Wedding Finance, Loans, Insurance, & Money Q&A

Second Wedding Money Dilemas HELP!!!

This is a second wedding for both my Fiance and me. So.. naturally we are paying for it ourselves. However neither one of us had a wedding the first time around and would like to make this as much of a "regular" wedding as possible. Due to the budget we are on, (very very small), we cannot.... [Read more]

Money & Stag & Doe's

We recently held a stag and doe for the friends and family of my friends getting married in August. They walked away with a profit (as of yet) of $2000 so should the people who organized recoop their costs? The money has already been given to the bride and groom but I have spent alot of money in.... [Read more]

Is it ok to have a jack and jill shower to raise money?

My sister, who is my MOH, called to let me know that the bridesmaids finally emailed her and asked her what the plans were for the jack and jill shower, but also told her the groom was going to have a separate golf tournament for the guys to raise money as well. I don't think its right to have this.... [Read more]

Coed Shower on a tight budget!

A friend of mine is getting married in March in a faraway place which all of us bridesmaids will have to pay for our own hotel rooms, etc. Well, another friend of mine and me are wanting to have a couples shower for her and her fiance. But, we are both on tight budgets and will be spending even.... [Read more]

Why is asking for money as a wedding gift so improper?

My fiance and I have been together for 7 years, and lived together for 4 of those years. We have accumulated enough stuff to furnish a whole other apartment, so we don't need any more dept store gifts. We could really benefit from money as gifts for our wedding to help us start saving to buy a.... [Read more]