WHO PAYS FOR WHAT?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bride’s family paid for:

Engagement party (optional)

Wedding invitations and other stationery (announcements, thank-you notes, etc.)

Services of bridal consultant

Wedding gown and accessories

Flowers for ceremony and reception sites

Bouquets for bridesmaids

Music

Photography

Videography

Ceremony

Reception

Bridal party transportation to ceremony and reception

Family’s wedding attire

 

Groom’s family paid for:

Engagement party (optional)

Rehearsal dinner

Their own wedding attire

 

Groom paid for:

The bride’s rings

The marriage license

Officiant’s fee

His formalwear

Personal flowers: the bride’s bouquet, boutonnieres for wedding party, corsages for mothers and grandmothers

Gifts for the groomsmen

Wedding gift for the bride

Gifts for parents

Honeymoon

Transportation to the honeymoon

 

Bride paid for:

The groom’s ring

The bridesmaids’ luncheon

Gifts for the bridesmaids

Gifts for parents

Wedding gift for the groom

 

Attendants paid for:

Bridal shower (bridesmaids only)

Bachelor and bachelorette parties

Gifts for the couple (can purchase individual gifts or chip in on a group gift)

Wedding attire and accessories

Transportation to and from wedding town or city

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