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Going into Debt for a Wedding?

Filed in archive Real Weddings on August 29, 2008

In today's current economy, not many people are pursuing celebrity-type weddings where exotic birds are flown in from Pacific islands to be set free at the reception. As a matter of fact, even the latest celeb pairings have been pretty low-key and casual, so don't think you have to go into debt to get married.

With the average price of weddings soaring just as much as everything else, a lot of couples get caught up in the hoopla and think that they have to spend ridiculous amounts of money to get hitched. I can tell you that you do not want to start your marriage off being thousands of dollars in debt.

Going into Debt for a Wedding?
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Instead of thinking that everything has to go a certain way or that you have to go with this caterer over that one, explore your options. If you're set on a particular cake, that's fine; maybe you can negotiate on another area, such as the photographer.

A great article I found a while back highlights 10 tips for simple weddings. In general, simpler weddings with smaller parties are less expensive, but no less beautiful or meaningful. Probably my favorite tip is #1: "Set your budget with money that you already have in a bank account."

Do that and you can start your marriage off on the right foot: debt-free and in love.


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