A guideline on who pays for what

Courtesy of Amelia Bride’s

The Brides Father Pays For…

• Invitation Cards – the bride and the bride’s mother address and mail the cards.
• The venue.
• All catering excluding the beverages.
• Wedding cake.
• Any additional staff employed at the reception, i.e. barman and waiters.
• Photographer and Videographer.
• Flower arrangements for the church and the reception.
• The bride’s outfit; dress, shoes, tiara, etc.
• In some circumstance accommodation for the Bride’s Attendants.
• Fees to traffic officers if needed.

 The Bride Pays For….

• A gift to the bridegroom.
• The bridegroom’s wedding ring.
• Gifts to people who assist in the organizing.
• Her own medical checkup and blood tests.

 The Bridegroom Pays For….

• The bride’s bouquet and bouquets for the bride’s attendants.
• Corsages for the bride and groom’s respective mother’s, and buttonholes for the bridegroom, bestman and the two fathers.
• The church (the minister, the organist and the hiring of the church).
• Gloves and ties for the men.
• Hiring of wedding car.
• His own wedding outfit.
• Gifts for the Bride’s Attendants (the bride chooses).
• Engagement and wedding rings for the bride.
• Honeymoon (cost can be divided with bride if so agreed).
• Gift for the bride (according to tradition it is usually a delicate piece of jewelry, i.e. A gold watch or gold chain).
• The bridegroom has to send a telegram to the parents of the bride a day after the wedding.

The Bridegroom’s Parents Pay For…

• Beverages at the reception.
• Own accommodation if needed.
• A celebratory meal before the wedding.