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Who Pays

Today there are no exact rules on who pays for what.  The list below indicates the accepted traditional assumptions for those who wish to follow these guidelines.  Today, however, the grooms parents and the couple may want to share the expenses.  Everyone sharing in the expenses should meet at the beginning of the planning stage to determine a budget and exactly who will be responsible for each expense to avoid any misunderstandings or hard feelings later.
 

The Bride

  1. Wedding ring for the groom.

  2. A wedding gift for groom.

  3. Gifts for the bridal attendants.

  4. Personal stationary.

  5. Accommodations for her out-of-town attendants.

  6. Physical examination and blood test.

The Groom

  1. The bride's ring.

  2. Wedding gifts for the bride.

  3. The marriage license.

  4. Gifts for the best man and ushers.

  5. Flowers: bride's bouquet and going-away corsage, boutonnieres for the men in the wedding party.

  6. Accommodations for his out-of-town attendants.

  7. His blood test.

  8. Gloves, ties or ascots for the men in the wedding party.

  9. Fee for the clergy.

  10. The honeymoon.

  11. Optional: bachelor party.

  

The Bride's Family

  1. The entire cost of the reception: food, wedding cake, beverages, gratuities for the bartender and waiters, decorations, music and flowers.

  2. A wedding gift for the newly-weds.

  3. The wedding invitations, announcements and mailing cost.

  4. Bride's wedding attire and trousseau.

  5. The fee for engagement and wedding photographs.

  6. Ceremony: rental of sanctuary; fees for organist, soloist or choir, and sexton; aisle carpets and canopy, and other additional cost for decorations.

  7. Bridesmaids bouquets.

  8. Transportation for the bridal party to the wedding and from the ceremony to the reception.

  9. Bridesmaids' luncheon.

  

The Groom's Family

  1. Clothes for the wedding.

  2. Any traveling expenses and hotel bills they incur.

  3. Wedding gift for the bride and groom.

  4. The rehearsal dinner, and other expenses they wish to assume.

The Guests

  1. Traveling expenses.

  2. Wedding gift for couple.

The Attendants

  1. Wedding attire.

  2. Travel expenses.

  3. Wedding gift for couple.

 

 

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