2007-12-07 01:58:57 · 17 answers · asked by Tara 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
No, I've never heard of this. If she wanted to that would be nice and more than generous but she isn't obligated to do so. At my wedding I payed for transportation for the guests at the hotel (mainly my family) to get to and from the reception as a courtesy. I rented a big van so they wouldn't have to drive. I also paid for my aunt's hotel room because I know she couldn't afford to come and she really wanted to be at my wedding. I wanted her there too.
2007-12-07 10:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by JM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At really ritzy weddings I've been to, the parents of the groom paid for the lodging for all the wedding party. And I've also been to a small wedding where they rented two beach houses to have the wedding outside on the beach. Then guests stayed in the houses. But they only had about 30 people. I believe they split it and the brides family rented one house, the groom's rented the other. Of course the bride and groom stayed elsewhere.
But at weddings nowadays--when you might have 200 out of town guests, I've never heard of a regular person (not a celebrity) wedding when the out of town lodging was paid for.
2007-12-07 02:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. If you will be having out of town guests, it would be either the bride's and groom's (or who ever is planning the wedding), responsiblility to contact a local hotel and see about getting a discount for the guests.
You/they would contact the hotel's convention/event planner and tell them how many guests you are expecting who will be getting rooms and then reserve a block of rooms for a discounted price. It is the guests responsiblity to pay for the room. If they can't, then they will have to make other arrangements for their stay or not come.
2007-12-07 02:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by Invisigoth 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that. Typically the out of town guests pay for their own travel expenses, including lodging.
2007-12-07 03:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by SE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our out of town guests paid for their own rooms. I have never heard of the mother of the groom paying for it.
2007-12-07 02:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by vaya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only historic practice in weddings is for the brides parents to pay for the ceremony. Today this is a practice that shouldn't be done unless of course they're stinking rich.
2007-12-07 02:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there is no such thing. And as a guest, I wouldnt allow someone to pay for my hotel room if I accepted the invitation to the wedding.
2007-12-07 02:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by fizzy stuff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you are a Rockefeller or are absolutely desperate to get people to come. The only thing the grooms parents do is make sure that he turns up at the ceremony in a sober fashion.
2007-12-07 02:09:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is the craziest thing I have heard. The out of town guests pay for themselves.
2007-12-07 02:12:14 · answer #9 · answered by ilene m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's common practice, but yes, my fiance's mother is doing this for close family (his and mine). However, she is very well-off, while my family is not.
She insisted on doing this. Apperently, she thinks it's tradition.
2007-12-07 17:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by ktswim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋