Family Sponsored Weddings

by Tabitha
(San Antonio, Texas)

I came to your website for ideas and I noticed on your section for getting money, there was no family listed.

I am not suggesting the brides parents pay for everything or the grooms parents.

I am from San Antonio, Texas and here it is very customary for families to pitch in.

You ask a family member to give whatever they can towards the event and on the wedding program you list the sponsors and what they contributed to.

E.G. Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Quintanilla - Flowers.

A lot of the time they choose specifically what they want to sponsor.

The only problem I have ever seen with this is sometimes they want to dictate exactly how you spend the money.

So you have to be clear it is just a donation. There is usually a special toast and photo-op with the sponsors as well.