I may be incorrect, but I was told that R. Hershel Schachter of YU tells the YU “kollel guys to save most of the maaser money from their wedding gifts, for– themselves, in order that they shall be able to remain in kollel a little longer once familial support etc stops.
I wonder if he would pasken the same for the mitzvah of getting married.
Please do NOT rely on my tbt’s anonymous post, based on third, fourth or fifth hand information. (Especially if RHS is not your Rov).
Where are the YU posters on this