Brides Parents Traditional Responsibilities

Brides Parents Traditional Responsibilities

The father will be third in line to dance with the bride.

At the rehearsal dinner, father to toast couple.
Be the last to leave reception saying goodnight to guests.
Father escorts his daughter down the aisle to the ceremony site and stands next to the mother of the bride in the receiving line.
Give plenty of moral support, and offer to help with wedding details.
Host and pay for first engagement party.
Help bride with her guest list.
Mother of the bride is the last to be seated before the ceremony and the first in the receiving line.
Mother to choose attire, then inform the groom's mother of her choice.

Who Pays For What - The Traditional Arrangement

A wedding gift for the couple.

Bride's wedding attire and accessories.

Bridesmaids' bouquets.

Bridesmaids' luncheon.

Ceremony cost: location, music, rentals, and all related expenses.

Engagement party (optional).

Entire cost of reception: food, beverage, entertainment, rental items, decorations, wedding cake.

Floral decorations.

Photography (groom's parents may pay for the pictures they would like).

Personal wedding attire.

See to any outstanding accounts such as caterer, barman, band, DJ, coat-check, rest-room and parking attendants, at the end of the reception.

Special item they may wish to purchase: toasting goblets, ring pillow, guest book and pen, etc.

Transportation for bridal party from bride's home to the site of ceremony.

Wedding invitations, announcements, and mailing costs.

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