Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve highlighted the etiquette behind who pays for what in a traditional (heterosexual) wedding scenario.
From the bridesmaids planning the bachelorette to the groomsmen securing their wedding attire and the parents of the bride chipping in for … well, a lot, we’ve covered almost everything.
This week, we’re focusing on the parents of the groom. Do they pay for more than just the rehearsal dinner? Even we were surprised at some of the things that made the list.
As usual, we turned to the etiquette experts at Emily Post and here is what they shared for the parents of the groom’s responsibilities for a “traditional” wedding.
- Bride’s engagement and wedding rings
- Groom’s attire
- Ties and gloves for the groomsmen, if not part of their clothing rental package
- Accommodations for the groom’s attendants
- Accommodations for the groom’s parents and siblings
- Bachelor dinner, if the groom wishes to give one
- All costs for the rehearsal dinner
- Officiant’s fee or donation
- Transportation and lodging expenses for the officiant, if from another town and if invited to officiate by the groom’s family
- The marriage license
- Transportation for the groom and best man to the ceremony
- The bride’s bouquet (when it is local custom for the groom to pay for it)
- The bride’s going away corsage, if wearing one
- Boutonnieres for groom’s attendants
- Corsages for immediate members of both families (unless the bride has included them in her florist’s order)
- The officiant’s fee or donation
- Groom’s gift to bride
- Gifts for groom’s attendants
- Honeymoon expenses
Naturally, as time moves on and customs become more modernized and evolve to accommodate LGBTQ+ weddings, there are a number of ways a couple and,or their parents split the cost of a wedding. But knowing the traditional etiquette can help give any situation a good guideline or starting point to get the wedding bells chiming.
