Of course not. It’s a happy occasion. So you give a few close relatives and nieces and nephews some cash as a token of your gratitude and as a thank you for all the help. It’ll be like maybe 10-15 people. They would come regardless of the money or not.
Indian here - at least $20k USD. In addition to paying for venue, clothes, food for several hundred people, they would have bought Kimberly’s and the whole family’s outfits. Hers would have been around $500-1000. Then the family also gives cash envelopes and gifts to relatives. It’s madness and it adds up quickly.
Lol in kilos of gold?
It felt like a weird black mirror episode where Sarper was using an Instagram post as a commitment milestone
There’s 100% generational trauma here if that makes you feel better haha!