Are you paying for your own wedding?

We paid for it ourselves

My husband and I paid for our wedding very deliberately. We didn't want anything to do with the strings that money brings. I don't feel any envy or jealousy about people I know whose parents paid for their weddings because they had weddings that I didn't want.

FH and I are paying for everything ourselves. My mom is paying for my dress. We’re older and weren’t expecting help.

My fiance and I are in are 20s and are on our own when it comes to the wedding. Age isn't a factor, what kind of family you have, this day and age, and what kind of money people have is a big factor. My parents don't have much money so that's why they aren't helping and my fiancés parents aren't helping because they still live in the old days and believe my parents should pay for everything. But I know a lot of people who ages are all different from real young to a lot older who had to pay for their own wedding because nowadays the bride and groom are expected to pay for their own wedding.

Our families are pretty much paying for everything. We are spending about 6 to 8k out of pocket for jewelry and miscellaneous expenses. We come from traditional Indian families where it is customary for parents to pay for children's weddings.

I always assumed my parents weren’t helping. Is started saving maybe 4-5 months before we got engaged. But, once I got engaged they offered us $7,000. That wasn’t going to get us super far, so we matched that amount.

My fiancé and I are paying for our wedding & honeymoon ourselves.

We are paying for it ourselves. I'm 36 and my fiance is 36 and unfortunately my dad, his mom and his dad have all passed away so it's only my mom left. My mom offered to help pay but she is retired and I refuse to take money from her.

Our parents paid for nearly the whole wedding (my parents and his parents split the costs 50/50). It was important to our parents to have a big formal wedding and they knew that wouldn't be able happen if my husband and I paid for everything ourselves. As others mentioned, money always comes with strings attached and because our parents were the ones paying, our moms made many important decisions in the planning process.

I'm in my 30s, but DH and I are in the arts. Also, I'm an only child, and my dad and I are very close.

That said, I didn't do exact numbers, but my dad and stepmom covered somewhere around 60-70% of the costs, and we covered the rest.

We’re paying for a majority of it ourselves. My mom offered to buy my dress and so far my fmil gave money for save the dates (sounds like she wants to pay for invitations too). We’ve recently been stressing about our venue payments, because of COVID our financial situation isn’t exactly what we expected it to be. My mom’s been saying not to worry, that she can help if she needs to. But we’re trying to do it ourselves.

My mom paid for the wedding (most of it, we covered a few things) and H's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and the honeymoon. We were in our 30s when we got married, but with grad school we had less than zero money (and no one wanted a courthouse wedding)

My FH and I are both in our early 20s and my parents offered $6k to us for the wedding. His parents cannot contribute financially but are hosting their family at their home which is a big sacrifice that we greatly appreciate. We accepted my parents help and at first tried to stay within that budget, but soon realized it would be nearly impossible in our metropolitan area, and after a few months of saving we matched their offer. We are just barely over $13k including our wedding and our mini-moon!

As of right now we are planning on paying for it all ourselves. With a budget around 25K for the ceremony/reception/honeymoon. We are both in our mid 20s. I don't have any family besides a little sister that I talk to and she has a big family. I feel down the line her family will help a bit here and there, but we aren't expecting it.

My FH and I are both in our 20s and fresh out of college. We're paying for the majority ourselves! My mother is helping us pay for the venue, since that's the biggest cost, and his parents are paying for the rehearsal dinner (they have 4 boys and are doing the same with each one). I plan on paying for my dress myself, while my FH and I split the vendors.

Every family is different, we knew we'd be paying for most of it ourselves because our families aren't loaded, and we didn't think it would be fair to expect them to help.

My FH and I are paying for majority of it. My mom helped with a little of the dinner cost and helped out on my dress. We're having a very small ceremony and dinner. I believe our wedding in total is no more than 5,000

My mom told me they would pay for whatever my wedding costs, just let her know the amount, which has led at times to her pushing for me to splurge on things I intended to be more conservative on. I am an only child and she's intended to pay for my wedding for a while. However, so far I have cut all the checks myself, with my money. I appreciate their generosity, but It was important to me to be independent and plan and pay for the wedding I could afford on my own. I'm not sure how much she will end up giving me.

I am 25, FH is 26. If I were in my 30s or 40s I would not expect to have my wedding paid for at all.

Our wedding date is April of next year so we’ll both be 27. We’ll be financing everything for our wedding. It would’ve been nice to have someone else help pay for the wedding but that’s just not the case for either families. It makes more sense for us to finance our own wedding anyway because we want to be inviting the people that are important to us. If we had someone else finance, that person would have more say on the guest list then us.

My parents contributed as well as my in-laws. However, we paid for the bulk of our wedding ourselves.

We’re paying for everything ourselves. My Aunt did offer to pay for my dress however, my mom passed 2 weeks before our engagement so I think she’s offering because my mom won’t be here!