Who Pays For What?

The following list is an example of all the things that you are going to have to consider budgeting for, and who, traditionally is responsible for paying for them.

Bride and her family

• Invitations
• Press Announcements
• Wedding dress and veil, shoes
• Wedding Insurance
• Hair and make up
• Cars for bride, bride's mother, bridesmaids
• Photographs & Video
• Reception Venue
• Catering & Wine
• Cake
• Decorations
• Music and entertainment
• Gifts for bridesmaids
• Gift to groom

Groom and his family

• Groom's and best man's clothing
• Ceremony and legal expenses
• Ring(s)
• Bride's bouquet
• Bouquets for mothers
• Bouquets for bridesmaids
• Buttonholes
• Car to church for groom and best man
• Car to reception for bride and groom
• Car to honeymoon
• Gift to best man and ushers
• Gift to bride
• Honeymoon expenses

Attendants

• Bridesmaids' clothing
• Ushers' clothing
• Best man's clothing

However, research shows that nowadays, only 30% of couples follow these traditional guidelines; 50% pay for the wedding themselves, whilst the remaining 20% share the cost equally between themselves and both sets of parents.

Click here to read more from InterWedding.co.uk