Just want to find out is it normal to have equal split of the wedding cost for couples nowadays?
Initially me and my fiancé planned to split the cost of wedding equally, total 60k (excluding any angpows collected), each 30k. But my family opposed and insisted the guy side to pay more because "it is a custom" for guy side to pay more... ended up my fiancé will bear more of the cost: 55k, me 5k only. There is also a bto reno coming up (which we split equally regardless).
This created a lot of tension between my family and future-in-laws family. My mum says most of the money will eventually be returned back to me and him via me, especially the gifts for GDL, she won't keep much. But my fiancé questioned the motive and the need of following the tradition or is there such a tradition in the first place?
Just want to find out how other couples split the cost?
Initially me and my fiancé planned to split the cost of wedding equally, total 60k (excluding any angpows collected), each 30k. But my family opposed and insisted the guy side to pay more because "it is a custom" for guy side to pay more... ended up my fiancé will bear more of the cost: 55k, me 5k only. There is also a bto reno coming up (which we split equally regardless).
This created a lot of tension between my family and future-in-laws family. My mum says most of the money will eventually be returned back to me and him via me, especially the gifts for GDL, she won't keep much. But my fiancé questioned the motive and the need of following the tradition or is there such a tradition in the first place?
Just want to find out how other couples split the cost?