Who's Paying?

[Mommy Poppins]

Just wondering how many are paying for their own wedding and how many parents' paid or are paying?

We paid for our wedding and reception ourselves 11 years ago; however, our parents did each pay for a single item. My in-laws paid the flower bill, my grandmother paid for the cake and my father paid for the invitations. We paid for everything else for our wedding and reception for 200 people. However, we didn't have our wedding at Disney!!

For our vow renewal, we are paying for EVERYTHING!! My in-laws--although they will be there--think it is silly to spend the money to get "remarried" especially since we had a big wedding the first time. And, quite honestly, at our ages, I wouldn't ask them to contribute this time anyway.

So, just curious!

 

[JessHooper]

My fiance and I are currently paying for everything ourselves. We haven't asked anyone to help us, but if they do offer, we wouldn't say no!

 

[WDWAurora]

My parents paid for everything, but I did an at-home wedding. The originally budget was only $5000, but we didn't quite make it. I'm not sure what the final total was, but it was very reasonable overall and I still got everything I wanted (and the 300+ in attendance that my dad wanted to invite). I did pay for odds and ends along the way, such as my tiara, my shoes (I actually bought them for something else a year or so earlier), guest book, ring bearer pillow, etc. Truly odds and ends.

My in-laws paid for the rehearsal dinner entirely, we just bought the gifts for the wedding party and my dress for that night.

A lot of this is how young we are though. I mean, I turned 23 just days before our wedding, and DH was 23 (2 months away from 24), so we were/are young and not fully "established" yet.

 

[twojo21]

were paying for the wedding ourselves. my parents offered to pay for our guests room though & my fils offered to buy 1 day tickets for our guests & are paying for the rehearsal dinner.

53 days to go now!

 

[Kae]

I paid for my Dress. DH bought the Flowers for the Me, the Mothers & grandmothers & paid the Minister, DH's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner & my parents paid the rest.

Kae

 

[RangerPooh]

When we had our DLR wedding DH and I paid for just about everything ourselves. My parents did buy my dress and provided us with the site deposit. My in-laws paid for half of the rehearsal lunch, us the other half. It took a lot of saving but we are proud that we were able to do it ourselves.

 

[happylalagirl]

The responsibility of the wedding is ours financially. My parents paid for my dress, Randy Chapman, invites and my mom is asking about other odds and ends... My FILs are paying for the rehearsal dinner.

It's going to be a tight year, but well worth it because I'll be marrying my Prince Charming and I get to look like Cinderella for a day. I can't wait! My DF already makes me feel like Cinderella every day by telling me how much he loves me and how beautiful I am.

 

[Luvndisney]

we're paying for it all

 

[allisonswonderland]

My dad is paying for Disney, I am getting married on a Fri so 15000 plus the service charge and tax. I may be going w/ Randy Chapman so I will probably pay for that myself. my aunt/grandma want to buy my gown and my mom has some money that we will probably use for our home reception and we will make up the rest. His family is supposed to be paying for the rehearsal, but we are getting some flack.........

 

[WDWbride2007]

We are paying for the rehearsal dinner and the entire wedding. My parents are paying for the wedding dress and photography. It is tough, especially since we are both in graduate school. We have waited 10 years already, and we just want to enjoy our day. It will be tough, but well worth it! =)

 

[sajetto]

I am in graduate school and he has a full time Job. I'm 22 he's 26 and we are paying for everything and I mean everything. My parents paid for my sisters huge cathedral wedding entirely and offered the same to me. However, I do not think it is my parents' job to pay for my wedding. My goodness, what more could I ask for after they paid for college?

 

[KT27]

mom paid for dress, shoes, crinoline, tiara etc

we are paying for wedding & extras

 

[IrishCinderella]

My fiance and I are paying for the entire thing...but since we both grew up without the proverbial "silver spoon", and worked our way through private college, etc...I suppose that's the way it should be! Besides, there are a total of 7 girls in my immediate family...I can't imagine anyone's father paying for 7 weddings!!

 

[hmgolden]

I was very fortunate that my parents paid for the wedding and DH's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner. Without them, there was no way DH and I could have had the wedding we did. I am very thankful.

 

[hiwaygal]

DH and I paid for everything ourselves...

 

[Laurafoster]

I am very fortunate that my parents and fiances parents are paying for the wedding at Disney. We are paying for the invites, dress, grooms,bestman and bridesmaids outfits etc.

 

[Cinderella Fan]

We ar eboth very fortunate to have wonderful parents. However, we are paying for this wedding ourselves. In fact, only my mom knows that what we are planning. We haven't told my in-laws yet. We are renovating a house now, too, and they are very "money-concious" - meaning they would want usto wait a little longer. But we have been together for almost 7 years, I think it is finally time....

 

[disneybride2007]

We are paying for everything, except transportation, rooms and tickets for our guests. However, we are paying for the rooms and tickets for, my maid of honor, best man and flowergirl (daughter of maid of honor). We are, also, paying for the welcome dinner for everyone at Boma and "Thank you" Brunch at Crystal Palace, the day after the wedding. My parents paid for both of my sisters wedding's, although one cancelled her wedding, at the last minute and they lost a lot of money. We just feel better paying for our own wedding because we would rather have final say in our plans.

 

[Codie]

We split it up with my parents paying the most...dh and I paid for 1/3 Randy photography, 2/3 at home reception, my dress, flowergirl dresses, center pieces, favors, invitations, all the hair, makeup and accessories; dh's parents split a bridal shower with my parents, paid for the planned bar (due to the bartender's suggestions we ended up upping the bar at the event), and the rehearsal dinner; my parents paid everything else...

 

[JandJ]

We paid for everything ourselves. DH and I are over 30 and felt strange taking money from our parents when we were both out on our own for years and he had just bought our house.

My mom paid for 1/2 of my dress (she passed 4 months before the wedding), and daddy gave us very generous wedding gifts (cash) but that was totally unexpected. DH's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and would have paid for more but we really didn't want them to. His parents did buy us our new bed and that was their major contribution, and we love that more than anything they could have paid for at the wedding!