Ting,
Ya, agreed with berry, u shld tell ur mum that the wedding is paid by both of u. Even for my case, my mum is paying for 2 tables, cos fm our side, we are giving her 5 tables, all AP giving her, so she know that our cash are tight. However, i only order 2 ctn of red wine, which i feel shld be oki. Now, i hope that my guest list can be reduce from 33 tables to 30 tables, so that i need not open the reserve tables.