{"id":17586,"date":"2013-08-09T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=17586"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:52:22","slug":"bridal-party-who-should-pay-for-what-at-a-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/bridal-party-who-should-pay-for-what-at-a-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridal Party: Who Should Pay For What at a Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17587\" title=\"Bridal Party: Who Should Pay For What at a Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/08\/il_570xN.331326751.jpg\" alt=\"Bridal Party: Who Should Pay For What at a Wedding\" width=\"570\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/il_570xN.331326751.jpg 570w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/il_570xN.331326751-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to our recent poll (Should the father of the bride pay for the wedding?), results show that the archaic rule of letting the bride\u2019s family pay for your big day has gone out the window, which doesn\u2019t surprise us. But, now that the bride\u2019s family are finally off the hook for the bill, it may leave today\u2019s couples wondering about the tab. In a modern day of \u2018going dutch\u2019, who pays for what? While we\u2019re not setting this in stone as \u2018The Rules\u2019 for splitting the bill, here is the tradition as to who should pay for what at a wedding \u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Clothing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bride and her family should generally take care of the bridal dress, veil and accessories. As far as lingerie and honeymoon attire goes, we think the bride can manage that on her own!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The groom and his crew (i.e family) take care of his outfit and accessories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">While guests, bridesmaids and groomsmen can take care of their own attire. Flower girls and paige boys can be either paid by the bridal party of parents depending.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Honeymoon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The groom and family pay for the complete honeymoon package<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Photography<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Bride and family pay for the complete wedding photo package and video<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Pre-wedding Parties<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Bride or Groom\u2019s family should plan and host engagement party. If there\u2019s more than one, the families should take turns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The groom pays for and hosts the stag do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bridemaids plan and host the hen party<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Other parties (like <a title=\"kitchen parties\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/bridal-kitchen-parties\/\">kitchen parties<\/a>) are hosted by the couple\u2019s families<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bride or her family pay for the groom\u2019s ring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The groom or his family pay for both of the bride\u2019s rings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ceremony<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bride and family pay for the ceremony venue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The groom and family should pay for the marriage license and Officiant\u2019s fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reception<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Bride or her family pay for all the professional services; food, drink, d\u00e9cor and music.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Stationery<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bride and her family traditionally pay for invitations, announcements, RSVPs, thank you cards or any other stationery.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Transport<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">The bride and her family pay for wedding transport of the bridal party to and from the ceremony and reception.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How have you decided to split the bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image from Etsy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to our recent poll (Should the father of the bride pay for the wedding?), results show that the archaic rule of letting the bride\u2019s family pay for your big day has gone out the window, which doesn\u2019t surprise us. But, now that the bride\u2019s family are finally off the hook for the bill, it may leave today\u2019s couples wondering about the tab. In a modern day of \u2018going dutch\u2019, who pays for what? 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