rwndk1: What are you going to say to your Ben Torah kollel masmid chasan who wants a $2000 watch or your beautiful Bais Yaakov balas chesed size 3 tznniusdik t’hillim sayer kallah who wants a $3000+ sheitel?
I don’t see why this is so difficult.
If the future son-in-law or daughter-in-law are reasonable people, you should be able to explain to them that it’s beyond the budget.
If they are not reasonable, then do you should have your son/daughter examine whether or not they really want to marry them.
And if they’re shallow enough to call off the wedding because you can’t get them a $2K watch or a $3K sheitel, then you’re better off without them anyway.
The Wolf