Who Foots the Bill for the Wedding? Part 1
Well, we are in the middle of my 3rd child’s upcoming wedding plans. And what is amazing, is that it has even gotten MORE expensive then it was nearly 3 years ago when my last child got married. So, now we are trying to figure out how the heck to pay for this one! And, this brings me to this blog topic. Who is going to pay? Not the best topic, but we have to discuss this.Nowadays, probably because people get married much later in life generally speaking, the bride and groom pay for much of or all of the wedding. But, there are other options, and there are pros and cons to all of them.
Traditionally, the bride’s parents pay for the wedding. What’s great about this is that they pay and you don’t start your lives with a huge bill or savings-less. BUT, (look at the caps!), normally, the one that pays, usually gets what they want. So, if you want a smaller wedding and they want more guests, guess who wins? This will help your wallet, but it may do you in emotionally. And the worse thing you want at this point in your life is to have issues with your parents or have it cause problems with your fiancée and/or future in-laws.
Okay, I’ve talked you out of that one. Another option is that it’s split between the two sets of parents and the happy couple. This works really well if you have parents that can compromise. The key to this is the personalities. This can work amazingly or it can be a disaster. Only you both know that.
What’s great about this idea is that you may be able to get more of what you want. And this will help you save money. But there is a downside to this also. Any amount of money that people put in will give them a say. That isn’t always a problem though. Many times this causes them to help out and takes pressure off the bride and groom.
There is another option though. So tuned in to tomorrow’s blog and find out!
Much happiness coming your way,
Bella
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