Besides, your parents' friends are inextricably linked with the wedding.
When you get married, it's time for someone to return the gift.
You didn't do much. The money is gone.
There is also that parents are more traditional and like to get married in a more traditional way.
I'm getting married next year. My wife and I are going to Hawaii.
Where my wife wants to go.
Family doesn't interfere with us
Just inviting some family members to dinner.
Parents have a hard life, so you have to compromise.
When it's done,
There are still a lot of gifts to go to better places to play.