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Who pays for what when planning a wedding

In  the past, traditions were clear, the wedding expenses were well-divided  between bride and groom’s families, godparents but also couple. Nowadays  however, respecting these traditions is difficult for several reasons: people  no longer know the responsibilities, especially when it comes to money,  financial resources are not always appropriate, when couples marry  later already have financial independence and often bear alone most of the costs etc.




Today,  everybody organize their wedding as they can, but for those who wish to  attend  or even know some of the oldest traditions on wedding costs in the past,  I have selected the most popular traditions that still exist in order  to answer to a difficult questions like who pays for what when planning a wedding. Of  course, some vary from one area to another but an indication of some  members of family or sponsors should bear some costs as follows.

What are the costs of groom?
The groom should buy the bridal bouquet after her preferences. Of course, also the groom needs to buy engagement ring, but I think this specification is unnecessary today. Groom have to buy flowers to her mother and grandmother and also buy his own attire. The groom must also buy the godmother’s bouquet.

What are the costs of bride?
Bride  must buy some nice gifts for the guests, today the equivalent of  favors, but also for families and godparents, and even for bridesmaids.
-What godparents must buy?

Firstly, the godparents must  buy a gift for the couple, it is mandatory even today, considering the rules of good education. Of  course, traditions say that godparents must support  all incumbent  costs for wedding flowers, but also candles and church tax. What responsibilities have the bride and groom’s families?

Families  should buy the bride’s wedding dress, invitations and support the transport of guests, to  provide the remaining wedding flower decorations, to pay the menu, photographer and the band or DJ.

What bridesmaids have to pay?They pay their own dresses and bouquets, but they also organize if the bride prefers, the Bachelorete party! The groomsmen expenditure Tradition says that they buy their own suits, but all they organize the bachelor party.

Of  course grooms cannot impose to their family or godparents the traditional rules of  costs and neither can remember them, leaving everyone to offer without  being asked before. Because  the wedding is just once in a lifetime, the couple should be helped to  found a family without having a big hole in their budget or debts which  can worry them or even ruin the fun in the wedding day. All these being said, I hope that  my brief about who pays for what when planning a wedding will help you, but  remember, these are just traditions which nowadays rarely are  accomplished.