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FutureMrsTurcios
Super December 2016

Sponsors/Padrinos anyone have them?

FutureMrsTurcios, on May 14, 2016 at 11:33 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 4

Growing up I always saw that during wedding preparations the couple (usually the bride) would ask individuals or couples to be a padrino (sponsor) of certain items be it the cake,dj, limo,etc. FH and I decided not to have them because we thought it was an old spanish "tradition" AND because we felt odd going about asking family and friends for money. But lately I've had several family members ask if we are having Padrinos and to let them know if we need anything.

Is anyone having sponsors? How did you go about it?

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Latest activity by Mrs.Hawks, on May 14, 2016 at 5:58 PM
  • ZeldaBride
    Master April 2017
    ZeldaBride ·
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    We're not having "sponsors" per se, but my mother has offered to pay for our chocolate fountain, my father has offered to contribute, and my FILs have offered to cover the hotel portion of the honeymoon.

    Even if we didn't have these kind gifts from our family, we would still be able to afford everything on our own. We made sure our budget was realistic for us. Our parents contributions just let us upgrade other things.

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  • Sangele
    Master April 2016
    Sangele ·
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    As soon as we got engaged everyone on my mom's side (mexican) told us to let them know what they could help with. Since I feel very awkward asking for money to help me pay for my wedding, DH and I decided to not specifically asked but if anyone gave us money for wedding expenses we would take it. No one offered anything after they said they would help and I'm honestly happy about it. Money always comes with strings attached.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    Some family like parents, grandparents, godparents, etc. may want to contribute to your wedding. However, you should always wait for them to offer and remember, as @Amanda said, money comes with strings attached and decision-making abilities. You also should plan as though any contributions don't exist, until you actually have the money in hand, because things/plans change and people can be flaky.

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  • Mrs.Hawks
    Master October 2016
    Mrs.Hawks ·
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    My family does this. Its a tradition in some parts of Mexico. We aren't asking anyone to be our padrinos because we aren't gift grabby. My brother and his girlfriend offered to pay for our dj so technically they are padrinos of music. We may just send them a little extra thank you after the wedding. We aren't asking for padrinos but if someone offers to pay for something then we acknowledge them as padrinos. Be careful though because like PP said, accepting gifts comes with strings attached.

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