The Happy Wedding

Why dream of the perfect wedding when all you need to do is to say to yourself “I the bride to be shall have the perfect wedding come hell or high water. That’s the spirit girl don’t let anything stand in your way from creating the wedding you dream of. No doubt you have heard it all before but being prepared for any last minute hiccups that could arise from whatever wedding plans you have dreamt of will guarantee your wedding to run smooth.

The wedding to do list can be time consuming but rushing can prove to be costly, not only for your pocket but your health too.

Things like ordering the wedding rings, bridal gown and that of booking the chapel marriage service can be very stressful if you allow it. Take each step at a time, juggling too many tasks at once can have you forget or overload the brain till it functions no more. You need to sit down with your betrothed and share ideas on what you both would like for your wedding. Particular ideas nominated by each other can be eliminated if inappropriate to save money. Lavish weddings can incur debt before carried over the threshold. Grandeur does not make a wedding any better than the next; it is how the whole entity is planned. For instance, if you invite lively fun people who love to dance, then your wedding now becomes more fabulous than the ceremony of grandeur with Read the rest of this entry »

Thirty-five grand! Yes, that’s right, the average Mid-Atlantic couple is expected to spend around $35,000 for their wedding, according to www.TheWeddingReport.com.

Although a huge investment, it’s only the average. Many brides actually achieve platinum-wedding status with wedding budgets exceeding $100,000.

A wedding is typically the most expensive party of a couple’s life because most brides have been planning their perfect wedding since childhood. Little girls are socialized to play dress up as brides and admire princesses, such as Cinderella, who have lavish weddings and horse-drawn carriages.

Not that there’s anything wrong with a fairy tale wedding, if you can afford it. However, many couples fall victim to the desire of keeping up with the Joneses and end up starting their life together in debt, courtesy of Visa and MasterCard. It’s important to create a realistic wedding budget together, and then stick to it.

On average, a couple will spend about fifty percent of their wedding budget at the reception. A typical wedding reception will usually accommodate 150 to 200 guests. Couples must consider what style of reception to have. Do they want buffet, plated dinner, or heavy hors d’oeuvres? All of these choices play a part in the wedding budget.

The wedding category is one of the last recession-proof industries around. I’ve heard wedding professionals say, “You’re about to spend more money than you have ever spent on things that you have never bought before.”

Wow, with a mantra like that, Read the rest of this entry »