Jadey

We don't. And that's a discussion we have had. But, she always dreamed of a huge wedding so we have compromised a bit. The initial wedding budget was "do-able" for us but the more we've gotten into booking of different things and gotten into the details her parents have stepped in to pay for parts and it has gradually grown and they have offered to pay for more. As I said before I think this is all part of her being an only child and her parents wanting her to have the big wedding. Another big part is that her mom wants her to have a bigger wedding than her cousin. In talking to D I've found out her mom is real competitive with her sister (D's aunt) and this seems to me to be another one of those things that her mom wants to one-up her sister on. I know, it's nuts, but we are benefiting from it and I am getting the feeling it doesn't matter that I had budgeted for a cheap photographer who was a friend of a friend who does it on the side, her mom is going pay for us to pay for someone that's a professional. And it has now become that way as we look at flowers, and dj's, etc.

Like I said earlier she did want a huge wedding but because we are also looking at houses she scaled back her expectations quite a bit, but her mommy wants her to have a bigger wedding than what her cousin had so she is chipping in more and more cash the further we get into this.

It's just become a monster