Weddings: they're all Champagne toasts and rose petals a-plenty -- at least until the bills start rolling in. Eliminate any awkwardness or unexpected expenses up front by figuring out who is responsible for footing each part with some guidance from Martha Stewart Weddings.
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Weddings: they're all Champagne toasts and rose petals a-plenty -- at least until the bills start rolling in. Eliminate any awkwardness or unexpected expenses up front by figuring out who is responsible for footing each part with some guidance from Martha Stewart Weddings.
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<strong>Engagement Party</strong> -- Anyone can host, but usually it falls to the bride's family to pay.
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Engagement Party -- Anyone can host, but usually it falls to the bride's family to pay.
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<strong>Engagement Announcement</strong> -- The bride's parents should pay for placement in local papers and papers in the groom's parents' distribution area if they live in a different region.
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Engagement Announcement -- The bride's parents should pay for placement in local papers and papers in the groom's parents' distribution area if they live in a different region.
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<strong>Planning expenses, bride's attire, floral arrangements, wedding day transportation, photo and video, officiant's travel and lodging, lodging for bridesmaids</strong> -- This usually falls to the bride's family.
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Planning expenses, bride's attire, floral arrangements, wedding day transportation, photo and video, officiant's travel and lodging, lodging for bridesmaids -- This usually falls to the bride's family.
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<strong>Flowers and gifts for bridal attendants, the groom's ring, and a present for him</strong> -- The bride.
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Flowers and gifts for bridal attendants, the groom's ring, and a present for him -- The bride.
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<strong>Wedding Reception</strong> -- Sorry, bride's family, but you're traditionally on the hook for this, too.
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Wedding Reception -- Sorry, bride's family, but you're traditionally on the hook for this, too.
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<strong>Corsages and boutonnieres for immediate members of both families, lodging of groom's attendants</strong> -- This one falls to the groom's family.
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Corsages and boutonnieres for immediate members of both families, lodging of groom's attendants -- This one falls to the groom's family.
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<strong>Rehearsal Dinner</strong> -- The groom's family.
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Rehearsal Dinner -- The groom's family.
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<strong>Marriage license and officiant's fees, bride's bouquet and her engagement and wedding rings and a gift, gifts and boutonnieres for groom's attendants, honeymoon expenses</strong> -- Groom, that's all you.
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Marriage license and officiant's fees, bride's bouquet and her engagement and wedding rings and a gift, gifts and boutonnieres for groom's attendants, honeymoon expenses -- Groom, that's all you.
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<strong>Alcohol and Flowers</strong> -- In some circles, the groom's family may pick up these expenses.
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Alcohol and Flowers -- In some circles, the groom's family may pick up these expenses.
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