Let's face it, money talks is not fun or sexy. Nobody likes to talk about it and much less when planning a wedding. Brides and grooms often are confused about who pays for what at a wedding because a) they have some "traditional" ideas, b) they are financially self-sufficient and don't know what to say when their parents want to help with wedding costs.
For reference, the following is the
traditional breakdown of expenses:
Bride's family pays 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
Bride pays for:
- The groom's ring
- The bridesmaids' luncheon
- Gifts for the bridesmaids
- Wedding gift for the groom
Attendants pay for:
- Bachelor and bachelorette parties
- Gifts for the bride and groom (can purchase individual gifts or chip in on a group gift)
- Wedding attire and accessories
- Transportation to and from wedding town or city
Groom's family pays for:
- Engagement party (optional)
- Rehearsal dinner
- Their own wedding attire
Groom pays 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
What are your thoughts on these traditional wedding financial breakdowns? The bride's family pays for a lot! What are you opting to do for your wedding? Let us know how you are splitting the bill.
~Monica Hui
Owner, Lead Planner and Designer
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