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In this book, we are going to approach wedding planning with a combination of common sense and romantic optimism: after all, if you're going to have a wedding, you'd better be satisfied with it! But there's no sense in paying more than you have to, and that's the focus of this book. Let's start by looking at what people pay on average for the various items often found at weddings. Before you even start contemplating the actual scheduling, it's important that you run through the list of potential wedding accompaniments and accoutrements. The first thing to do is establish what you absolutely must have in order to feel happy and satisfied. The second thing? To throw out what you don't want, don't need and won't be paying for.
There are a few skills a bride needs to acquire to make the most of a budget wedding. She needs to be able to accept help graciously; she needs to be flexible; she needs to run the ship without micro-managing the sailors. And when things go wrong (and things always go wrong!) she needs to maintain her calm. If you can incorporate these skills into your wedding plans, your life will be so much simpler, and your wedding will be so much cheaper—without sacrificing the things you really want
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