Wedding Bills Etiquette

Bride pays for:

a. Wedding ring for the groom

b. Wedding gift for the groom

c. Bridesmaids gifts

d. Medical visit for bride

e. Bridesmaids luncheon

f. Accommodations for out-of-town guests (groom can join the bride on this one)

Groom pays for:

a. Wedding ring for the bride

b. Wedding gift for the bride

c. Groomsmen/Usher gifts

d. Bride’s bouquet

e. Mothers’ corsages

f. Groom’s boutonnière

g. Groomsmen boutonnières

h. Usher’s boutonnière

i. Marriage license

j. Medical visit for groom

k. Clergyman/Officiant’s fee

l. Gloves/Ties/Ascots for attendants

m. Limousine service

n. Honeymoon arrangements

Bride's family pays for:

a. Wedding gown, headpiece and accessories

b. Bridesmaids’ bouquets

c. Grandmothers’ corsages

d. Ceremony/Reception flowers

e. Altar baskets/Arches

f. Canopy/Carpet

g. Kneeling bench/Candelabrums

h. Rented items for wedding

i. Rented items for reception

j. Invitations/Announcements

k. Wedding programs

l. Napkins/Matches/Printed items

m. Church’s Fee

n. Musician/Soloist

o. Church’s Janitor

p. Reception Hall fee

q. Catered Reception/Professional Services

r. Wedding photography

s. Wedding video

t. Orchestra/Band/DJ

u. Wedding cake

v. Wedding favors

w. Rice bags

x. Wedding breakfast

y. Bridal brunch

z. Father of the bride formal wear

Groom’s family pays for:

a. Groom’s cake

b. Rehearsal dinner

c. Father of the groom formal wear

Matron of Honor pays for:

a. Matron of Honor’s gown

Maid of Honor pays for:

a. Maid of Honor’s gown

Bridesmaids pay for:

a. Bridesmaids’ gowns

Best Man pays for:

a. Bachelor party (other groom’s attendants can join the Best Man to pay the bill)

b. Best Man’s formal wear

Groomsmen pay for:

a. Groomsmen’s formal wear

Ushers pay for:

a. Ushers’ formal wear

Children’s Parents pay for:

a. Children’s formal wear

Out-of-town attendants or family members pay for:

a. Travel expenses to the wedding

Guests, Attendants and Family Members pay for:

a. Gifts for the couple

Of course, this is only a wedding bills etiquette guide for traditional weddings. You can arrange expenses differently having an open conversation with all the parties involved.

However, if you and your future spouse design your own wedding and decide to pay for it so everything goes according to your plans and desires, by all means! More and more couples are doing it that way, avoiding their families and friends a financial burden they might not have had contemplated in their budgets.

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