it,He wants to marry his long time girlfriend but he doesn't have enough money for his dream wedding which it's budget is about $7000 and he has only $1000 as part of his wedding contribution .
To achieve this dream he told all his family members to contribute about $600 each to cater for the wedding expenses.
My question is for example you were also part of the family members what will you say about this issue because as for me $600 is a lot of money to be used just for a wedding contribution and yet I don't know if their marriage will last or not.
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11 responses
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 May 19
If it was my wedding I would either choose a wedding that I could afford or wait and save up the money if I wanted something special/very expensive. I wouldn't feel comfortable asking family members for money, and I think that $600 is a large amount of money.
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
11 May 19
$600 is a lot indeed. I guess he loves his GF too much OR he is fooling all of you. =/
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
11 May 19
Oh really I liked that this brother of mine thinks money is picked from trees. Thanks
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@arcandrid (68)
• Caracas, Venezuela
11 May 19
@erictsuma Couldn't he get a more reasonable wedding? A bit cheaper...
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
11 May 19
@arcandrid he wants a dream wedding.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
11 May 19
To be honest I think the idea is foolish, then what? After they marry they would quarrel over money. I would opt for a simple wedding and save the money for the future.
I also don't like the idea of obliging family members to make a compulsory contribution a person who acts this way can't stand on his own feet and is probably not ready for marriage. Just my honest opinion.
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
11 May 19
Yes you are very right. I wish he is thinking just like you. Thanks you have really helped me.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60512)
• Perth, Australia
19 May 19
@erictsuma I have opinions about this on both sides.
I am for him having his dream wedding as it literally is his dream wedding. That event will only take place once so might as well do it the way you want.
I am against it because the money spent on a wedding can be used for the future. I also find it very impolite to ask others to pay when it's his and his girlfriend's wedding. It's one thing if people offered to give / lend him money but asking is wrong in my book.
Not knowing if the marriage will last long or not is a gamble but pretty much every decision we make in life is a gamble.
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@kasmakarim (1933)
• Indonesia
11 May 19
Make a smaller weddings, they will not only use all the money for the wedding, right? There are still expenses that they have to think about after a marriage.
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@This_is_someone (21)
• India
11 May 19
See, if a couple wants, they can just go to the marriage registrar and marry each other within no time. Now if a person has a lot of money, he will definitely arrange for a great wedding but if he doesnt have enough money, he should do whatever celebration he can with the available money. So I think u shudnt lend him any money. If at all, it would have been an emergency ( accident, illness or something), it would have been your responsibility to help. But not in this case.
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