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Cliodhna
WeddingWire Admin January 2030 Galway

Traditional or Twist: Footing The Bill?

Cliodhna, on February 17, 2020 at 09:05 Posted in WeddingWire 0 29

Traditionally the parents of the bride have footed the wedding bill, however nowadays, this is rare. Many couples cover the cost of the wedding themselves, with families voluntarily pitching in to help out where they can.

Are you paying for your wedding traditionally, or with a modern twist?


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29 Comments

Latest activity by Ashley, on March 10, 2020 at 12:34
  • Ashley
    VIP August 2020 Ontario
    Ashley ·
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    Were paying the entire bill. i cant imagine asking my parents for that amount of money or burden

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  • Laura
    Devoted June 2022 Ontario
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    My dad very kindly gave us a generous financial gift for our wedding, which should cover a little less than half. Otherwise, me and FH are saving money like crazy!

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  • Heidi
    Frequent user July 2020 British Columbia
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    FH and I are paying for everything.
    My family doesnt live here, and currency exchange is not on their favour. For them to fly here alone is over 3k per person, not including accommodation, a car rental.. its a little too much for them
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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    We're paying for the whole thing ourselves.

    Our parents are helping in various ways, like mine are lending us their two cars the day of. Each car will fit the half the bridal party comfortably instead of doing multiple trips with our sedan

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  • Ashley
    Newbie September 2021 Ontario
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    We’re paying for the entire wedding ourselves!
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  • Sadia
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
    Sadia ·
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    My fiancé is paying for a portion of his guests, but my parents are super generous enough to pay for everything else. There are some minor things that I insisted on paying for, like the DJ, photo/video and little extras here and there but I’m super grateful for it.
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  • S
    Frequent user March 2021 Ontario
    Stiffra ·
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    Both sets of parents are generously paying for the majority of the costs but fiancé and I covering a substantial portion of it as well.
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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
    Chelsea ·
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    We’re paying for nearly the entire wedding!!
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  • Stefanie
    Devoted August 2020 Saskatchewan
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    We are covering the majority of the bill ourselves Smiley smile However, my father offered to cover the catering and my mother offered to put together our bouquets, since we are doing silk flowers. My grandmother surprised me though by covering for a portion of my dress - she said it was a gift from both her and my grandfather, who passed away 4 years ago.

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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
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    Definitely modern! We are paying for it all Smiley laugh My mom did surprise me with a contribution to the dress, which was really sweet.

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    Traditional as my parents pitched to help and in laws did help at the reception. We forked for most of the wedding expenses.

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  • Steph
    Expert June 2022 Ontario
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    We are paying for most of the wedding ourselves, but my grandma is doing our cake for us and my mom did our invites and my dress Smiley smile
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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
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    We paid for mostly everything ourselves. The only thing that our parents paid for was my parents paid for my dress and veil, and his Mom made the rehearsal supper for the night before the wedding.

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  • Michelle
    Expert October 2021 Nova Scotia
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    We're mostly paying for everything ourselves, though my parents have insisted on helping with a few things, and my future in-laws are pitching in as well

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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Casey ·
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    I would like to say a bit of traditional with a twist. My parents paid for my dress, and the alterations. They also paid maybe 1/3 of the venue cost.

    The rest of the wedding we paid for

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  • A
    Devoted July 2023 British Columbia
    Amanda ·
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    We are paying for the wedding ourselves!

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  • Elizabeth
    Frequent user August 2022 Alberta
    Elizabeth ·
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    We are paying for the majority of the wedding! Although my mom has offered to help with my dress, my dad has offered to help with the venue, and my partner’s parents have offered to foot the bar bill!
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  • Melissa
    Beginner June 2021 New Brunswick
    Melissa ·
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    My parents are paying for the majority of the wedding but my fiancé and I are also helping out.
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
    Stephanie ·
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    We paid for the majority and both sets of parents contributed.
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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
    Kelsie ·
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    We’re paying for the majority of our wedding, with my family generously chipping in.
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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
    Caitlyn ·
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    Our parents chipped in, but we covered th rest of the costs.
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  • Desiree
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
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    The bill is on us, we’re both splitting everything
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  • K
    Curious August 2021 Ontario
    Katherine ·
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    As of now, we're paying for everything except my dress. My parents generously offered to gift me my wedding dress Smiley smile

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  • Rayanne
    Master June 2022 Ontario
    Rayanne ·
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    We will be footing the bill ourselves.
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  • Natasha
    Devoted May 2021 Ontario
    Natasha ·
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    We have some help but a lot of it is on us
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  • Samantha
    Super June 2021 Ontario
    Samantha ·
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    Both our families are chipping in where they can, but FH and I are footing most of it
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  • Amelia
    Master October 2020 New Brunswick
    Amelia ·
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    There's a twist with this one! My parents are chipping in here and there but the majority of the bill is being paid by us.
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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
    Geneviève ·
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    We’re bearing most of the costs but our parents are helping as well
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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
    Amelia ·
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    Our parents are generously chipping in so it works out that we're splitting the cost pretty equally 3 ways.

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