My family has always done something like a gofundme for weddings. My mother’s side of the family is very large. I have met half of my grandmother’s siblings (6 of 13), so weddings were large affairs which could range from 50 to 300 people. Family members would help pay for portions of the wedding and the a program at the end would recognize those who helped pay for the wedding hall, band, dress, keg, etc. It helped to pay for the large weddings and no one went broke.