Rehearsal Dinner?Who should pay for the person that brings the flower Girl?

Question

Should we pay for the person dinner who brings the flower girl to the rehearsal? If both parents parents bring her should we pay for both people?

Same thing for the Ring Boy

Answer 1

Traditionally the bride's side is paying for the wedding and the husband to be side pays for the rehearsal and then the wedding party is invited and paid for. Including the parent or parents that are offering their child in your wedding.  

Answer 2

well it's not like your flower girl or ring boy can just jump in the car and drive themselves to the rehersal! You can't not pay for them if they have to be there.  

Answer 3

Why dont either you or one of the bridesmaids or someone from your family pick them up so you don't have to worry about it at all?

I think that would make it much easier on you and future hubby!

Congrats on your wedding!  Good Luck

Answer 4

It would make it easier on everyone if you paid, that would also be proper etiquette.  

Answer 5

Whoever is hosting pays. And of course you need to include the parents of both the flower girl and ring bearer.

Answer 6

Yes, you and your groom, or whomever is "hosting" the rehearsal dinner, must also pay for the parents of the flower girl and the ring bearer.  You cannot expect them to pay.  

Answer 7

Yes... why would you expect them to pay for their own dinners?

Answer 8

Generally the rehearsal dinner is covered by the grooms parents.

Whoever is paying for the meal pays for everyone  

Answer 9

The host(s) of the rehearsal dinner should provide for ALL who attend. This includes the flower girl and ring bearer's parents (or whoever will be bringing them). Expecting guests to pay their own way would be very rude and would go against etiquette.

Answer 10

The Grooms parents pay for the rehearsal dinner and that includes all of those who are directly involved in the wedding. and that means the parents or parent of the flower girl and ring bearer

Answer 11

Unless things have changed since I got married, it is traditional for the family of the groom to pay for the rehearsal dinner.  it is also foolish to expect a small child to be allowed to attend a rehearsal dinner without parents.  And if both parents come, feed them and enjoy their company.  You are obviously friends or relatives, so why complain about a couple of additional meals?

Doc  

Answer 12

of course.. who else woudl pay?  you should pay for every single person that comes to the rehearsal dinner. obviously they don't pay themselves

Answer 13

Yes. The parents of the flower girl and ring bearer should be invited to the rehearsal and the dinner afterward, and you should pay for their meals. It would be incredibly rude to make them bring their children and then not pay for their dinner.

Answer 14

The parents of the flower girl and ring bearer should be invited to the rehearsal dinner and their dinners should be paid for by the hosts of the dinner. After all, they are the ones who are paying for their outfits.