Is it normal for fiance's family to pay for the wedding?

Nothing is normal now a days I fell like when it comes to weddings. If that is what everyone agreed on then I don't see the point in overthinking it

Anything is normal these days. A lot of couples pay for their own wedding completely. Lots have help from parents or other relatives too. As long as they offered it's fine. Just know that because they are paying they get a say on how things go.

It's not typical in my experience, but no reason why they can't if they want to!

All of my girlfriends' weddings were paid for by their parents, not their groom's parents. My parents paid for our wedding, and my in-laws paid for the rehearsal dinner. There were no strings attached.

Nothing is normal.

A bride and groom should pay for their own wedding, but if a family wants to help, it's okay to take the help if you are okay with the strings that might come with it.

My husbands family gave us some money. Even if I had family, they wouldn't have given a dime. We as a couple paid for the rest ourselves.

Yeah as PPs have said i think anything goes these days. our wedding was covered in nearly-equal parts by the 2 of us and our 3 sets of parents. it all worked out for us and we were careful to thank all our parents with gifts, notes, and recognition. we had a couple of minor incidents where we ended up deferring to our families about things we didn't necessarily want done in a certain way (some decor stuff, cake, etc) because they were footing part of those bills, but on the whole we didn't have too much drama. it's always possible though that accepting money will lead to some tension and expectations, so that is something to be aware of.

That is awesome and you are very fortunate. I have a few friends (grooms) whose parents paid for the wedding. But it isn't traditional. I feel like nowadays it is all different who pays for the wedding! You have everything from bride/groom, bride's parents, groom's parents, grand parents, aunts/uncles, or combination of anything!

We didn't even ask them for help, once we got engaged, they got more excited and started to plan and pay for things lol. They didn't have us do it their way, they asked what we want, and just coordinate everything and pay for everything. We both are doing well, no need to get help from them, but they just insisted to help.

Thats so sweet that they are!

My family is very low income and hasn’t helped with a single penny of the wedding- nor do I want them to, they need to take care of themselves. My FILs are covering nearly the entire reception with the exception of some decor and they are covering the rehearsal dinner.

It really just depends on each personal situation. My parents are giving double of what FFIL and step-FMIL are (and I’m so grateful for all 4 of them), and FMIL isn’t giving anything (and I don’t expect her to because of her financial situation).

I don't think there's really so much of a norm for this anymore. Then again we are paying 100% for our wedding as my parents and his mom don't have the funds to help us. FMIL has asked several times to help but we know that would put her in a bad place financially and we absolutely won't let her do that.

Only my family is helping. Fiance & his family just don't have the funds.

That’s very kind that they are paying. Nothing is “normal” these days. Weddings are EXPENSIVE and it’s a lot for most people to handle, so the old rule book on who pays for what is pretty out dated. My parents and his parents are splitting the cost of 2/3 of our wedding. We are paying for 1/3 plus our honeymoon. It’s a joint effort over here lol