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$30,000 Wedding – Too much?

  • April 13, 2007 at 8:00 pm

The rising costs of weddings has more and more U.S. couples asking themselves, “Is $30,000 too much for a wedding day?”

We have dug up two articles published by CNN back in spring of 2005. Although a couple years old, these articles raise some good points about how costly the average American wedding has become. We are sure that some of you will find that you can relate to these articles as you plan your own weddings.

As you read these articles, keep in mind that the avrage cost of a wedding in the U.S. has only gone up. According to CostOfWedding.com, U.S. couples spend, on average, $27,690 for their wedding. This does not include cost for a honeymoon, engagement ring, bridal consultant or wedding planner.

If you do not think that this is a ridiculous sum to spend on your wedding day, then you are probably not aware of the high class wedding you could have for just a few thousand dollars by following the strategies in our recently released wedding planner.

Here for your reading pleasure, are the two articles we have found for you:

Ka-ching! Wedding price tag nears $30K: Survey: Bridal spending tops $125 billion; parents less likely to foot ballooning bill
Published by CNN May 20, 2005

The blowout: A Texas couple wanted their dream wedding. $30,000 later, they wondered if they’d gone too far
Published by CNN April 29, 2005

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Wedding Planner – Do your research!

  • April 7, 2007 at 10:39 am

Wedding season is upon us and if you are planning a wedding this is the season to do some research the fun way!

Get invited to as many weddings as you can stand and while attending take mental notes of what you enjoyed and disliked at each wedding. When you get home, write your thoughts down. This activity will give you lots of excellent ideas that you can implement into your own wedding planning.

As a wedding planner, by doing this research, you will soon have in mind a wedding that truly reflects your own unique personality.

It is best if you and your true love attend the weddings and receptions together so you can both discuss together what you liked and disliked about each wedding. That way you will come up with a wedding plan that you can both be happy with.

Contributed by Wedding Planning on a Budget