In the US, if you formally invite somone to dinner, like a date , you are expected to pay for your guest . If you friend says , " I'm going to go grab a bite to eat. Wanna come along? " , don't presume they are going to pay for your meal. You can ask " Dutch treat? " which means every ones pays their own bill, or " Are you buying ? " if it's a contemporary or friend. Better to ask when in doubt than to unexpectedly be handed a separate check and not be able to pay it .
If it is your birthday then you are paying. Because you invited him/her.
Say, "Do you want to go out Dutch for dinner on Friday with me?" Dutch = each person pays for him- or herself. However, in that situation the dinner cannot be regarded as a date.
In Spanish speaking countries friends to go out with him/her will usually pay for everything. If the person inviting wants everyone to pay their own way, then he/she invites a la Americana. Young people may also play pool all their money and split the expenses evenly. Who pays when you invite friends to go out?
The groom's family pays for this, so you have to go with their wishes. If it was me, I'd invite everyone...if it is too much expense, then choose a less expensive restaurant.
The diners.
Traditionally it is the Groom's family who will pay for the rehearsal dinner.
I believe that the guy pays for the engagement dinner I know my ex in-laws paid for the rehersal dinner prior to the wedding My parents paid for the wedding meal and I paid for everything else
The Cosby Show - 1984 Elvin Pays for Dinner 6-13 was released on: USA: 4 January 1990
The friend that your visting, because your at their house.
Usually whoever asked out whom pays. However, amongst friends of many different incomes, we pay what we ordered.
It's the same as everywhere, you get presents and a cake maybe. Sometimes families take them out to dinner. For adults, the tradition in Austria is that they INVITE family and friends out to dinner, meaning the birthday child pays for the dinner/makes dinner.
Each person pays for what they bought, then split the tip.