Martin Lawrence is worth 110m. Eddie is worth 200m. He is thinking since Eddie is richer he can afford it better.
One reason the bride’s family pays is because the bride (and/or her mother) want to have a lot of say over the particulars of the event. If the Groom pays he might decide to go with his buddy with an iPhone 13 for the photographer, a Carvel Ice Cream Cake for the Wedding cake, White Castle for catering (two sacks per guest), and two kegs of beer (foreign/domestic) and a couple cases of Coca-Cola for teetotalers, all in the church basement.
Based upon net worth they should do a two to one split for Murphy and Lawrence.
Eddie: “I have some ice cream and I’m gonna eat it all. You don’t have no ice cream. You didn’t get none ‘cause you are on the welfare. You can’t afford it.”
Doesn’t sound much like a guy that’s gonna cough up the dough for a wedding LOL