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Wedding Expenses

There are no absolute guidelines regarding who pays for what. The following list states the traditional expense breakdown. However, this is something that needs to be decided upon by both the bride's and the groom's families.

Bride and her family

Wedding dress, headpiece/veil, and accessories

Announcements/invitations, thank you cards, and postage

Cost of reception: hall rental, food, flowers, decorations, entertainment, etc.

Groom's wedding band

Physical exam

Gifts for groom and bride's attendants

Photography

Wedding video

Attendants' bouquets

Wedding consultant's fee

Guest book

Mother's dress

Possibly

Bridesmaids' dresses

Accommodations for bride's out-of-town guests

Groom and his family

Wedding breakfast/brunch/dinner

Groom's tuxedo

Bride's ring

Honeymoon

Marriage license

Boutonnieres for attendants

Gifts for bride and groom's attendants

Bride's bouquet

Corsages for mothers and grandmothers

Physical exam

Mother's dress

Tuxedos for fathers

Possibly

Tuxedos for attendants

Accommodations for the groom's out-of-town guests

Note: If you plan to have additional receptions/open houses, the host party is responsible for the costs. For example, if the bride is from Texas and the groom is from Illinois, you may be planning two receptions. If this is the case the bride's family is only responsible for the one in Texas. The groom's family is the host for the reception in Illinois, and therefore is responsible for the cost.