In wedding party, who pays for what ? Is it true on American tradition that BRIDE pay the WEDDING PARTY ?

Question

then the GROOM buy a house/condo ? i'm confuse....

so...in the end, BRIDE family SPEND more than the GROOM ? Because in Asian tradition, GROOM is usually pay all the wedding expense.

Answer 1

In the U.S. it used to be traditional that the bride's family paid the expenses of the wedding and the reception. (Except the groom paid for his tuxedo and the tuxedos of his groomsmen and the bride's bouquet.) The groom paid also for the mother's flowers and the honeymoon trip. The groom's family paid for the rehearsal dinner after the wedding rehearsal. All the wedding party attendants and all out of town guests were invited. However.... in the U.S. we no longer go by tradition. Many couples wait to get married until they are in their 30s. That being the case, many couples accept monetary "help" from their parents, but pay for the wedding themselves. The house/condo is usually purchased by the couple together so they own it jointly.

Answer 2

was under the impression that it is usual for a bride's family to pay for the wedding. I realize that there are numerous exceptions (e.g., if the husband or his family is far wealthier than the bride's), but that these *are* exceptions.

A friend says that this used to be true, but that these days the two families tend to split the cost and there is no initial assumption that the bride's family will pay.


I asked this question on google & it said: the tradition may vary by ethnic group and that in some it is the bride's family that pays for the wedding and in others it's the groom's. (He refers here to American ethnic groups)
Perrsonally, it is totally up to the couple-If they have the $ or not. If not, then it is up to the parents of both sides to get together and decide if they can share the cost. Years ago bride's famiy paid all, not so today. Wedding costs toooo much $ LOL

Answer 3

Now a days, the bride and groom pay for everything with a little help from mom and dad.
We are paying for everything so we are saving up and checking prices. This way we can also have the wedding we want, not what others want.

American tradition, the bride's family paid for everything. They pay for the wedding and whatever is needed, but they do not pay the wedding party, usually the wedding party pays for their own stuff (dresses, tuxes, shoes, etc).

Answer 4

Some of us are very traditional.

In simple terms, the brides family pays for the wedding.

The grooms family pays for all pre wedding dinners, rehersals etc. But most importantly the grooms family pays for the bartender and ALL of the booze/ alcohol. at the reception.

If your bride is fortunate you have the cash to buy your own place already. Today it is not uncommon for the bride to have plenty of her own money.

Either way where you live is up to you. That is why we say "for Richer or for Poorer, till death do us part"

Answer 5

In u . s . a . of america, for the most section the bridal social gathering (mutually with the groomsmen) will pay for his or her personal outfits - outfits and footwear. If this is conceivable in besides, the bride and groom pay or contribute as a nicety. In different international locations this is not even a question or interest - the bride and groom continuously pay for the garments of their bridal social gathering. So what do you do? You do what you could very somewhat discover the money for. And if that doesn't include outfits for the bridal social gathering attempt to save in ideas what they could very somewhat discover the money for even as gown procuring.

Answer 6

yes and the grooms side pays for the booze bar! and champagne

Answer 7

Your tradition is true but not fair or practical. Many families share the load these days.