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My finance and I are paying for 99.9% of the wedding ourselves. My Dad/stepmom are paying for my dress and headpiece. My Mom is paying for my ceremony music. I am not looking for more financial help but most of my close friends and many of my co-workers have had their parents help them pay for their reception costs.
The other day my stepmom mentioned to me that she has not heard of any parents really paying for wedding costs anymore. Most of her friends paid for their daughter's wedding gown and that was it.
So, I am just curious...are most of you paying for 99.9% of the wedding yourselves? I appreciate all input.
We paid for all the favors, bridal party gifts and our attire (tuxes, shoes, my dress, veil, shoes, etc.) We also paid for the entire honeymoon ourselves.
My FI's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and my shower, along with my bridesmaids.
My father paid for the entire reception and all vendors.
My parents are paying for the reception, the DJ, the photographer,flowers and the videographer. Me and my fiancee are paying for the favors and invitations. I am paying for my own dress, and my inlaws are paying for the limos and rehersal dinner
We are paying for EVERYTHING ourselves. That includes wedding, honeymoon, rehearsal dinner and attire for the MOG, FOG and FG.
My FI and I are paying the majority of it and our parents are paying about 10 to 20% of it.
Which is a nice help
We were happy to do it! My mom bought my dress as my gift and gave us a generous check on our wedding day. Frankly, I wish she wouldn`t have! I know she can`t 'afford' it...meanwhile she wishes it could have been more!!
We were proud to be able to do it ourselves even though we went 10K over our initial (bogus) budget! The most important thing was that we had a beautiful wedding and didn`t have to go into debt for it!!
:)
I really appreicate everyone's honesty and sharing.
Including rehearsal dinner, shower (my younger sister is my MOH and she's in college,
my Mom's gown, and all reception and related costs. It's hard to save (see recent post) but we're
trying!
How are you paying for your own shower? Are you planning it too? This seems like an awful lot.
I am not doing a rehersal dinner instead I am having everyone back to our condo for desert after the rehersal. You might want to consider it as an option to save costs.
