So...which family chips in (financially) for the wedding?

[lucybelle]

I think my parents would look at me crazy if I asked them to pay for my wedding. They never even gave me a dime when I went to college!

And my SO's parents are broke as fffff*******..... So I doubt anything would be coming from them.

[Kerry]

if I want to get married I will be paying for the whole thing for myself. I'm also saving up to buy a house so it might come down to one or the other.

[13000km]

Looks like I was wrong about one family chipping in more than the other. I would say his sisters and my brother are very lucky people then. (:

[floridaellen]

My parents said they would chip in but they'd give me a budget. Anything over that I will pay for. They are in a good financial position so hopefully it will be pretty substantial. Of course they want to have a pig roast reception in my backyard so....
His mom and stepdad are not in any financial place to help out. His father and stepmom don't like me so I'm assuming they won't help either.

[Bethypoo]

In the US it is traditionally the brides family. And I think even today it is still the brides family. But i think the grooms family is helping more but in various ways. Whether it is paying for the honeymoon or just the food. But I still think it is the brides family who pays for most everything for the actual wedding.

[Josephine Falnor]

Same as Booglebee up there, we'll have two brides in our wedding.

I don't know really who's going to pay for it. I'm guessing that we'll pay towards our own wedding, but will have help from both of our families as well.

It'll be a while though. Probably after we graduate, I'm thinking. So two years from now. Maybe sooner, if we can though.

[weetzie]

Honestly I figured we would be expected to pay the whole thing. I want people to chip in! O_o

[Xanahtas]

I wouldnt ever expect my parents my parents to pay, ive always been brought up leaning that i should pay for my own things. I think the tradition of the brides parents paying goes waaay waay back when they used to actually give their daughter to the other family as such.
My parents have offered to put a small ammount towards my wedding, only because we're gonna find it difficult if not and because they have the money too
I guess it comes down to religion and beliefs

[lademoiselle]

I'd expect us to pay for our own wedding. Of course we'd be very grateful if our families wanted to contribute but I can't say we'd mind - or be surprised - if they didn't. Neither of us are used to receiving financial help from anyone even in times of trouble, so it would definitely be against our natures to ask for it

[Sora1101]

I have a feeling both sides of our family will chip in a bit but most of it will probably fall on us, I don't see my family wanting to help with that kinda stuff especially when they might not ever meet him, I'm not sure about his family, I know they struggle with money a bit so who knows. Good thing it's a long ways off for us.