In American culture, is the broom or bride suppose to pay for the wedding?

Answer 1

according to Traditional culture, the bride's family pays for just about all of the wedding expenses.

now, Modern culture is another thing. whoever can afford it, or wants to, pays for the wedding.

Answer 2

It's the brides family that pays for the wedding. The grooms family usually pay for the tux's, and rehursal dinner. And the grooms family pays for flowers? Just depends, but for the most part the brides family pays.

And if it's the broom that the family needs, lol, you know that they must be desperate, and dirty lol. Good Luck have fun and relax and enjoy or honeymoon.

Answer 3

It's groom, not broom. The brides family is supposed to pay, but only if it is a first marriage and they can afford it. I was married and divorced. When I married the second time, my family would have paid but my hubby insisted on paying himself, not his family. In America, the Brides daddy usually pays but, they don't have a say in the ceremony, just on the cost.

Answer 4

Traditionally in American culture, the grooms family pays for the flowers and the rehearsal dinner .... and the forunate parents of the bride pay for everything else.

But just like many traditions, things change -- times change. In today's culture, many young couples live together before marriage and choose to pay for much of the wedding expenses themselves. Although my husband and I have been married for 22 years, we lived together before marriage and paid for our own wedding. And it was a fine wedding, too, if I may say so myself!

When my daughter married over 8 years ago, my husband and I paid for everything -- but she married in Las Vegas, NV. Must say that ended up being much cheaper than a traditional church wedding.

Answer 5

Many years ago, when brides were barely out of childhood and moving from the Daddy's protection and support to Hubby's protection and support, it was customary for Daddy to pay for everything except the rehearsal dinner, stag party, and honeymoon. In modern times, bills are paid by whoever volunteers to pay them. It is never correct to use weddings, birthdays, graduations, or other special events in ones life to bully, browbeat, or blackmail others into taking in expenses they'd rather not assume.

In short, if they don't volunteer then you just have to suck it up and do without their funding.

Answer 6

I think you mean "groom" not "broom." And traditionally, the bride's father pays for everything but the rehearsal dinner. But with marriages being less binding today and being entered into later in life, this "rule" is often not followed.

Answer 7

**bride: family responsible for taking up the "wedding check"

**broom: responsible for sweeping up all the broken champagne glass, rice confetti, kids' cake vomit off the reception floor

**groom: responsible for recovering from the previous evening's bachelor party and careful to have thrown away every last used condom

Cheers :)

Answer 8

The bride's family traditionally supports the wedding in America, financially. It is agreed upon upfront, but since my wife's father passed before I ever met him, my wife and I agreed to pay for our own wedding.

I literally had to open envelopes in the banquet hall office to pay him, since he would'nt wait until the next day. Who carries $8000 in their pocket?

We had a great wedding with friends and family in attendance, 5 bridesmaids and groomsmen and great pictures to look at 27 years later. We are happy and proud to pay for our own under the circumstances.

Answer 9

LOL--the bride' family pays--the bride's dad wishes he could use a broom and sweep away his debt!!!

Answer 10

You mean groom and it used to be primarily up to brides family however more and more both families and bride and groom help fit the bill, because it is so expensive.