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Yahoo Finance Canada - It's not just the father of the bride who'll be shelling out big bucks: everyone in the wedding party and guests are spending hundreds to attend someone's big day. When it comes to tying the knot, everyone knows that nuptials run up a hefty tab. In Canada, depending on which province you live in, the actual cost of a wedding can come in as low as a meager $300, since all you need is a basic license and someone to marry you. Everything else is technically extra. But oh, those extras… By the time you factor in extravagant venues, music, flowers, dresses, a honeymoon and the like, the average Canadian couple now spends just over $30,000 on their big day . Read more from Yahoo Finance

  Carol Dodge of Glastonbury, Conn., was walking with two friends recently when she brought up a nagging question: “My husband’s partner’s daughter is getting married. What should I give?” One friend then asked, “What have you given in the past?” Mrs. Dodge described her mental calculations for the recent wedding of her niece. She had estimated the cost of feeding five family members at the reception and then added more cash as a gift, and decided to give $1,000, she said. “What?” her friends said, gasping. Mrs. Dodge, clearly bewildered by their reaction, asked: “Wait, what are you saying? Is it too little? Is it too much?”   Read More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/fashion/weddings/wedding-gift-cash-grab-whats-too-little-whats-too-much.html?_r=0