My bridesmaid just recently got engaged (YAY!), her and I were talking and she asked me what I thought about an issue--and I wasn't really sure how to respond or what the "right" or "proper" answer was.
This is my friend's first wedding, Fiance's 2nd wedding. Her family mostly lives in South America, so her guest list will be *much* smaller than his, and this is one of the first "American" weddings she's experienced...so alot of the etiquette/customs are new to her. She is having a pretty expensive wedding reception, and her father is paying for the whole thing, including FI's guests (she's a little annoyed at how big the list is, but he says he can't cut it down)
Her and her FI are discussing the rehearsal dinner, which his parents offered to pay for. She wants it at a REALLY expensive resturaunt ($70/plate), and FI has said "no, they can't afford that and it's my 2nd wedding, it's nice of them to offer to do it again in the first place." Her reaction (just in private convo. with me) is "oh, but it's ok for my father to pay $100+ a plate for all of your frat buddies?"
I told her traditionally Groom's family pays for the RD, and it's up to them to decide to host it and how they want to do it (what I've heard). Is this the correct or is there some truth to her argument?