{"id":32360,"date":"2014-01-07T03:38:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wedding-expenses-who-pays-for-what\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T02:19:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:19:39","slug":"wedding-expenses-who-pays-for-what","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-expenses-who-pays-for-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding expenses – who pays for what?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tradition says that the brides family pays for the wedding and it is improper for any other party to contribute, except for set expenses as listed below. Today this form of budget<\/a> is rarely the case. The expenses can be divided in many different ways, there is only one rule to follow, no party should be expected to contribute more than they can afford. Your wedding day should always be a day that you can look back on with joy, without thinking how broke it made you.<\/p>\n

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The couple:<\/h3>\n

It is quite common for a couple to pay for their own wedding, this is most common for second marriages or older couples.<\/p>\n

Both Families:<\/h3>\n

If the parents still wish to provide a wedding for the couple, it is more common that the expenses are shared between both families.<\/p>\n

This can be done in a number of ways:<\/p>\n