“I said, ‘How could food come out to 2,500 dollars?’ And he said that food was around $25 per person. I suggested ordering pizzas or sub sandwiches but he looked at me like I was crazy.” “I was complaining about this instance to my wife and she told me I was being a stick in the mud and it’s his only wedding.
My friends agree with me though. Am I the asshole?” “You’re the asshole,” user u/Special_Respond7372 said. “An average wedding these days is about $25,000, depending on where you live.
Your son and future daughter-in-law aren’t spoiled.” (According to The Knot , the average cost of a wedding in the US is actually even more expensive than that, sitting at around $30,000.) “I got married in 2012.
I paid $50 per head for the venue and food. It was the cheapest venue in the area. That same venue now charges $150 per head for the exact same thing,” user u/Flowerofiron said.
“Seriously this is why so many people make fun of boomers. They just can’t imagine that prices have dramatically increased and they expect young people to be able to do what they did decades ago. My parents bought land and built a house for $90k in the 90s.
The same house is now worth $1.5M. Things have changed dramatically.
” “Your son and daughter-in-law handled this gracefully by making it clear they don’t mind paying for some of the wedding themselves and thanking you multiple times for contributing. You calling them spoiled was out of line and you should apologiz.