As plans progress, it's clear they are taking shortcuts to save expenses. I don’t think they are being cheap; they are just on a budget.

A parent wants to help pay for their son’s wedding, but are fearful of insulting the father-in-law after he insisted on paying for everything.

The bride-to-be’s father, a very nice man, announced that he would be paying for the wedding “as is tradition” in order to help the couple, as they are still just starting their careers. I told him that it was generous of him to offer,