Weddings: Who pays for what?

[brigden]

Traditionally speaking, who pays for what? I was under the impression that the bride's father pays for the ceremony and reception, whereas the groom's father pays for the honeymoon.

 

[DaWhim]

I think CC and bank pay for it first.

 

[LOLyourFace]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
I think CC and bank pay for it first.

stop posting.

 

[zer0burn]

ya but also traditionally the groom is also suppose to be the only one bringing home the bacon and supporting the family....

Nowadays Usually both parents chip in what they can and the kids cover the rest.

 

[AreaCode707]

Traditionally the bride's family pays for the ceremony and reception, yes. The groom's family pays for the rehearsal dinner, I believe. I don't know about the honeymoon. Tradition was built in the days when people got married at 18 and had no savings of their own though (hence the giving of wedding gifts to start a couple on their new life together). I kind of consider it all bunk, at least as an obligation. I'm opting for a no frills, no gifts wedding whenever it comes around.

 

[DaWhim]

what tradition about we talking about? for chinese tradition, the groom's family pays a huge sum of money to the bridge family. (much more like buying their daughter from them). then groom's pay for everything.....

 

[brigden]

My GF (of two years) and I are not planning on getting married soon, but we were talking about what we would like. My entire family, aside from immediate, are in England, where I was born. I would like to have the ceremony and reception over there, and eventually honeymoon in the south of France or Italy. I would want my family and hers to come over. Just a small ceremony and reception, low-key outdoors affair.

Because I'm a British citizen, getting married over there would make her a citizen as well - useful if we plan on living over there.

However, we live in Canada and with her family here, she wants to have a second ceremony over here.

God, I'm not looking forward to planning this...

 

[SoyBoy004]

in my bro's wedding, the bride's parents paid for the wedding and reception.

the grooms parents paid for the down payment on their house and the rehearsal dinner.