Is 12 k enough for a decent wedding?

[dottydodah]

Just that really .Would like to give cash to my DD and wondered would this be a good amount?

You can get married for £300

Depends on the location, food, number of guests.

10 people would be a great destination wedding.

100 people a barn and bring your own booze would cut it.

I'd give an even 10k and let them do with it what they want. 12k is somewhat arbitrary amount IYSWIM.

Very generous of you. Will you adopt me? 😊

£12k is very generous and she will be able to have a great wedding with that amount. She can top it up herself if she wants more.

Quizine Yes you sound lovely! Thing is like many we remortgaged, and are now facing retirement with interest only MG .Plan is to move to cheaper area and have some money left over to help family and clear outstanding MG. (Smaller home )

There is no stealth in this boast whatsoever. Poor show.

Please make super sure of your own financial security before giving away any money. It is nice to help your DD but no one needs to spend £12k on a wedding.

Personally I would rather my DC put that kind of money towards a house deposit.

A royal wedding?

Define 'decent'.

IMHO £12k is a huge amount and you can easily have a great wedding on substantially less than that.

It depends on what you want.

My daughters cost 500 quid for everything.Dress.. register Office.. reception.
Mine cost £80
Register Office and a Chinese after with out two witnesses.

It depends how many people they want to invite. It’s less than many people spend, but presumably your dd and her fiancé can contribute as well. It’s a generous gift.

Doesn't sound like a very financially stable retirement plan.☹️
Basically you are banking everything on moving & downsizing to finance paying off your (interest only) mortgage, retirement PLUS help family and pay for a wedding.
Have you crunched the numbers, is this actually going to work? Unless there is something you haven't told us (i.e. your current hone is worth £1m with a £50k mortgage and you are moving into a £100k cottage), there is no way in the world I would consider this.

Yes it is but it's also a total waste of money in your situation imo.

Can you afford to do this?

In a COLC should any of us be spending money on big weddings before house is coveted, pension is secure?

We have a secure pension ,and would take a small amount of the lump sum to help her .

It's a really generous contribution, but I would frame it as a contribution rather than paying for the wedding. A traditional wedding with 80-150 guests costs £20k+ nowadays, around £30-40k if you're in London.