Curiosity question about wedding

[emerzmom]

I think the rules have changed (or should) about who pays for what. I have seen with several friends and family that the families are sharing the costs. Why should one family be burdened with most of the costs when both families and friends will be a part of the wedding?
Just my opinion.

Julie

[princessgirls]

People never cease to surprise me anymore with this whole wedding stuff....
My husband and I got married in 1996 and paid for it all ourselves. My mom bought my dress, and gave us a little money towards the reception.
We paid for the rehearsal dinner, and even got stuck with my husband's sister's dress, as an expense.
My mother-in-law borrowed a dress, refused to enjoy the day, didn't give us a card or gift (nothing says I'm not happy you married THAT GIRL like not giving a card at the wedding) and then gushed on about her son's wedding in a christmas card letter a few weeks later. All of that aside, we had a GREAT wedding!
Thankfully...we are still happily married 17 years later, in spite of such strong feelings my mother in law had!
Everyone is different, while I don't think the parents of the bride and groom should foot the entire expense, I do think it's a nice gesture to do something for your child's wedding!
Julie

[Belle of the Ball 051411]

When I got married 2.5 years ago, both families helped us with the wedding. They each gave us X amount of dollars. We also paid for part of the wedding ourselves.

Are the groom's parents in a financial situation to help pay?

[jennbunn]

me and my dh got married 9 years ago. we paid for the church and the reception. my parents paid for my dress and the down payment for the hall. dh's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and the dj.