So I recently just got engaged and I’m starting to look around for a venue. I found one I loved. When I went to my dad to talk about pricing he told me “I’d rather just give you 15 grand to do whatever you want and then just have a cheap wedding somewhere and use the money to put towards something important.”

I know that the smart answer is to take the money and put it towards a house/debt/whatever. But this is also a one time thing for my fiancé and I. Do I really want to choose money and responsibilities over having having the greatest wedding ever and having memories to cherish? Please help. My heart is saying wedding but my mind is saying money and bills. 😩