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

Money as a Gift--Need Advice

I've read some posts on here dealing with asking for money as a gift. However, I think I have an unusual sort of situation--one that I didn't find addressed here. Directly after getting married, my husband and I are flying to LA, going to the British Consulate to apply for my spousal visa. He.... [Read more]

Saving money

hello, we are planning to get married in year 2006 in cuba, but how can i go about to save money! i'm not good at budgeting any suggustions on how to help me, i make 12 dollars hourly canadian, i get monthly about 1200 i have 312 dollar car payment and about 200 dollars in bill payments.

i have.... [Read more]

Over my budget, now what?

We set the budget for the wedding at $10,000 but then I found a beautiful site that cost $4,000. We decided to go ahead and get it because it's perfect (and offers lodging for the guests, too) but now it looks like we're going to have to pay about $2-3000 more than what we've saved. Very poor.... [Read more]

What is a realistic budget?

I've noticed that lots of you whip-smart brides out there have managed to save bundles of money on planning. My fiancee and I have a very, very small budget. It's almost embarrassing. For a party of 80 we are hoping to spend under 3 thousand. Is it possible?! I feel like a car stuck in a muddy.... [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]