tight budget

in planning the mariage money is the most important thing that should be discussed first... does your son tell her fiancee about the savings or money?? if not then its a big problem since i presume that he already proposed to her ...first he must tell immediately about the money problem so that it will be resolve immediately...maybe the girl will understand if your son will honestly show his bank account...

i know what you mean especially now a days that all prices is going up...the best thing maybe is to explained to her about the money..how much money does your son in the bank and the advantages of having it done first in civil ceremony..if this woman love your son..she will understand the situation that is including her family..but if she really need a church wedding then she must help your son for the budget..

What about a home wedding? In your home or a relative or friend. If possible, make the decorations yourself as well as the food.

I thought it was the Brides responsibility to pay for the wedding and the groom pay for the last supper.... When I got married, we did not do the church thing, we did an outside wedding in my mom's back yard and had the reception in the house afterwards. We spent limited funds on decoration and I can give you some tips if that is the way you would like to go. Everyone dreams of a big wedding, but I would rather celebrate my fancy thing, when I am older and have been married say 25 years, it makes it alot more meaniful. So many people are getting divorced before the ink dries on the wedding papers.