From the article: Wedding Planning for Parents
Bride's family pays all? Couple foots the bill? Halfsies? How did your family split the wedding costs? Share Your Tips
Planning Now....
- We are beginning to plan my daughter's wedding and her and her fiance want to pay for most of it but we will help when they let us. I think they feel this way mainly because his parents do not have a lot to contribute and they "feel bad" (their words) having us pay for most of it. My dughter wants as much of the decorations, bouquests, etc to be DIY as possible which is right up my alley! :-)
- —FamilyCrafts
Our parents were generous--within reason
- My mother-in-law picked a few things she wanted to pay for, incl. the rehearsal dinner (held at a family member's restaurant) and the flowers. For everything else, my parents gave us a set amount and said, basically, "do what you can with this--use your judgment." So it was our call whether to spend a lot on food and less on music, etc.
- —Guest catherine
We Paid, They Helped
- My husband and I were both working when we got married, and didn't want either of our parents to shell out for our celebration. We had a modest wedding (60 people or so) and we were budget savvy. My mom and in-laws chipped in for little extras. It worked out well. Wouldn't have wanted to do it any other way.
- —Guest tweenparenting
Wedding $$
- When my brother-in-law got married a couple of years ago, they split the costs the traditional way - his parents paid the rehearsal dinner, hers did everything else. Must have cost a FORTUNE! But a friend at work is getting married soon and she's doing a lot of things DIY and her friends are contributing their talents.
- —Guest Ann
