Showing posts with label costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label costs. Show all posts

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Who Pays for What, Part Deux

So yesterday, we talked about what the bride pays for - what about her groom?  The engagement ring is the obvious first answer, but what else should he start saving for (and how many month's salary will it cost)?

  • Accommodations for the groom's attendants (optional)
  • Bride's engagement ring AND wedding ring(s)
  • Bride's bouquet, corsages for mothers and other honored family members and boutonnieres for fathers and men (other than the groom) in the wedding party (remember from yesterday - the bride buys the groom's boutonniere - but seriously, who is going to split up the flower bill?)
  • Gift to the bride (optional.....?  Personally, I don't think this is up for debate)
  • Gifts to the groom's attendants
  • Honeymoon, including transportation to the airport
    Liquor
  • Marriage license
  • Officiant's fee and/or gratuity
  • Rehearsal dinner (all costs - yes, ALL costs)
  • Transportation for the groom and best man to the ceremony (guess the other guys are on their own!)
  • Transportation or lodging expenses for the officiant (if invited by groom's family)
  • Transportation and lodging for the groom's parents

There you have it - the traditional way to split the wedding bill.