A private space for both
What you say is not shared with family or friends.
Every wedding in the family brings an argument about what to give
Three weddings this season, a mundan, two housewarmings. For each there is an envelope, a sari, sweets, perhaps gold. He says his side must be given properly; she points out that her cousin's wedding got half as much. The amounts are remembered for years by everyone. In Lucknow, where courtesy and custom run deep, vyavahar can strain a household budget and a marriage.

A private space for both
What you say is not shared with family or friends.
Calm and balanced
Disagreements are looked at without taking sides.
Phone or video
Works when spouses live apart for work.
Not a replacement for help
Counselling or legal advice may also be needed.
Suppose a couple preparing for his niece's wedding. His mother has said what is expected. It is more than they can comfortably spend. His wife asks why her own brother's wedding last year received so little. He says that was different. She asks how.
Gift-giving among relatives is a language of respect, and getting it wrong has real social cost. But the standards are often set by elders, weighted towards the husband's side, and take no account of the couple's means. Spouses end up arguing with each other about rules neither of them made.
A consultation helps you set a policy of your own that is fair to both families and to your budget. A Kundli reading can be added if you like. Agreeing once is easier than arguing before every function.
What you can afford to give in total, decided at the start of the year.
Equivalent relations receive equivalent gifts, whichever family they belong to.
A respectful, united explanation when expectations exceed your means.
Every function you expect, on both sides, and what was given last time. The main service page explains the process.
How the consultation worksThey will say something regardless. Debt to impress relatives is a poor bargain.
Write past gifts down. Seeing the figures usually settles it.
Agree an amount above which you check with each other first.
List the year's likely occasions on both sides. Decide a total you can spare without borrowing. Then set a simple scale: this much for a sibling's wedding, this for a cousin's, this for smaller functions. Apply it identically to both families.
When a parent expects more, the son or daughter replies, kindly: "This is what we are able to do this year." Where possible, give time and help as well as money; turning up early and working at a function is remembered too. Review the scale each year as your means change.
The consultation takes place online, convenient from Lucknow in a busy wedding season. Both of you say what feels fair. Birth details are needed only for the optional reading.
Giving within your means, with warmth, is honourable. Most reasonable people understand.
Bring a simple record of past gifts and propose one scale for both families.
Your spouse can tell them, respectfully, that the two of you will decide from now on.
Some families follow traditions. That is your choice; the amount should still suit your budget.