http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: Interesting WP question my mom brought up... en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57:30 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-454088 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:36:37 +0000 Mrs. Louboutin 454088@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Not at all.&nbsp; We certainly are not paying for the out of town guests in the wedding party.&nbsp; I am paying for all of the bridesmaid dresses (which are floor length Priscilla of Boston, so they are pretty pricey) and all of their jewelry to offset the costs though.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-454062 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000 fraggle0312 454062@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>So I've been a BM in three destination weddings and always paid my own way. BUT when my sister got married (DW) she insisted on paying for all of the bridesmaids and groomsmen's rooms. I think she felt like she was in a better position to pay for it than they were. I feel like if the bride and groom or parents (whoever is paying) CAN comfortably afford it, then they should. If it's a struggle, then they by no means should have to. I don't think it's expected, just nice.&nbsp;</p> <p>For what's it's worth...</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-454050 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:29:22 +0000 Tanya123 454050@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Yeah, I've heard of this, but don't know how implimented it is.&nbsp; jsut something else for brides to feel guilty over, I suppose.&nbsp; If you can afford it, why not?&nbsp; ut if you can't don't sweat it.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-453974 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:23 +0000 lonelycheese15 453974@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I know a lot of people do, but it depends on your budget.&nbsp; All of my OOT guests will be staying either with my parents, his parents and grand-parents, or my aunt.&nbsp; They all have large houses, so there's plenty of room.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-453610 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36:36 +0000 Sulli301 453610@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>@naangel55 I agree! We are blocking off rooms in 3 different hotels (different prices/styles and one is the one where our reception is taking place) but since our wedding is far away (1hr in a car ---3 hrs in a plane) from EVERYONE (even us!)</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-452768 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:44 +0000 ChiDIY 452768@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm paying for two BMs to stay with me the night before. The night of, they will each pay for their own room (one will stay with her BF, the other with her parents). I wish i could afford to do more, but unfortunately, I cant!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-452714 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:56:37 +0000 desertsunrise 452714@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm going to have three bridesmaids, and two are from out of town, but I'm only specifically telling one of them (the one coming from PA to NC) that I'll pay for her hotel.&nbsp; The other of the two is my cousin, and we have a lot of family in the area, so it would make more sense for her to stay with her sister or someone.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-451570 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:31:49 +0000 worcesterbride 451570@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>We paid for hotel rooms (shared) for 4 OOT GMs and 2 OOT BMs, even though it was super-expensive. We're really blessed to be in a comfortable financial situation, and our OOT people were mostly poor students/just getting started, so in our situation we felt like the right thing was to handle it ourselves and take as much strain off of them as possible. They paid for their own travel, some of them all the way across the country, and their apparel.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-451559 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:26:27 +0000 SueMavelle 451559@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I've heard of the rule, but haven't met anyone who has paid for room more than one or two guests who were especially important or had special situations.&nbsp;</p> <p>My FI's family went so far as to arrange a hotel to give a large group of family members a cheap rate for his sister's wedding, but they didn't pay for anyone's stay.&nbsp; Since I have lots of family out of state (some of of country) I may well do the same thing.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/interesting-wp-question-my-mom-brought-up#post-451553 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:15 +0000 Mattel 451553@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>For my sister's wedding last month, she got two adjoining rooms which slept four to a room only for the night before. The night of the wedding we all paid for all of our own rooms. If you can afford to do it, I say go for it - I'm sure she'll appreciate. It's a HUGE expense to be in a wedding</p>