Traditionally, The groom's parents pay for the rehearsal dinner, the wedding flowers, the honeymoon, and the alcohol for the reception.
It is customary for the Groom to give his Best Man and all his groomsmen gifts. For your Best Man, something a bit more expensive and personal . If you have more groomsmen, something simple like an engraveable money clip is fine. And if you are having a formal wedding with a rehearsal dinner, the Groom's parents or yourself generally pay for that .
The groom's parents usually pay for the rehearsal dinner, which is their gift to the couple. Another small gift to the couple can be given. If the mother wishes to give a small gift to her son of some type, this is perfectly acceptable, although she should also give a small gift to her daughter-in-law as well. If the parents did not pay for a rehearsal dinner, then the value of the couple's gift should be a bit higher.
Even if you are paying for the rehearsal dinner for your son's wedding you should at least get your son and his bride a gift and if this is not appropriate for certain cultural weddings and money is the gift then give only what money you can afford.
Traditionally, the groom's parents are responsible for accommodations for the groom's attendants and family. Other expenses they are responsible for include the marriage license fee, officiant's fee, rehearsal dinner, bachelor dinner, part of the flowers, the honeymoon, and the gifts from the groom to his attendants and the bride.
* The groom should give the groomsman (Best Man) a gift. Sometimes the groom may give a flask to put liquor into it; a watch (if they are very close friends) etc.
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.
The father of the bride and groom can give the wedding gift to them the day of the wedding at home or, they can leave the gift on the gift table at the wedding reception. However, if it is of cash value it is better to give the bride and groom the money before the wedding.
generally the groom but buy something for their household like a toaster or something
A luckenbooth brooch is a traditional gift.
It is only proper to write a check that is a wedding gift to both the bride and the groom. Since the wedding is all about them becoming a couple, you wouldn't want to leave one of them out for this occasion.
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