I am having this dilemma and going back and forth between two venues.
The one my fiancé and I had originally thought we chose is nice and the most affordable package for us was pretty simple. Buffet style dinner, veggie/fruit/cracker during cocktail hour, and no alcohol included.
Then. I went over everything with my dad and he said that I should pick a package with alcohol included... okay well we can’t afford that that’s we chose what we did. So In Turn he says he will give me xxxx amount towards the wedding.
I then found another option that the best deal for all inclusive that I have found in our area. Cocktail hour, with hot apps, sit down dinner, cake, alcohol tax and gratuity included. My dad liked that idea better.My fiancé and I like it too, yes it’s great, but not something we could afford IF we were paying for it all by ourselves. But with my dads money and our money, we would be spending about the same we had budgeted for for the rest of the balance. To me that is sounding great cuz we’re getting more for what we would pay anyway for the other venue...
My fiancé is having reservations on it because he afraid, well what if your dad doesn’t come through with his part. Then we stuck paying this crazy amount we couldn’t afford to begin with.And I understand that, I think that in back of my mind too but I’m like if he really would do something like that, then I would no longer have a father, I would never talk to him again.
I don’t want to spend a lot, but if I can get more of what I would want at same price of our budget that sounds great to me! Then devils advocate fiancé comes through again, “well if we took that amount he is giving us on the first cheaper package we wouldn’t be spending that much and saving more”😒
I don’t know what to do. I don’t even have that much time to decide as the one place is holding the date for a week.
Thoughts and or advice?!