Whether the bride price is given to the woman or her parents mainly depends on local customs and parents' thoughts. In ancient times, the bride price was the betrothal gift or gift money given by the man to the woman, which was originally meant to thank the woman's parents for bringing up their daughter for so many years, so it was given to the woman's parents. But in modern society, in many places, the bride's parents will use the bride price as the starting capital of the new family, leaving the money to the woman.
The bride price goes to the bride or her parents
Whether the bride price is given to the woman or her parents mainly depends on local customs and parents' thoughts. In ancient times, the bride price was the betrothal gift or gift money given by the man to the woman, which was originally meant to thank the woman's parents for bringing up their daughter for so many years, so it was given to the woman's parents. But in modern society, in many places, the bride's parents will use the bride price as the starting capital of the new family, leaving the money to the woman.
Therefore, whether the bride price is given to the woman or the parents should be decided by the woman and the parents together.
And the woman's family after receiving the bride price, will also give the man's worth of property, called "return gift", in the woman's marriage, the family will add multiple times the property on the basis of the bride price with the woman married to the husband's family, called "dowry".
The dowry is left to the woman.