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

Other bridesmaids wanting to spend money I don't have

I'm the matron of honor in a wedding with 5 very wealthy bridesmaids. They are either single and living off daddy's money or married to executives. I'm a working mom barely making it, and the bride is my sister. As the matron-of-honor I'm very pleased to be in the wedding, but financially it's.... [Read more]

Is there any way we can ask for money in lieu of traditional wedding gifts?

My fiance and I live in Arizona and we are getting married in Wisconsin. We were debating on not registering and asking for gift cards or money. This would eliminate us sending heavy/expensive packages in the mail, especially since we are getting married on a budget. I understand that this is.... [Read more]

Ideas for a small wedding on a small budget

I am so thankful to have found this site. My fiance and I are planning to get married in July. We are buying a home so we don't have a large budget for our wedding and we don't want to ask our parents to foot the bill. Therefore, we are working with a budget of around $4000. We are only using cash,.... [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]

Opening gifts of money

Hello! I'm a little confused on what the proper etiquette is on opening money gifts. I've been to several showers lately( bridal & baby), and have seen it done different ways. My shower is coming up at the end of this week. When I open cards with money in them, am I supposed to say how much or.... [Read more]