In Laws refusing to pay for their share of wedding

[tigersmum]

They agreed to pay half the wedding costs and now a week after the wedding they are saying that they have given them enough money in the past, like deposit for the house, double glazing, and they said they would rather but them a new boiler, whats wrong with the one they have?, rather than pay the £2,800 we aked them for which by the way is no where near half as it cost us £13,000. What the hell do we tell daughter and son in law when they get back from honeymoon at the end of the week.

And finally I said REASON; therefore, whatever that REASON is, is not a valid excuse, ie, it does NOT excuse their behaviour.

So how's it going with the ILs

I deserve to be shot in flames for resurrecting this thread but I really want to know how did the problem end.

My father paid for my wedding in its entirety and hes not that well off.Its just the done thing here really.I think he would have refused if ILs offerred to pay anyway.
We have 2 daughters and took out savings plans on the advise of our parents for their big day if they want one.
I think it was wrong of them to go back on their word tho definately but not really up to sons parents to pay.
Sounds like they have been well generous already.

Bumping cos I'm nosey - what happened, please?