Kansas City Weddings in Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas.  KC Weddings .net is Kansas City's Most Comprehensive Wedding Resource!  Featuring Kansas City ( KC, MO / KS ) Reception Sites, Chapels, Photographers, Bridal Consultants, Party Planners, Disc Jockeys, DJs, Videographers, Live Bands, Ceremony Music, Reception Music and Entertainment, Florists, Caterers, Kansas City Catering, Wedding Cakes, Limousines and KC Wedding Transportation, Wedding Rentals, Kansas City Bed & Breakfasts, B & B, and much much more.  KC Wed, KC Wedding Vendor Directory, International Bridal Gown Designers Directory, and Wedding Planning Pages.
 
KC Weddings .net for Kansas City Brides

Who Pays for What?

In today's society there is much more flexibility when it comes to who pays for what at weddings. In today's times it generally comes down to who can afford to pay for what wedding services.

Here is a general guideline as to how it has been traditionally arranged:

Bride
Personal stationery
Wedding ring for groom
Wedding gift for groom
Gifts for attendants
Physical examination

Groom
Bride's rings
Honeymoon
Formalwear and accessories
Wedding gift for bride
Bridal bouquet and going-away corsage
Boutonnieres for all men in wedding party
Mothers' corsages
Physical examination / blood test
Gifts for best man, ushers
Gloves, ties or ascots for men in wedding party
Marriage license
Lodging for out-of-town attendants
Fee for clergy or judge

Brides Family
Wedding gift for newlyweds
Entire reception
Rental of sanctuary or chapel
Bride's wedding attire and trousseau
Invitations, announcements & postage
Engagement and wedding photographs
Organist, soloist and sexton fees
Aisle carpets and/or canopy, and any additional decorating costs
Bridesmaids' bouquets
Flowers for reception
Transportation for bridal party to ceremony and reception
Security and insurance gifts
Wedding coordinator's fee
Wedding cake
Parking costs
Coat check fees
Gratuities for bartenders and waiters

Grooms Family
Traveling expenses and hotel bills
Wedding clothes
Rehearsal dinner
Wedding gift for the newlyweds
Shipment of wedding gifts to bridal couple's new home

Parents: Use home equity to give your daughter the wedding of her dreams. Our Home Equity loan is no-cost and you pay interest-only. Sponsored by Gorman & Gorman Home Loans.

Learn more about Budgeting for Your Wedding



Sign Up Today for the KC Wed Newsletter

Advertise on this site

Kansas City Weddings in Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas.  KC Weddings .net is Kansas City's Most Comprehensive Wedding Resource!  Featuring Kansas City ( KC, MO / KS ) Reception Sites, Chapels, Photographers, Bridal Consultants, Party Planners, Disc Jockeys, DJs, Videographers, Live Bands, Ceremony Music, Reception Music and Entertainment, Florists, Caterers, Kansas City Catering, Wedding Cakes, Limousines and KC Wedding Transportation, Wedding Rentals, Kansas City Bed & Breakfasts, B & B, and much much more.  KC Wed, KC Wedding Vendor Directory, International Bridal Gown Designers Directory, and Wedding Planning Pages. Kansas City Weddings in Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas.  KC Weddings .net is Kansas City's Most Comprehensive Wedding Resource!  Featuring Kansas City ( KC, MO / KS ) Reception Sites, Chapels, Photographers, Bridal Consultants, Party Planners, Disc Jockeys, DJs, Videographers, Live Bands, Ceremony Music, Reception Music and Entertainment, Florists, Caterers, Kansas City Catering, Wedding Cakes, Limousines and KC Wedding Transportation, Wedding Rentals, Kansas City Bed & Breakfasts, B & B, and much much more.  KC Wed, KC Wedding Vendor Directory, International Bridal Gown Designers Directory, and Wedding Planning Pages.