Comments on: How I planned a beautiful and frugal wedding

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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:20:09 +0000

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By: Walter Young

Walter Young — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:42:31 +0000

I am all for the idea of a frugal wedding, although the idea of mommy and Daddy paying for it as an excuse for excess strikes me as off…more often than not it is parents insisting on the wedding they didn’t have, or inviting business associates that can add to it.
As a wedding planner, I would like to think that, used judiciously, we can actually save money for the frugal couple, by helping them weed out unneeded expenses, keep to their budget and time line, and NOT forget important items like alcohol permits, or to ask for dietary restrictions with RSVP.
I offer inexpensive monthly meetings with the couple to go over what has been accomplished, and to give new tasks (especially if they both have heavy workloads).
Personally, I would much rather see a couple able to make the down payment on their new home, then rake in huge amounts of fees that leave them in debt.

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Frugal Chick.net » Blog Archive » Planning a Wedding on a Budget — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:21:21 +0000

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First Anniversary Reflections on Weddings and Marriage — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:01:42 +0000

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By: Ask the Readers: Give My Friend Frugal Wedding Advice

Ask the Readers: Give My Friend Frugal Wedding Advice — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:05:30 +0000

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By: mrsmicah

mrsmicah — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:38:23 +0000

I hadn’t thought that about the decorations, Brenda. That’s an excellent point!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:17:23 +0000

Another way to save on the dress is to use a site like craigslist to purchase a used one. I know people think it’s taboo, but really, you only wear it once. I’ve seen lovely dresses for $200 and under.

Also sites like freecycle and craigslist are a good place to scoop up leftover favors or decorations for no/low cost.

By: hank

hank — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:44:30 +0000

A frugal wedding is the way to go all the way! You save so much money that you need at the beginning of a marriage (unles you’re filthy rich), and I thought I was frugal with my wedding! Congrats – nice blog, interested to read more…

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:08:56 +0000

“It’s more a matter of figuring out what really matters to you.”

This is such an important point to make. I get so sad when I see people spend and spend on things they think they need to include, get stressed about it, and it doesn’t even fulfill any of their values at all.

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Festival of Frugality #97 » Natural Family Living Blog — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:32:35 +0000

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