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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Footing the Bill: Modern or Traditional?

Lynnie, on April 23, 2019 at 11:17 AM

Posted in Planning 143

One of the first and most important questions that comes up when you start wedding planning is "who's paying?" Traditionally the parents of the bride used to foot the bill, but today many couples are paying their own way! How are you paying for your wedding? Are your parents generously taking on the...

One of the first and most important questions that comes up when you start wedding planning is "who's paying?" Traditionally the parents of the bride used to foot the bill, but today many couples are paying their own way!

How are you paying for your wedding? Are your parents generously taking on the tradition of funding the budget? Or are you shaking it up with a more modern payment approach?


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Thanks for weighing in and sharing how modern or traditional your planning has been so far! If you missed any of our questions you can see a list of all of them here: Modern or Traditional? Round two!! If you're on a roll you can also check out Round One from last year!

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143 Comments

  • Rebecca
    Savvy October 2020
    Rebecca ·
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    FH and I are helping my parents pay for everything!
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  • Elizabeth
    Savvy January 2020
    Elizabeth ·
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    Mostly modern. My parents wanted to gift me my dress and his parents want to gift us their timeshare and plane tickets for honeymoon. 🙏🏼🥰
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  • #RMC2019
    Expert July 2019
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    My parents are helping but FH and I did most of it on our own. So we are mixed, modern and traditional.


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  • Brittany
    Dedicated August 2020
    Brittany ·
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    Modern, my fiancé and I are covering everything.
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  • Amanda
    Dedicated August 2021
    Amanda ·
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    Modern: We're paying for the majority of the wedding ourselves - but will our parents and grandparents have also donated some money

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  • Macy
    Expert September 2019
    Macy ·
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    My parents are paying for everything. However we’re pitching in on the diy decorations and fh family offered to help with food plus paid our cabin for 10 days for the honeymoon
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  • CourtneyBrittain
    Master August 2019
    CourtneyBrittain ·
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    My parents generously offered to pay and gave us a budget to work off of. I am very thankful for their support!

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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    Modern. My parents are too old and to broke to be footing major expenses that aren't for them.
    I let my mother buy the dress because it was extremely important to her. But that was it.
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  • Shannon
    Dedicated July 2023
    Shannon ·
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    My fiancé and I are paying for the wedding. My parents are paying for my dress but the rest is us.
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  • Heather
    Dedicated July 2020
    Heather ·
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    Traditional. My parents are paying for the wedding and his parents are getting us a few things for the apartment.
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  • Lakesha
    Savvy July 2019
    Lakesha ·
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    We’re paying for EVERYthing ourselves and our wedding isn’t cheap so I get annoyed when I read about couples being upset that someone won’t give them a few hundred dollars after they already have relatives gifting them thousands. The entitlement is disgusting.
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  • Short-Vitosh2019
    Savvy August 2019
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    Mix. My parents picked up dress venue and catering. We've done the rest so far.
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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
    Becca ·
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    It will be mixed. My parents a putting a giant chunk of change down for us, my fiance's parents are helping as well, and my fiance and I are also putting a good amount down
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  • K
    Expert February 2020
    Kristina ·
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    FH and I are putting as much as we can in to the bill, and my folks are covering the rest. I am trying to pay at least half if not a little more.

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  • Emily
    Super April 2020
    Emily ·
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    Everyone's pitching in to help with the cost, including us.

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  • Ana
    Dedicated October 2019
    Ana ·
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    Modern approach...we are paying for it!

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  • Chelsea W.
    Dedicated October 2020
    Chelsea W. ·
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    Mostly modern. My fiancé and I are paying for mostly everything but my parents and my future in-laws are contributing.
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  • Adara
    Devoted October 2019
    Adara ·
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    Everyone is kinda helping but the majority me and FH are paying for. Mom is contributing a lot of time, her skillset and also funds, dad's paying for some expenses for my attire and also contributing his art skills. Grandmother and aunt are also helping. It a family affair. Every little bit counts

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  • Mylan
    Just Said Yes June 2019
    Mylan ·
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    Modern my FH and I are footing most of the bill however both his and my parents are chipping in generously
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  • Katie
    Dedicated April 2021
    Katie ·
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    We are footing some but family as pitched in and talked about helping
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