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

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]

Budget issues, etiquette of contributions.

I know the etiquette is to have the hostess (in this case, me) pay for the bridal shower. The problem is that I am not certain that I'll be able to pay for a catered event, given that I am a college student with next to no money, and what little I do have is going to be going into college, a move,.... [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]

Is there an elegant way to ask for money instead of gifts?

My fiancé and I would like to ask for money instead of gifts. We don't really need anything extra for the house, and the few things we could ask for is not enough to fill up an entire registry. Our current apartment is too small to fit anymore stuff. We would prefer to receive money to put.... [Read more]

Money or registry?

we plan to buy a house shortly after getting married...we would like to let our guests know that we would like money for this, but what way is appropriate?

we also would like to set up a small registry for the bridal shower, and for people who feek more comfortable giving gifts than money, we.... [Read more]