She 's getting married next year , and now she gets to scope out everything . It 's like a test run for her . I was just doing it because I genuinely cared about you . I had considered turning you down , because I really could n't afford it , but I figured the money would magically appear as I needed it , which is what usually happens .

Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: What are they doing that they ca n't afford ?
Being in the wedding party .