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And in case it's not common knowledge, when two white people get married, the bride's parents tradtionally pay. * When two asians get married, the groom's parents tradtionally pay. * *When a white guy marries an asian, there is no tradition, so the white guy pays.
I spent about $20K, and I still haven't stopped buying diamonds.
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Ah Wab dude I feel for you...it is a cruel world out there  You can trade horror stories with my brother. At first his bride's parents (Chinese of course) insisted the he (and my parents) paid for the whole thing. Not just pay for the wedding, the bride's parents also insisted a certain sum of dowry to be given to them. They said it's tradition. My parents were adamant and said "We are not going to give any dowry and if we are to pay for the whole thing, then we are going to choose a cheaper hall".
It was a circus back and forth and finally it was decided that we would go with the hall that bride's parents picked (expensive!), both parents would contribute and the young couple would cover the rest.
Rest assure that eventhough my fiance is white, he is not paying for the wedding himself. We (him and I) are paying for it. At first we weren't even going to buy a diamond ring (all I want is a nice, simple white gold wedding band) but my mom gave me one of her diamonds...(I don't even wear it for fear of losing it)
But that said I know lots of women who loves jewelry so I can't give you any words of comfort). Good luck to all the men out there - not sure how you can get out of this one.
Jane
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