How to Split the Costs of a Traditional Wedding

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This how to guide will provide assistance in determining who pays for what in a traditional wedding. This day and age some of these options have changed, however for those that wish to have a traditional wedding this guide will inform you of what the bride and groom are responsible for paying for.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Throughout time the bride's family was responsible for paying for the wedding. It is, however, appropriate for the groom to pick up the tab on certain portions of the wedding.
Step 2

Wedding bands

The groom is of course responsible for his bride's rings. That would not be fun at all if the bride had to buy her own engagement ring. So fellas buy the ring and the wedding ring.
Step 3

The bride is of course responsible for buying her husband's wedding band.
Step 4

Flowers

The bride is traditionally responsible for all things related to the ceremony. So look to pay for the decorations, flowers, and bridesmaids flowers. The few things she is not responsible for are the marriage license and the officiator.
Step 5

Just when the bride thought she would have to plop down a large sum of money on flowers she gets a break when the groom picks up the tab for the parents corsages, bride's bouquet, and boutonnieres.
Step 6

When it comes to the reception the bride to be pays for the food, decorations, flowers and drinks, while her hubby pays for the drinks of a tipsier kind. Thats right he pays for the alcohol.
Step 7

Limo

Also once you say "I do" the groom needs to arrange/pay for the limo to the home/hotel/honeymoon.
Step 8

After that enjoy your debt together because unless you get a prenuptial agreement whats hers is his and vice versa.

How to Split the Costs of a Traditional Wedding

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