: WEDDING EXPENSES & TIPS

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Planning a wedding can be a daunting, not to mention expensive, experience. Listed below is a guideline of the typical expenses you will encounter and the parties traditionally responsible for paying them.

Bride & Her Family's Expenses		Bridal consultant or secretarial services Invitations, announcements, postage Wedding dress and accessories Floral or other decorations for ceremony and reception Bridal bouquet, bridesmaids flowers, corsages, etc. Photography - formal and candid videotape Music for ceremony and reception Transportation of bridal part to ceremony and to reception All reception expenses Bride's gifts to her attendants Bride's gift to groom Groom's wedding ring Fee for services performed by sexton A traffic officer, if necessary Accommodations for bride's attendants, if required Bridesmaids' luncheon, if one is given by the bride Rental of awning for ceremony entrance and carpet for aisle Transportation and lodging expenses for pastor or rabbi if from another area and if invited to officiate by the bride's family

Groom & His Family's Expenses		Bride's engagement and wedding rings Groom's gift to his bride Groom's gifts to his attendants Boutonnieres for the groom's attendants Ties and gloves for the groom's attendants, if not part of their clothing rental package The bride's bouquet in areas where local custom requires it The bride's going-away corsage The minister's or rabbi's fee or donation Expenses of the honeymoon All expenses of the rehearsal dinner, if one is held Bachelor dinner, if he wishes to give one Accommodations for the groom's attendants, if required Corsages for immediate members of both families unless the bride has included them in her florist's order Transportation and lodging expenses for groom's parents Transportation and lodging expenses for pastor or rabbi if from another area and if invited to officiate by the groom's family

Bridesmaids & Honor Attendants' Expenses		Apparel and all accessories Transportation to and from the location of the wedding A contribution to a gift from all the bridesmaids to the bride An individual gift to the couple A shower and/or luncheon for the bride, if given

Best Men & Ushers' Expenses		Responsible for their own transportation and lodging

Out-of-Town Guests' Expenses		Rental of wedding attire Transportation to and from the location of the wedding A contribution to a gift from all the groom's attendants to the groom An individual gift to the couple A bachelor dinner, if given by the groom's attendants

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