In Chinese culture, usually it is the bridegroom or a senior of his family who pays for all the expenses - wedding costumes / banquet, etc. (even the down payment of buying the house or apartment)
Detail answers are highly appreciated.
2006-08-13 16:16:04 · 8 answers · asked by Aileen HK 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Please also tell me it is the tradition / culture of which country, heritage. Thanks a lot.
2006-08-13 16:37:03 · update #1
Turkish culture;
Before engagement groom and his family goes to the house of the girl and groom's father asks bride's father if he wants his doughter to marry their son.If the answer is yes(if the girl wants) they drink some Turkish coffee together.Usually the bride puts salt in groom's coffee for joke.Old people say that this is a way of testing the groom's nerves ;)
During this ''Asking'' thing grooms family buy flowers,chocolates(or Turkish delight) and a pair of temporary rings.The chocolates also come in a silver tray which is a present to bride's family.
We call this thing ''Promise''.As both side promise each other to get married.
Bride's family make the engagement organizations.(this is quite an important thing in us)But if we compare it to wedding groom has a bigger problem.
Groom(or his family) pays for the wedding ceremony and the other expenses like wedding dress,invitation cards,honeymoon....actually everything.(Wheww..i'll throw my promise ring tomorrow) If a groom can manage to get all these he shows that he is able to take care of his princess economically (and i guess mentally)
But there are some good things happening of course like the money and gold which will be given by the guests during the wedding celebration.
And the bride's family usually buys some stuff for the house like refrigerator or things like that(if they can/want)
For the last part,bride's family definetely buys the bedroom furnitures.(bed,sheets,bedside table,wardrobe etc.)
2006-08-13 17:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by denizbt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. The bride's parents usually pay for the wedding ceremony while the bride and groom pay for the rehearsal dinner. The bride is responsible for her dress, flowers and other incidentals. The groom's tux is usually rented and they will also pay for that. The groomsmen's and bridesmaid's outfits are paid for by those people. It just depends on the funds different peolpe have available to them and what each could afford. There are no real rules.
2006-08-13 23:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by *Larry P. he's for me* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in America, and my mother is Irish. The tradition is that the parents of the bride pay for the wedding. I`m not married yet, so I`m not really sure what they pay for and what they don`t, but I know for sure that whatever finacial burden is not put on the couple is put on the parents of the bride.
2006-08-13 23:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the brides parents pay for most of the wedding
2006-08-13 23:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bride's parents pay most if not all of the expenses.
2006-08-13 23:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by no nickname 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, the bride's family pays for all of that stuff.
2006-08-13 23:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the brides family pays for it, that way she would be more inclined to not over spend on the event.
2006-08-13 23:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by King Midas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well in my family, it's the couple who pay for everything, the parents don't really help, but they are there to critize!
2006-08-13 23:20:19 · answer #8 · answered by sillygirlrini 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋