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Perhaps an additional question could be; "Are the couple who got married....still married or was it a total waste of time & money!" as in our case. 6 months & it was all over.

done so far all my weddings are going good

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My middle child got married in Las Vegas paid for by myself and my OH. It was only a small wedding as not many people were able to go obviously but it was a day to remember. Unfortunately the marriage didn't last too long. I don't think I would do it again.

I have compleated dont think I am typical my daughter wanted me to pay for the wedding which cost over 25 grand sje had known him 2 months I am a widow and couldnt do it. I was banned from the wedding and 7 years on havent seen my grandkids since. I was bad mouthed and run down in the speaches she spit up with him last week. 7 years on and it hurts like hell i cried compleating that survey

Clicked the link, but no survey.

Two weddings, DD and DS. Which one to chose.? Both were special . I chose the eldest child!

my daughter lives in America so had to be an overseas wedding , even my sister and her family didn't attend due to cost

Survey completed with my DDs wedding in mind. My son married a Latvian lass whose family live near Riga. Knowing that my DiL's family would not be able to afford to come to the UK for the wedding and that we wouldn't be able to go to a wedding over there, he did the very sensible thing and bought an Elopement Package (I didn't know there was such a thing!). This included two nights half board in a hotel somewhere in Wales, the marriage licence and the ceremony. DiL bought herself a nice, white dress from Ebay. They looked so happy in the photos and, as far as DH and I were concerned, it was absolutely the best thing to do.

Only one married and now divorced - 2 children. Other DS , 25 years with partner and has 2 sons.

Weddings are sometimes an interesting platform for family rifts to air and people's odd quirks become to light.

Survey completed, saying something for me as my computer/tech skills are limited! Three children, all married - any further marriages and they can pay for it all!

pennwood they could ask for donations to a charity rather than money, I mean they do already have everything they need. Shelter might be a very appropriate charity for such a wedding.

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Current income isn't relevant to what it was at the time

Question 6 regarding resolving the issues wouldn't let me move on without ticking something on every line, which doesn't give a true picture of resolution

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It makes sense to request a monetary gift when two homes merge and the last thing the couple need are more things for the home. Couples live together more these days, or have a home each prior to marriage which did not happen years ago. The survey was quite vague and very generic.

The relevance is because it is part of the analysisi they do, seeing if people from different income groups give different answers.

It cannot necessarily be assumed that the richer the family the more expensive the wedding, or that parents will be more prepared to pay. Similarly are over seas weddings something that only the wealthy can afford or would they not touch them with a barge pole.

I opted out of the household income question. I fail to see the relevance.

I have been to two weddings where money was requested. In both cases the couple had a home and family already. One couple wanted to do home improvements the other couple wanted a honeymoon

A very limited range of questions, on a very limited range of topics.

I have never been to a wedding where the bride and groom asked for money. I have been to ones where guests were asked to give money to a chosen charity rather than give presents. That way no-one knew how much anyone had given (if any), but the charity got a good sum of money.

I think this limited questionnaire was aimed at the big expensive showy wedding population. We are the church wedding with African choir and Performance Poet as the master of ceremonies in a village hall kind with catering and decorating done by friends. Perhaps Relate doesn't have much experience of those kind of weddings .

GN, though should know by now that the range of weddings people choose, cost and dress, do extend beyond dressing like a lampshade and spending too much money.

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The questions seemed rather vague and generic but hey ho.....