Marriage Etiquette - Who Pays for What.

Money Cash There are not any hard and fast rules as to "Who Pays for What" for the marriage, but a general guideline follows as to the standard breakdown. Working out a budget for your marriage is an example of the 1st things that should be done once the date is set. Wedding favor supplies. Does the rite be formal, semiformal or informal? A formal marriage, naturally, will be the most costly and the informal, the least. Also, with many couples marrying later and having money of their own, they are sharing in the costs. Your Best isn't For Saving My mother-in-law received a group of sterling silver flatware as a marriage present.

Then she would spend hours polishing the tainted silver. She said that she was saving the sterling for "best. "And so she saved her almost- never-used sterling for over 40 years, until the day a thief broke into the house and nicked it. The burglar wasn't caught and her silver wasn't recovered. Then she moved the wooden box down from the cupboard and put it on the counter next to the kitchen table. She no longer had to shine tainted silver. Profusion isn't just about money and material goods. Each time my mother-in-law set the table with her stainless steel flatware rather than the sterling silver, she was announcing to herself and everybody else, "This moment isn't worth the best I have.

She lived in the selection of her present life. Also, with many couples marrying later and having money of their own, they are sharing in the costs.