Traditionally, who pays for the wedding bands?

Question

Do you pay for eachother??

Answer 1

The traditional divisions are as follows:

Expenses of the bride and her family:

Invitations and announcements.
The bride's outfit.
The services of a bridal consultant, if used.
The bride's trousseau.
Floral decorations for the church and reception, bouquets for the bride and her party, corsages for the bride's mother and grandmother, and a boutonnière for the father of the bride. (May differ slightly in some American communities.)
The fees for the sexton and musicians for the ceremony.
Transportation (e.g., limousines) for the bridal party.
All of the reception expenses.
The gifts from the bride to the bridesmaids and to her groom.
Accommodations for the bride's attendants, if required.
The photographer.
The groom's ring.
Expenses of the groom and his family:

The engagement and wedding ring for the bride.
A wedding present to the bride from the groom.
His bachelor dinner, if he gives one.
The bride's bouquet, where local custom requires it.
A corsage for the bride's going-away outfit.
The marriage license.
Gifts from the groom to the best man and ushers.
Boutonnières for the groomsmen, the groom, and his father.
The clergyman's fee.
Accommodations for his attendants, if required.
All expenses of the honeymoon.
The rehearsal dinner (not obligatory, but customary).
The groom's parents pay for their own transportation and lodgings, if required.

Answer 2

The groom. Unless the bride wants to contribute, the groom buys the rings. Traditions are changing and for the most part, for the better, in that, the costs of weddings are being more equally shared by both brides and grooms now, and that's a good thing.
But traditionally, the groom pays for rings. Congratulations and good luck.

Answer 3

I think you all are being a little shallow let's face it, as soon as you say I do whatever cost that were incurred pre-ceremony are inherrited by both, assuming there is debt. I think initially the guy should "purchase" the engagement ring to get the preverbial ball rolling however, in most cases, that incurs debt that will then be shared by both beginning day one after the wedding. So, any cost not covered by the parents will ultimately be shared by both bride and groom moving forward.

Answer 4

Traditionally, they pay for each others. I don't think the custom has changed in the past 40 years since I was married!

Answer 5

Normally, the two of you would go shopping and she would pay for your and you would pay for hers. But there are no real rules to handling a wedding. Whatever the two of you want to do is what matters. Work it out between the two of you and enjoy the time you have together.
:) Happy Wedding

Answer 6

Everybody has their own tradition in their family. So nobody can tell you exactly what you want to hear.
Some people say the bride's parents, other's think the groom's parents and lots of people think you buy eachother the wedding bands.
Find out what you want to do as your own tradition.

Answer 7

Traditionally, the groom pays for hers and she pays for his. I have attached the Source of a list of things that the groom is responsible for and a list of things the bride is responsible for. GOOD LUCK!!! :-)

Answer 8

We picked out what we liked to go with my engagement ring. Then we picked out something for him that would compliment my "set". We paid for our together. I don't know if that is traditional or not; but because of the meaning behind wedding bands we considered it our responsibility and a honor to purchase our own.

Answer 9

the man definetly pays for the engagement rings and both of the wedding bands, the girls family pays for everything else but the tuxes

Answer 10

the man pays for the wedding bands. he is the one who asked and he is the one who pays for the bands.