Tags archives: wedding budget
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- When I first breathed word of my engagement, my piggy bank cowered behind a pair of shoes I had never worn and shook with terror. It knew very well that budgeting for a wedding is no easy task. There are hundreds of details to think of – the venue, food, drinks, place card holders, and so on.
More alarmingly, newly [...]
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Dear DIY Bride: My dad and step-mom had offered to pay for our March 2011 reception expenses. Long story short - because Dad is getting divorced the amount of funds available to us is significantly (like less than half!) less than it was 6 months ago. We've signed contracts for all of our reception vendors. What do w[...]
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DIYer Elizabeth writes in:
I'm a full-time student and my FI just got back to work after being unemployed for 4 1/2 months. We have a big (for us) payment coming up for our reception venue. We won't have the money for it on the due date but will have it when FI gets his paycheck about a week later. We've seen ads for [...]
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- The uber-fabulous Darcy Miller, editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings, offers 10 Ways to Trim Your Wedding Budget.
When you prioritize, plan, and adopt some of the money-saving steps below, it will be the beauty and joy of your wedding day you hold onto forever, not the bills.
Food and Drinks
1. Serve a [...]
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The uber-fabulous Darcy Miller, editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings, offers 10 Ways to Trim Your Wedding Budget.
When you prioritize, plan, and adopt some of the money-saving steps below, it will be the beauty and joy of your wedding day you hold onto forever, not the bills.
Food and Drinks
1. Serve a signa[...]
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- As 2008 comes to an end, I wanted to give you a heads up about some things that may directly affect you and your wedding budget in the coming weeks.
With the economy on shaky ground companies big and small are looking for ways to reduce their potential losses for their next quarter or fiscal year. Translation: look [...]
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- Over the past few weeks I've been hearing from quite a few readers about how the economy is affecting their wedding plans. I'd love to get a sense of what's going on in the greater bridal community with a little poll.
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If your wedding plans are changing, please feel free to leave comments about [...]
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There is so much information on how to save money when planning your wedding. Magazines, internet, books, family friends, well-intentions strangers that give you unsolicited advice on the street, it’s hard to decipher what works and what doesn’t. Some ideas are solid gems of truth. Some suggestions are, well….not exa[...]
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Given the current economic happenings in the US, I wanted to revisit some of the budget-related posts I've done over the last few years.
How To Recession-Proof Your Wedding
Avoid The Wedding Debt Trap, Pt 1
Avoid The Wedding Debt Trap, Pt 2
25 Ways To Save On Your Wedding
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- I was recently interviewed by the Associated Press for a piece about budget-saving tips. The article started running over the weekend and I thought it'd be fun to share with you. There are some excellent tips for all budgets within from such wedding gurus as Marcy Blum, David Tutera, and ... me.
(Same article, diffe[...]
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- Fab member, Ella, sent me this great link to a site where you enter your zip code and it'll spit back what the "average" wedding cost in your area is. It even gives a breakdown of those costs.
I'm just a tad skeptical about how accurate/realistic/valid this service is. Why?
"On average, couples will spend $87,682.1[...]
