Tis the season for weddings, and if you’re reading Consumerist you’re probably not the type to shell out the “average of $19,581″ that people claim we spend on weddings.
The always amusing CouponSherpa has located 20 things you can cut from your wedding to save cash. Many of them I’d never even considered, such as “Cake Server Sets,” (you have to buy that?) and monogrammed aisle runners.
Anyone have a frugal wedding? What did you do?
20 Ways to Avoid the Wedding Industrial Complex [CouponSherpa]
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My husband and I got married at the county courthouse on a beautiful Friday in October, immediate family members in tow (about 15 of us total), took pictures outside (no pictures allowed inside), we all had a nice lunch in the banquet room of a local Italian restaurant, then went on a mini honeymoon in southern Indiana (B&B, gourmet country rustic restaurant, hiking, winery, antique shopping). The whole thing = less than $800, including the marriage license.
No regrets, and I wouldn’t have done it any other way. I’m sure some relatives and friends were disappointed that they weren’t included, but oh well. We had no desire to rack up debt for ridiculous crap that goes into a “real wedding”, whatever that is. I also had no desire to be a nervous wreck and a constant worrywart, which totally would have been me if we’d gone the traditional route.
Sending this to my friend. The only thing I disagree about is forcing brides to watch “27 Dresses”. That movie was terrible and I’d like my friend to still be my friend afterwards. I’ll just describe it for her.
We spent the cost of the marriage license. Then we went to breakfast at the nearby greasy spoon, but come to think of it one of our witnesses paid for that. (We had already bought each other rings years ago; they cost a whopping 5 bucks each from a jewelry cart outside Macy’s in SF.) We’re cheap and happy.