Saving on wedding gifts
August 14, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under gifts, wedding costs
My sister was just complaining about weddings last week. She’s one of those totally social girls who gets invited to seriously dozens of weddings a year. She notes that even when she’s not in the wedding, those gifts can add up. However, you can save money on wedding gifts, just like anything else.
Set a realistic goal for yourself: IF you’re like my sis and you know that you get invited to dozens of weddings a year set goals at the start of the year to be thrifty. Set an amount that you’ll spend on weddings for the year then RSVP …read more
Ways To Save Money on Your Wedding
May 3, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under marriage
If you’re getting married this summer – or next even, you can save some cash by making some small adjustments to what goes on in traditional weddings.
Adjust your ring: You don’t really need both engagement rings AND wedding rings. That’s a little bit of overkill. You can also save money by greening your wedding ring, which cuts out things like pricey (and earth-hateful) diamonds and gold.
Adjust the invites: Go paperless which saves on stamps and paper costs – not to mention all those trees. Digital invites are so not lame anymore either. There are some totally amazing digital wedding invitations …read more
