Wedding Tips

 

 

WHO PAYS WHAT
The first step in planning your wedding is to figure out who is going to pay for what. Below is a list of the traditional split of financial responsibilities. As you will notice, the bride's parents are responsible for the majority of the finances. Since weddings can be atrociously expensive, many couples do not follow this tradition. Because of various circumstances, you could alter the split by having the groom's family carry the majority of the finances, the two sets of parents splitting the responsibility, or the couple can pay for the wedding themselves. There can be even more confusion when there are divorced parents involved. Basically, the split of financial responsibility is going to be unique to your situation. But decide early and get clear figures as to how much whoever is going to pay. It would make budgeting a lot easier.

Bride's Expenses

  • Groom's wedding ring
  • Gifts for bridal attendants
  • Gift for the groom
  • Stationary for thank you notes and personal notes
  • Wedding guest book
  • Bridesmaids' party

Groom's Expenses

  • Flowers for bride's bouquet, corsages for all female honored guests (including both mothers, grandmothers, etc. but not including bridesmaids) and boutonnieres for himself, the male attendants, and the fathers
  • Bride's engagement and wedding ring
  • Gift for the Bride
  • Marriage license
  • Gifts for the best man and ushers
  • Hotel accommodations for out-of-town male attendants
  • Fee to the officiant
  • Groom's wedding attire
  • Accessories for the male attendants' wedding attire
  • Any expense in shipping the wedding presents
  • Honeymoon

Bride's Parents' Expenses

  • Invitations
  • Flowers to decorate the ceremony and reception, female attendants, and any hostess entertaining for the bride and/or groom (example: showers)
  • All expenses of the ceremony not otherwise mentioned
  • All expenses of the reception not otherwise mentioned
  • Fees for all others who help with the wedding other than the officient
  • Wedding gift for the bride and the groom
  • Photography & Videography
  • Cake
  • Music
  • Professional guard to watch over the presents
  • Catering
  • Hotel accommodations for out of town female attendants

Attendants' Expenses

  • Attendant's wedding outfit
  • Any traveling expense
  • Gift for the bride and the groom

Filipino Tradition
Generally, the groom and/or his parents' pay for the whole wedding, especially if the groom is well-off or comes from a well-to-do family.

 

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