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Beware the Cost of the Average American Wedding
The cost of the average wedding in the United States (honeymoon not included) is $20,398, according to The Wedding Report, a wedding professional online resource. The 2007 average topped out at $28,704 but has since dropped 24%. But still, twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, cost, excess, reality, wedding industrial complex, wedding traps
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Old School Celebrities Who Started the Wedding Madness
Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier of Monaco • 12 carat diamond ring • Veil hand-embroidered with thousands of seed pearls * Reality Check: Doublewhammy Hollywood Royalty + Real Royalty Get married at Grace Cathedral and host a “To Catch a … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Sane Bride, Style
Tagged elvis, grace kelly, hollywood royalty, prince rainier
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Buy as Few Wedding Books and Magazines as Possible
Barring a few break-ups here and there, The Wedding Report estimates 2,215,714 couples will get married in 2009 bringing the United States wedding market into the $60 billion range. And guess who’s hawking the piles of party favors and $5,000 … Continue reading
Is Your Wedding Day REALLY the Most Important Day of Your Life?
Couples hear again and again, Your Wedding is the Most Important Day of Your Life. Hold on there, dream girl. Wasn’t the most important day when you first met your partner and saw something extra special? Or when he or … Continue reading
Posted in Bride, Groom, Sane Bride, Stress
Tagged expectations, love, wedding industry
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Watch Your Wedding Grow From Two, Then Three, Four, and More…
In the beginning, it was so simple. First romance, then that wonderful realization that you want to be together always. A ring appears, a question pops, a yes exclaimed. But soon a crowd begins to form. It starts with excited … Continue reading
Posted in Planning, Sane Bride, Wedding Party
Tagged opinions, Planning, Rings, romance, survival
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