My parents won’t pay for all of my wedding because they want to travel instead–it’s not fair but people say I’m immature
A BRIDE is furious with her parents because they won’t pay for her entire wedding.
She claimed they paid for her sister’s big day in full but are treating her unfairly because they are prioritizing travel for themselves instead of the wedding.
“My entire life, my parents have made promises to pay for my wedding.
“As early as middle school, I remember my dad joking to his friends about when he can retire from his job because he has to save up for his two daughters’ weddings,” the woman stated at the beginning of her story, which was written as an anonymous post on Reddit.
The woman went on to explain that for nearly two years before she got engaged, she had been asking her parents about her wedding budget and warned them that engagement was on the horizon.
She claimed they continuously assured her that they would pay for her entire wedding, but said not to worry about money until it came time to actually plan the event.
Once the bride-to-be’s partner popped the question in December 2021, she immediately began planning for the wedding and alerted her parents of the average cost of one in her state, and that’s when the issues started.
The woman said the projected cost of her wedding is more than double what her parents spent on her sister's, who got married in a small rural town more than seven years ago.
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“So they said they can only afford to spend on me what they spent on her,” she noted.
The bride said she is furious with their reasoning and argued that her parents have spent much more money on her sister in general than on her, which makes her believe she deserves more money for her wedding.
“My parents paid for all of my sister's (public, in-state) college that wasn't covered by her small scholarships or my grandparents' small contribution.
“I did not go to college, and my grandparents gave me the money (a few thousand) they had saved for my college.
“My parents didn't give me my college fund in any way, they just rolled it into their retirement,” she explained.
She continued on to assume that her parents “can definitely afford to contribute more” because they “take a big vacation every year.”
“They've been commenting that they can't travel ‘this’ year because they have to pay for a wedding, but they're already planning trips for 2023 & 2024,” she said.
She continued: “So I told them that they've told me for years now that my sister got all expenses paid for through 22 years old, but I've been on my own financially since I was 18 because she ‘made different choices in life.’”
“Why is it equity for her (each receives according to their needs) but equality for me (they’ll only spend on my wedding what they spent on hers)?” she questioned.
She concluded her post by acknowledging that her parents upped their contribution a bit more after hearing her pleas, but she is still “bitter” because it still feels like they are favoring her sister.
Well, the internet has also heard her pleas, and they believe the bride is being completely unreasonable and some even called her “immature.”
“You are very bitter about what you perceived is a better treatment of your sister and maybe you have some cause there but to be so damn entitled towards your parents [is not okay],” one reader commented under her post.
“Be happy that they can offer to pay anything,” they added.
“Being bitter about your parents going on trips is disgusting,” another slammed.
“Are [you] gonna be one of those vultures who already [does] the math on their inheritance when their parents are still going strong?”
“Frankly if I was your parent I wouldn't give you more than your sister just because you're being demanding and entitled,” a third person bluntly stated.
The poster has not given an update on her situation, and perhaps may think differently after reading the harsh comments.
The bride’s rant is just one of many stories shared online about how money has caused problems in weddings.
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For instance, another bride-to-be admitted two of her bridesmaids dropped out of her wedding after encouraging them to diet and demanding they spend thousands on her big day.
On the other hand, a groom said he uninvited his mom from his wedding because he claimed she gave his sisters huge sums of cash for their special day and didn’t offer him a penny.
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