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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tradition is the groom pays FLOP- Flowers, liquor, orchestra, photographer and rehearsal dinner. Turns out to be about 50-50.  We’re lucky in that neither of us had student loans so we were able to use our wedding gifts as part of our down payment. [/quote]
Never in my nearly 50 years of walking on this earth have I heard this. Sounds like something made up by a Bride mag. Not saying it’s terrible; it’s certainly not “tradition”. [/quote]

???  That's the way we handled it in my family growing up.  My parents paid the FLOP (and cake, bride's gifts to bridal party, bride's dress).  Note that the FLOP also would include the church fees and all tips.  For my sister's wedding my parents paid for everything, including flowers, band, bar, photographer and my brother in law's family paid for the rehearsal dinner.  Our families had very different financial circumstances.  On the other hand, my husband and I paid for everything ourselves because we could and we wanted to.  Whatever.

For two of my girl cousins, the my aunt and uncle paid for everything, including the rehearsal dinner.  None of their other 6 siblings never said a word about the supposed inequity.  They were more interested in everyone having a nice wedding and reception.[/quote]

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