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what does the groom parents pay for at a traditional wedding
The groom's father is expected to wear formal clothing to the wedding.
No, grooms do not get an engagement ring. Most grooms get a wedding band on the day of the wedding, but some grooms prefer not to have a wedding band because they may feel they will not wear it depending on what type of work they do ... some types of work can actually have machinery, etc., catch on a ring and tear a finger off.
Remember this wedding is not about the parents, it is about their child and they are there to bear witness, show support, and ensure neither the groom nor the bride decide they have cold feet and vanish.
If they're of equal "rank" (social, military, professional etc.), then the groom's name goes first. If the bride outranks the groom, then her name goes first.
It can be either. If the wedding cake is a smaller style, than a "civil" looking groom's cake is usually beside it. If the groom has a "wilder" style cake, then it is typically eating and the bachelor party.
Yes. If the groom is very religious, he might wear a suit jacket of extended length.
All families are different. Sometimes, but groom's parents pay for other things.
The amount of groomsmen for a wedding largely depends on the size of the wedding. For small weddings only a best man, who is the chief assistant to the groom at the wedding, may be needed. For larger weddings up to 10 or more groomsmen may be chosen.
The groom generally pays for the honeymoon.
* Unless the bride so chooses to do so then no, the groom's mother does not get a gift. Both mothers should have corsages at the wedding.
Yes! White is always appropriate for a Jewish groom, just like the Jewish bride. Orthodox Jewish grooms often wear a white robe called a kittel.