Stressing about finances. SIL getting married in Europe next year but we have really overstretched ourselves financially with a part house renovation and now DH’s work has taken a hit with COL etc. So we have cut right back, no luxuries, Netflix gone, jacket potatoes, beans on toast type of meals until things pick up again. We’ve got 2 kids 3 & 1 who have started nursery full time so I could get a job but I don’t earn that much more than the nursery fees so doesn’t hugely help us out financially in the short term. We are not in dire straits but we are being very careful to see how everything pans out with DH’s business at the minute.
SIL’s wedding is over three days and most people are going for the week. The issue I have is that I feel sick with how much it will cost us. I had a quick look at flights and it’s £1000 cheapest for all of us to get there. No luggage, no sitting together, no paying for the car to be parked, no kennels for the dog. Then we also would have to find accommodation, hire a car, insurance, some sort of spending money plus a gift … DH thinks we’ll be in a much better position by the beginning of summer next year but as things stand I’m struggling to justify paying so much out for someone else’s day. I want to send DH on his own but he is really digging his heels in. I can’t see us going (even just for the 3 nights) for under £3k but maybe I’m wrong. Anyone managed a destination wedding on the cheap and was it worth it?