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Wedding Planning > Wedding Planning for the Groom

Wedding Planning: Monetary Responsibilites


Answers to your most important wedding planning questions

Monetary Responsibilities

For many families it's no longer financially feasible for the bride's family to pay all the bills. So who pays for the wedding? Today, the couple often contributes all or a great deal toward the wedding costs. More often than not, the groom's family offers to pick up some of the expenses as well. Sometimes aunts, uncles, and grandparents offer their own financial assistance. As a starting point, here is the traditional breakdown of monetary responsibilities:

Groom

  • Her ring and gift
  • The marriage license
  • going away flowers
  • Corsages for both mothers
  • Boutonnieres for male members of the wedding party
  • Gifts for your attendants
  • Accommodations for your attendants from out of town
  • Your physical exam/medical test
  • Fee for the wedding officiant
  • The honeymoon In some areas of the country , it's also traditional for you to pay for:
  • Rental of gloves, ascots, and ties for your attendants
  • Alcoholic beverages on the wedding day
    Bride
  • Your ring and gift
  • Her personal stationery
  • Bridesmaid's luncheon
  • Bridesmaid's gifts
  • Accommodations for her attendants from out of town
  • Her physical examination and medical tests

Bride's Parents

  • Ceremony site rental
  • Reception site rental
  • Food/catering
  • Flowers
  • Bridesmaid's bouquets
  • Aisle carpet
  • Cake
  • Beverages
  • Decorations
  • Photographer
  • Bride's attire and trousseau
  • Musicians
  • Canopy
  • Security
  • Wedding invitations and announcements-including postage and other fees .Tips for bartenders, waitresses, and waiters
  • Transportation of bridal party from bride's home to ceremony and reception
  • Their own clothes
  • Gift to the bride and groom

Groom's Parents

  • Host the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding
  • Their lodging and travel expenses
  • Gift to the bride and groom
  • Their own wedding clothes
  • In most cases, they're welcome to assume additional expenses if they wish to do so.
  • Male and Female. Their wedding clothes and travel expenses

Attendants

  • Their gifts to the Bride and Groom

Although a wedding funded by a combination of people allows you to have a nicer celebration, you may find yourself with too many people trying to run the show. There are three important rules to remember about wedding planning and financial contributions

  • Paying all, or even the largest portion of the expenses does not automatically give that person total control of everything that happens that day. The things that you and your bride prefer take precedence. The bride's family are the traditional hosts of the wedding celebration, no matter how much they contribute financially. That position of honor should not be denied them, and their input should be valued.
  • No one should be expected to give more than they can afford. If the bride's parents can't pay for the wedding you want to have, then either pay for it yourselves or change your plans. The whole money issue should be
    , handled with sensitivity; the poor shouldn't be shunted aside and told they have no input.
  • You owe gratitude to anyone who contributes to the wedding, as well as the courtesy of listening to their ideas. You don't have to act on them if you don't wish too, but be sure that's clearly understood if you accept their financial assistance. Don't offer the impression that you'll be doing what they suggested-then surprise them with something else. If you disagree, explain your reasons, and make sure they can accept your decisions. Take a firm stand on what's important, although it wouldn't hurt to compromise on minor points

 

 
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Dismissing a Bridesmaid or other attendant
Do we send invitations to the people in our wedding party?
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Matron of Honor and a Maid of Honor
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Best man: Best Man Responsibilities
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Best man: You've Been Chosen to be the Best man, Now Live up to it!
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Best man: Forum: How soon should we order the tuxedos
Best man: Speech: Examples:  We have over 40 speeches
Children: Including Your Children
Children: Should you include them?
Children: Roles For Children in Weddings
Children: Ten tips on children participation  in Weddings
Children: Deciding on clothing
Children: Gift Ideas for children in Weddings
Children: Make your children a part of the wedding
Children: Ring Ceremony for Baby
Children: Vows that include children
Children: Including a 2 year old in the vows and ceremony
Children: Including Babies in the Ceremony
Children: Ceremony to include children
Children: Child Attendants with sitter after ceremony?
Children: How to include step children in vows
Children: Kids In The Wedding Party….Will They Be In Yours?
Children: Child care will be provided during the ceremony
Children: Who buys the pillow?
Duties: 10 Things Your Ushers Should Know
Duties: Best man Responsibilities
Duties: Do you know your duties? Check this list for your duties!
Duties: For a 4 year old daughter
Duties: Is it proper to have a maid and a matron of honor?
Duties: It is traditional for the bride to treat her maids to a luncheon
Duties: Duties of the Bestman and Maid of Honor
Duties: Maid of Honor Duties
Duties: What are the grooms parents suppose to pay for?
Duties: What exactly does a personal attendant to do?
Maid of Honor : Being the Maid of Honor
Maid of Honor: Ordering Dresses
Maid of Honor: Planning the Wedding Shower
Maid of Honor (MOH): Planning the Bachelorette Party
MOH: Tending to the Bride on the Big Day
MOH: Advice: Can I have a maid of honor and matron of honor?
MOH: Advice: How much money should I expect to be spending on this?
MOH: Advice: I have been asked to be Matron of Honor, there is also a Maid of Honor.  Please advise me as to the logistics in the processional/recessional order for the both of us
MOH: Advice: Long Distance Maid of Honor
MOH: Advice: WHO COULD BE A MAID OF HONOR?  ALSO, HOW MANY MAID OF HONOR COULD YOU HAVE AT YOUR WEDDING?
MOH: Advice: Is there a kosher way of letting her down? if I agree to follow through, while letting her know my concerns both financially and time commitment wise, is there an etiquette in letting others (friends, family, bridal party, etc.) know that I will NOT be paying for everything
MOH: Advice: What do you call a guy that stands in as your maid of honor?
MOH: Advice: maid of honor and also another friend as the matron of honor. one standing on each side.
MOH: Advice: my best friend is getting married and has asked me to be her maid of honor, what can I wear and what are all my duties?
MOH: Advice: I am matron of honor, I would like to give a very nice speech instead of making no sense and embarrassing my self
MOH: Advice: Do you have any suggestions on poems, verses, jokes, etc. that would help me start and end this speech? 
MOH: Advice: I haven't told my maid of honor that I want her to be the maid of honor yet. I really want to give her a book on being a maid of honor and how I think she is so very special.
MOH: Advice: Mother as matron of honor
MOH: Advice: My cousin is getting married and I am her maid of honor. What exactly am I expected to do for the wedding
MOH: Advice: We are having 3 bridesmaids and do not want to select one as a maid of honor. Is there such a role as personal attendant who could fulfill some of the maid of honor duties?
 
 
 
 


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