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My friends say the groom is supposed to pay, but I'm not from the US and my boyfriend is so I'm not sure if that's also the tradition.
My parents paid for my dress. These days anyone one can pay for their dress, but I have never heard of it being a tradition for the groom to pay for it.
I also paid for my own gown. I have never heard of it being traditional for the groom to pay for it. Old tradition is for the bride's parents to pay for it.
I've never heard of that tradition either. Traditionally it's considered a bridal expense and therefore your parents pay, but nowadays whoever offers can pay for it. My dad and grandfather bought mine as an early birthday gift surprise. FI and I were planning on paying for it ourselves otherwise and my gown was $600 and exactly what I wanted.
My parents offered to pay and its $1500 w/o taxes or alterations - its a Maggie and I love it :o)
Mine was $1400, my parents and I split the cost.
My first dress was paid by my parents and then I bought a reception dress and then I bought a dress to replace the first dress which were both paid for by me. However, the total for all three dresses and alterations is still under $1,000. Anyone want to buy a white ball gown with a chapel length train for a good price? lol I never thought I would buy 3 dresses!
My mom treated me to my dress and it was >6k. I have never heard of the groom's family buying it, but every culture is different.
My gorgeous generous mum is paying for mine. I'm having mine made (a silk 50s tea length prom dress - SO excited!). Its costing $1900 so I'm VERY grateful!
The total for my dress and matching shrug and underskirt rang up for €1700/$2200 which almost gave me a heartattack!!! The dress itself is "just" €1299/$1600 which I found doable for the type of dress (it got some lovely beadwork and embroidery on it) but they charged an insane amount of €295/$370 for the matching shrug.. :(
Here the old-fashioned tradition would be for the bride's parents/father to pay for the dress as tis part of the bridal expenses. But as we live in a modern day world and all I would not at all feel comfortable if my parents had to pay for something that me and my FI decided on and all so I am more then happy to pay for our own wedding. My mum the sweetheart gifted me the dress for which I am extremely grateful cause otherwise I might have had to pick me a less expensive dress (we paying for the wedding in full ourslves).<3 mum!
My parents offered to pay for mine. I was ecstatic!! It was just a touch under $1000.
My dress is $1800, and that price includes tax and all alterations. I paid for half of it and my Mom paid the other half.
I thought tradition was the bride's grandmother paid for it. Mine costed $1000 and my mom put in $300 the rest my FI paid it
(I am so envious of all of you who got a dress way under 1000!!)
The tradition in my culture is for the groom to pay for everything the bride wears from head to toe. This is the Mexican tradition and may also be present in some other south american cultures (not sure). BUT.....I'm marrying an All-American boy :o) And I'm American born and so are my parents so I ended up paying for part of the dress and my Mom chipped in. When my parents got married, my Dad paid for everything she wore (veil, shoes, dress, and boquet). My sister also married a traditional Mexican-American guy and he paid for the entire wedding!
In fact (just thought of this), in the most traditional mexican families, as soon as the engagement begins, the groom-to-be is supposed to pay for anything his bride-to-be needs--like clothes, etc. Oh, how things change :o)
Most girls I know if anyone paid for their dress besides them it was their mother or grandmother. I think tradition says that the groom's parents are supposed to pay for flowers and transportation, but today anything goes. Whoever is willing and able to contribute to the wedding is greatly appreciated. My inlaws aren't paying for a dime.
Mine was $600, plus $240 in alterations. I paid for all of it, which was good because it was actually my second dress and I didn't have to think twice. Had someone else paid for my dress, I would have never gotten a second one and thus would never have loved my dress as much as I did in the end.
My husband paid for his suit. He and I paid for a few other wedding items (invites, favors, etc.) but the majority of the actual wedding & reception (band, harpist, flowers, photography, food, alcohol, etc.) were generously paid for by my parents. I'm very blessed!!
mine was around $2200, a Martina Liana gown, and my mom paid for it....my veil was 700...wtf?!??! my mom paid for that as well, but I thought we were getting a deal on the dress, only to feel like they got their money back with the overpriced veil....is that a normal price for a fricken veil? i know it has crystals on it, but Jesus!!!
My parents were awesome enough to pay for mine out of the set amount of money we're getting for our wedding. My dress was $2600, pre-owned.
@Soon2BeMrs.CLW3- That was the normal price of all the cathedral veils I saw in the bridal salons. I fell in love with three different veils and they made them all into one veil which cost $1,500. I was mortified but my mom and grandmother were with me and they loved it so we ended up getting it.
I've never heard of the groom paying for the wedding dress....mine was a gift from my parents (my dad and stepmom) and it was about $1100 once you add the alterations. That doesn't include the cost of my veil, which was about $150, custom made, elbow-length, SUPER simple. The only reason I had it custom made was because I couldn't find any veils that were simple enough for my taste!
I haven't bought a dress yet but my budget is $1k or under. Actually, I'd like to stay under $500 if possible.
My mother is going to pay for my dress. She doesn't have much money to contribute to the wedding, but she's really excited about paying for my dress. It's her one big contribution.
It was $2200 and I paid for it.
I agree, though, that usually the bride's parents (more specifically the mom) pays for it.
Mine was originally 1250 but i got it for 900 since i bought it off the rack! My fiance and I split the cost since I was unemployeed at the time.
my dress was 1600, and i'm very thankful that my mom bought my dress otherwise i would of had a dollar store dress, lol.
I paid for everything for both daughters...gowns, shoes, jewelry, undergarments, veils, alterations....about $2000. each.
Mine was $650 including alterations. I suppose technically both of our parents paid for it because the money came out of our wedding fund.
My dress was 140 before alterations from David's Bridal Online Exclusives. I would have spent so much more but we're paying for everything but the destination reception dinner so I kept it simple. Bear with the photos... it was taken from the catalog online.
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My dress was about $500. I got a great deal on it because I ordered it through Netbride.com. I don't know yet how much I will spend on alterations. I paid for it myself.
My mom paid for my dress. With alterations it came out to about $1300. I've never heard of the groom paying for the dress.
My dress was $370...my dad paid for most of the dress and then I paid for the rest and the alterations.
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