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Sinéad
WeddingWire Admin January 2025 Galway

Who's hosting? Who's paying for the wedding?

Sinéad, on December 2, 2019 at 09:05 Posted in Plan a wedding 0 23

The tradition of having the bride’s parents pay for the wedding has fallen by the wayside with the couples themselves often paying for their own wedding.

Who is paying for your wedding? You and your fiancé(e)? Are your parents chipping in? Are there several people helping your dream day become a reality?


Who's hosting? Who's paying for the wedding? 1

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23 Comments

Latest activity by Melissa, on December 5, 2019 at 11:50
  • Melissa
    Devoted September 2021 Ontario
    Melissa ·
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    My FH & I are paying for the wedding but my moms has paid for my dress and the decor and my FMIL has given us a generous monetary gift to chip in

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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
    Tori ·
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    We paid for the wedding - but my parents were able to chip in when it came to buying my wedding dress and veil Smiley smile

    Both of our parents were able to supply the food for the rehearsal supper and the lunch on the day of the wedding so that was also their contribution!

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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
    Stephanie ·
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    We paid for most of it. And both sets of parents chipped in.
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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Casey ·
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    My parents helped us out with a good chunk, but we paid for most of it.

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
    Vinod ·
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    Majority of the wedding was paid by myself given the help from my parents along with the outfits bought and centerpieces/floral ball/money box rental paid by them as well. Husband paid for the rings and Officiant.

    My parents hosted the Welcome Dinner aka Rehearsal Dinner in other terms the night before the wedding.

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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
    Amelia ·
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    We're splitting fairly equally between ourselves, my parents, and his. My grandma also chipped in, which we've been using for deposits.

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  • Steph
    Expert June 2022 Ontario
    Steph ·
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    My fiancé and I are paying for it (mostly him and I'm doing the honeymoon) but my mom is also helping with my dress and the cake and invites and little pieces here and there. My grandma wants to help too
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  • Rayanne
    Master June 2022 Ontario
    Rayanne ·
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    We're paying for the wedding. It's what we want so I can't ask anyone else to help out.
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  • Nelly
    Devoted October 2021 Ontario
    Nelly ·
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    Our parents and grandparents
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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
    Veronica ·
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    We are paying for all of it Smiley smile We have had offers of help but we are insisting on paying for it ourselves.

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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
    BunnyBride ·
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    We're paying for it. All the vendors, venue, etc....that's us. There are some little things that have been paid for or gifts from family:

    - My headpiece I bought with an Etsy gift card my FH's parents gave me for Xmas

    - My mom bought the necklace/earrings I am wearing that day as a gift,

    - Mom is hosting a bridal shower

    - My sister (MOH) and friend (BM) are hosting the bachelorette, etc.

    - My parents are lending us their SUV's to haul everyone around in, because our little sedan wasn't going to cut it size wise sadly.


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  • S
    Expert September 2020 Quebec
    Shannon ·
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    We are paying for the wedding 50/50. I wanted some nicer things then he did. So he compromised and said we can split it then. I have no problem with this at all. We are both grown adults with no parents to pitch in. With the exception of my father paying for half my wedding dress cost.

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  • Michelle
    Expert October 2021 Nova Scotia
    Michelle ·
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    We are mostly paying for the wedding by ourselves, though both of our families are pitching in which is very generous of them

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  • Samantha
    Super June 2021 Ontario
    Samantha ·
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    It's mostly FH and I, but both our family's are pitching in

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  • M
    Expert September 2019 Ontario
    Meaghan ·
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    We paid for it entirely ourselves. We kept it small and inexpensive and it was financially comfortable for us, which I think is really important.
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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Allison ·
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    My parents pitched in the majority of it, because they wanted to throw us a party! I never asked them to pay for things, so this was a welcome surprise. It did run into problems with the guest list but we were able to work it out.

    We paid for all the legal stuff (license, officiant, rings, etc.) and parts of our attire. We paid for our cake as well.

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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
    Geneviève ·
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    We’re covering the bulk of it. Our parents chipped in for deposits but it’s mostly us
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  • Amelia
    Master October 2020 New Brunswick
    Amelia ·
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    My parents are chipping in, but we are paying for the bulk of our big day!
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  • Madisyn
    Expert February 2020 Ontario
    Madisyn ·
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    My parents are covering the photography and my FH's parents are paying for our legal paperwork/courthouse ceremony. We are paying the rest ourselves!
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  • Ashley
    VIP August 2020 Ontario
    Ashley ·
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    We're paying for it ourselves. i cant ask our parents to pay all this money!

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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
    Kelsie ·
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    We're paying for the majority of the wedding, and my parents are helping us a lot.

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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
    Caitlyn ·
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    My dad, FH's parents and his grandma have chipped in a bit, but most of it will be paid for by us.

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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
    Chelsea ·
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    We’re paying for it ; my mom helped by paying for my dress, and my dad is giving us some
    money to help, but most of it is on us
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