TRADITIONALLY THE BUDGET IS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AS SUCH, HOWEVER, THIS HAS BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE OVER THE YEARS AND THE COUPLE TEND TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TOWARDS THE WEDDING.

BRIDES FAMILY

Photograph courtesy of Dona Fina

• Press Announcements
•  Stationery – including invitations, orders of service, place cards and thank-you notes
• Photographs and Video / DVD
• The Bride’s Dress and other accessories
• The bridesmaids’ and other attendants’ clothes (although these days many bridesmaids will offer to buy their own or pay a portion of the cost)
• Flowers for the church
• Flowers for the reception
• Kitchen Tea / Pamper Party (or friends)
• Transport for the bride’s family to the church, and for the bride’s family to the reception
• Hire costs for the reception
• Catering Costs for the reception
• The cake

GROOMS FAMILY

Photograph courtesy of Lyn Reece

• Engagement ring
• Wedding ring for the bride (the bride traditionally pays for the groom’s ring
• Legal costs (licenses, registrar etc)
• Church Costs (minister’s fee, choir, organist)
• Flowers for the bride
• Flowers for the attendants
• Buttonholes for the men in the wedding party
• Corsages for the two mothers
• Presents for the best man and attendants
• Stag Party
• Transport for himself and the best man to the church, and for himself and the bride to the reception
• The honeymoon