So my FI is in a wedding for a good friend of his. The gentlemen planning the bachelor party are planning a very pricey bachelor party (renting a trolley for the night, going to a nice dinner and then going to multiple clubs). FI is in law school and doesn't really have a ton of money (and even if he did this is not his idea of how to spend it). No one has asked about what they can afford or thrown out a price yet. Is there a polite way for FI to let them know that he is not interested in spending $500 for a night of bar hopping but he still does want to participate in the bachelor party (since it is a good friend)? He doesn't want to seem stingy but he really doesn't have $500 to spend on a party.
Also, my suggestion was I would find him a crappy trolley company on the boards and then they would cut out the cost of renting a trolley.