Here Comes The Bride

Spring is just around the corner and with it, comes wedding season. All those June brides are still scrambling to put the finishing touches on their wedding plans. By now, they've already spent a small fortune on the big things, like the reception, their dresses and their honeymoon and they may be thinking to themselves how they can save a little money at this point instead of spending more of what they don't have. More and more, couples are being held responsible for their own wedding costs. Their own parents are still paying off their mortages and debt and they just don't have forty or fifty thousand dollars to spend on their childrens' wedding. There are ways to save some money. When I got married, I actually made my own floral centerpieces instead of having the florist do it for me. By doing this, I saved myself a ton of money, which I used for my honeymoon. I also bought Cheap Wedding Favors, instead of very expensive ones, and they were just as useful and appreciated as the latter. Since we hired a hall that didn't require us to use their caterer, we shopped around for catering and got the best deal we could, without skimping on the quality of the food. We did the same thing with the DJ. We were lucky enough to have a friend who is a very good photographer and he took our wedding photos as his gift to us, so we saved quite a bit of money there as well. In the long run, we were able to put a down payment on a house and put some money away for other things like family vacations and a college fund for our kids. So, my advice to all the brides-to-be is save money where you can. The less debt you begin your new life with is more likely to insure a happily-ever-after ending!