Is the bride & brides family required to pay for out of town wedding guests hotels and meals?

Nope. It's nice if they reserve a block of rooms and get the best discount they can get. If the wedding is not during a huge weekend, they can possibly get up to 40% off, depending upon how many rooms they are blocking. Otherwise it will be more like 20-25% off the price of the room. The guests then make their hotel reservations on their own credit card when they are ready, but usually with a deadline of 3-4 weeks before the wedding.

Sometimes the groom's family will host a lunch or some other meal and entertainment for out of town guests during the day of the wedding. When my cousin got married, my aunt and uncle had a picnic lunch at the park -- well being the Type A people they were, they scheduled a whole day -- breakfast on our own at the hotel, meet for jogging or a hike, an early picnic lunch at the park to get to know each other and for the cousins to get to spend some time together, then they had light snacks delivered to our hotel rooms for while we got ready for the wedding, along with maps to the church and the reception location, though we'd be following them to the reception.

The young (teenage to early 20s) cousins had a blast getting to know each other, there's a picture of my mother and her aunt on the swings, side by side, laughing, and I got to play tennis with my cousins' cousins on the other side, and get to know the bride's siblings and cousins.

If there are a lot of people coming to town who will be kind of stuck at the hotel for the day, someone should make sure they have plenty to do and have some kind of mixer so they can get to know one another.

No. Guests are expected to pay for their own lodging and for any meals other than what's served at the reception. If a lot of people are coming in from out of town, then sometimes the people hosting the wedding may try to see if they can get a group rate at a nearby hotel. Even then, though, the guests who choose to stay at that hotel are expected to pay for the cost of their room.

No, but you should recommend nearby hotels and try to reserve a block of rooms if you think you'll have a lot of out-of-town guests. It would be thoughtful to invite out-of-town family and close friends to the rehearsal dinner or after-party, so they get to see the bride and groom before the wedding. A little gift bag in the hotel room is also thoughtful.

Every out of town wedding I've been to, I was invited to pre-wedding parties, but had to pay for my own room.

Absolutely not. As per purely Islamic marriage system, not a penny of bride's side is to be spent & all expenditures must be borne by groom's side. Everythig must be pre-planned in advance. There is a big book in Arabic 'Hohfatul Uroos', meaning 'Gift of Bride' by Mahmood Mehdi Islanbuli. That talks of everything about ideal marriage system & etiquettes for husband & wife after wedding too. People of the west must get an English Translation of the book thoroughly.

Absolutely not. The only people you MIGHT consider putting up are the members of the wedding party IF you're feeling generous, or your parents or grandparents if you're feeling generous.

It is the guest's responsibility to find their own transportation, lodging, and food before/after the wedding and that is their expense. By accepting your wedding invitation, they accept responsibility for getting themselves there and home.

definitely not, you're paying for a wedding and they have no idea how expensive that is. they get to enjoy it more than you do. you have to do all the work. they are coming to support you. if they can't afford it, then they just can't come, but you send them an invitation anyway and do your registry online so you can get a gift.

No. You just have to accept that guests may be unable to come due to being unable to afford the expense. That's all.

No. that is their responsibility. you only have to supply the meal for the reception and nothing more.. for them to ask this is very rude.

No, not unless you are filthy rich.

NO WAY