Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Save money on your wedding


The average American wedding these days costs around $20,000!! Ouch. Some Americans barely make that much in a year. Actually, in 2002 the average Joe made only $42,409. So on average Americans spend half a year’s salary on that one special day.

I don’t know what to think about that. It is a special day, but I don’t think it’s worth possible debt and your first born son. So I did some searching... what are the best ways to save money when planning a wedding? There is already a ton of advice online, but one thing kept coming up over and over again...

Make sure you read, or at least look at, the book: Bridal Bargains: Secrets to throwing a fantastic wedding on a realistic budget.

I’ve never read the book, but I wish I would have. Here's some info I’ve been able to scrounge up on it:

So, the authors start off with a guarantee that you will save at least $500 after reading their book. I don’t know the fine print on that, but it sounds great when the book is selling online for about $10. Or possibly, a free read from your local library.

This book has been featured on Oprah.. there you go girls! If you aren’t convinced by Oprah, it’s also been on The Today show, Dateline, and in People magazine.

Ok, so it’s popular with the mass media, what about the general public? Well on Amazon.com the book received 4.5 out of 5 stars. In the online customer reviews people call it “the wedding bible”, “a great reference tool”, and “scary”. Hehe, yeah, Sally from TN got freaked out after reading about some of the bad things that have happened to couples over the years.

Anyway, this book is worth checking out (literally).

Here’s the link to the book’s webpage, and a link to the book on Amazon.com (my bigword.com sources tell me you’ll find it cheapest there).

4 comments:

Taryn B said...

I AM going to check that out.
Someday... :)
No, really, good tip. You guys did save a lot on your wedding didn't you?

Anonymous said...

We saved a lot in most places. We probably could have saved more on the dress though.. So, does your library carry the book, madam librarian?

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