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Who
Pays for the Wedding Expenses
Wedding expenses can be an
enormous amount depending on the size of the wedding you are planning. We have
summarized below how expenses are traditionally paid. However, it is the
couple's decision on how the expenses are to be paid. The expenses listed below
are divided according to tradition. There may be variations due to local customs
or special circumstances.
Bride (or her family)
- Wedding invitations (including Response Cards,
Reception Cards etc.), all stationery and announcements.
- Wedding consultant
- Wedding cake
- Wedding gown, accessories and trousseau
- Engagement and wedding photographs
- Ceremony expenses (excluding officiant's fee)
- Reception expenses
- Flowers for ceremony, reception and brides attendants
- Transportation of wedding party to ceremony and
reception site
- Lodging for out-of-town bridal attendants
- Groom's ring
- Gifts for bride's attendants and groom
- Bridal luncheon (optional)
Groom
(or his family)
- Bride's engagement and wedding rings
- Personal wedding attire and traveling expenses
- Marriage license
- Officiant's fee
- Transportation of groomsmen and groom to ceremony;
bride and groom to ceremony
- Rehearsal dinner expenses
- Bride's bouquet and going away corsage; corsages for
both mothers
- Boutonnieres for groomsmen
- Gifts for groomsmen and bride
- All honeymoon expenses
- Lodging arrangements for out-of-town groomsmen
- Bachelor's dinner (optional)
Attendants
- Wedding attire
- Traveling expenses
- Wedding gift
Bride
and Groom
- Gifts for attendants
- Thank you gifts for parents and others who helped with
the wedding
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