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

How to have a low cost wedding reception on a budget

My fiance and I want our reception to be a big party. Semi-formal, but not over the top. We would like to pay for most of it ourselves and have begun to save up for a budget to work with... any idea's for a formal, low cost wedding reception... possibly under $1,000.00??? Then again, what is a.... [Read more]

Money tree?

Recently I attended a reception where the couple had a money tree. They had a display that explained the money was for the honeymoon and the display also gave entertainment options of their destination city. The guests were very generous and I gave also, feeling that I was a part of their.... [Read more]

Asking for money instead of gifts for wedding

I know that it is classed as quite rude to ask for gifts for our wedding, but people keep asking me what present they should get us. We would like to get money to sort out the garden if they want to get us anything, but how can I word it, in the invitations, so it doesn't sound like I am asking for.... [Read more]

Save Money on Your Wedding Budget

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The article has good information, and gives examples. Such as, "On the average, almost 40% of a person's budget is spent on the.... [Read more]

Daylight savings time reminder ok?

Our wedding is going to be on the first day of daylight savings time, the Sunday after we have put our clocks ahead one hour the night before. We want to somehow remind our guests in the invitation that it is daylight savings time so that a large number of our guests aren’t late. Would it be.... [Read more]