The parents of the bride are very hapy.
what does the groom parents pay for at a traditional wedding
No.
Traditionally, it is up to the parents of the bride to pay for the wedding. However, they may receive help from the groom's family if it is offered.
Traditionally, The groom's parents pay for the rehearsal dinner, the wedding flowers, the honeymoon, and the alcohol for the reception.
No way...
There is no such thing as a totally free wedding ceremony. If the couple get married by the Justice of the Peace there is a fee; if they have a traditional wedding then the bride's parents pay most of the costs and the groom's parents pay less of a cost for that wedding and reception.
There are no particular rules regarding this, despite the list in the wedding books. You should discuss costs of the wedding with your intended.Where as it is tradition of the brides parents to pay for the entire wedding (this includes wedding flowers) the grooms parents may offer to pay for something such as wedding flowers. It may seem rude to reject such a generous gift. With that said, there is no obligation for the grooms parents to pay for anything.AnswerIf either set of parents wishes to pay for any portion of wedding expenses, they will offer it to the couple. Unless/until that happens, the couple is on their own.
Second wedding; the bride and groom should pay foot this bill. That being said; if their parents want to kick in something. That would be nice. However - haven't they already done this once already?
* Yes, the bride and groom can pay for their own wedding and the parents probably will give a sigh of relief. In these modern times sometimes there is just a single parent or parents who have come upon rough times and can't afford to give their daughter the wedding they would like and it's wonderful the bride and groom would pay for their own wedding to take the burden off their parents. Big, medium or small weddings are all wonderful and each one can still be a magical event for the bride and groom as well as the guests.
No.
All families are different. Sometimes, but groom's parents pay for other things.
Unfortunately, the Bride's parents pay for most of the wedding and the Groom's parents usually pay the bar bill. Sometimes both sets of parents will sit down together and decide to split the cost. Often there are single parents so they may also split the costs of the wedding. The ex Groom should be man enough to help pay for any costs such as reserving the church, reception hall, cost of invitations that were sent out, etc., etc. The ex Groom should get a full list of the cost and split it and pay half.