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Why Does the Average Wedding Cost So Much? -
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The average cost of a wedding today is estimated to be upwards of $20,000! Like the diamond industry, which originally decreed that men should budget at least 2 months' salary for an engagement ring, the wedding industry tells prospective brides and grooms what they should buy and how much they should spend on their weddings. Wedding planning is a marketing game and it trades on the same ideas that sell cars, jewelry and sofas. Make people think that "everyone is doing it and if I don't, I'm a loser". Manufacture trends and then report on them so others will follow along. Encourage people to spend money for things they could do themselves. Did I mention that the wedding industry is a $50 billion entity? Guess why! 
And marketing pays off. When your friends are all buying diamond-and-sapphire combination engagements rings and getting married in Aruba, it's hard not to go along with the crowd. But if you take the time to think about what really matters most to you about your wedding, you may discover that you can really live without the glass coach and white horses, and that you'd just as soon not have a hundred white doves released at the moment of your first married kiss. Some of the most romantic weddings in the world have taken place in front of a minister and two witnesses who were pulled in off the street.

On the other hand, if you've always wanted to be married in a full-length bridal gown with a chapel-length train, there are still ways to achieve your wedding dreams without losing the farm.

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How to Find Wedding Favors, Bridesmaid Gifts and Groomsmen Gifts that Fit Within Your Budget.

Choosing your wedding favors is one of the most fun budget planning activities. The Internet by far offers the best selection and prices of wedding favors today. Many of these vendors will sell multiples of one item to you at near wholesale cost, which is more of a cost saving than any overpriced bridal boutique would give you. Even if you are making your own unique favors to save a little money, these wedding favor online retailers sell wedding packaging supplies that will make your favors so beautiful that they can double as table decorations at your reception (a very budget savvy idea).

See some budget wedding favor ideas that are elegant, fun and most importantly, budget friendly.

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