Who Pays Who?
Here is a generalized list of the expense each family usually 
undertakes when planning a wedding.

The Groom's Expenses:

• Bride's engagement and wedding rings

• His wedding attire

• Marriage license

• Officiates fee

• Gifts for the bride, best man, groomsmen, ring bearer, and ushers

The Bride's Expenses:

• Invitations and postage

• Her wedding attire

• Her honeymoon lingerie

• Groom's wedding ring

• Gifts for the groom, maid of honor, bridesmaids, flower girls

Groom's Family's Expenses:

• Rehearsal Dinner

• Accommodations for his out-of-town attendants

• Reception alcohol

• Bouquets for bride, maid of honor, bridesmaids, and corsages for mothers, grandmothers, and flower girls

• Boutonnieres for groom, best man, groomsmen, fathers, grandfathers, ushers, and ring bearer

• Honeymoon, including transportation

Bride's Family's Expenses:

• Wedding consultant's fee

• Limousine, carriage, etc. to transport wedding party

• Guest book and pen

• Reception cost

• Ceremony cost

• Photography and Videography cost

• Floral appointments and centerpieces

• Accommodations for out-of-town attendants

Maid of Honor's & Bridesmaids' Expenses:

• Her wedding attire

• Travel cost

• Shower and wedding gift

• Bridal shower

Best Man's & Groomsmen's Expenses:

• His wedding attire

• Wedding gift

• Travel cost

• Bachelor party

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