| st women already have a vision of what they want | | | | suppliers that you will need, and who will give you the |
| for their wedding. Unlike the groom who probably just | | | | best price. We've put together a free wedding |
| started thinking about it when he asked her to marry | | | | checklist that you can use to give yourself an |
| him, the bride usually has had an image of her wedding | | | | overview and a complete idea of all the things that |
| from pre-school. How many boys have toys that | | | | need to be planned for and done. That's your first |
| show them as fathers or homemakers? No way, but | | | | £750 - £1000 saved for the cost of a wedding |
| just look at any toy section for girls and you'll find baby | | | | planner. There are many sites that offer you a free |
| dolls, strollers, mini feeding bottles, and so on. But no | | | | wedding planner checklist to download. SAVINGS - |
| matter what your visions of your perfect day is, you | | | | from circa £750 # 2 What's your budget? |
| must beware of the cost bugbear. Most average | | | | Remember the old adage, "Cut your coat according to |
| weddings cost about £15,000 ($27,000) and | | | | your size"? Well it's been changed to "Cut your coat |
| sometimes a lot more. It's OK if your parents have | | | | according to your CLOTH"! What this means in |
| loads of spare cash just waiting to be spent on the | | | | modern terms is plan for only what you can afford. |
| wedding. But if you're a couple earning a joint income | | | | How much do you have in your account, how much |
| of about £50,000 it's a lot of money to spend. If you | | | | does your spouse-to-be have? How much are your |
| can find a way of reducing the cost, then you should | | | | parents or other relatives and family members willing |
| because the worst way to start a marriage is in debt. | | | | to contribute in cash or in service (e.g. making custom |
| Financial strain is one of the major causes of marital | | | | IV cards)? How much can you borrow on credit cards |
| breakups. We've outlined some steps that you can | | | | loans not to put too much a strain on your mutual |
| take in order to reduce the cost of your big day: # 1 | | | | finances (nothing more than £2000)? You might be |
| Find out what you need to do first. People book | | | | able to re-mortgage your house if you have one, but |
| wedding planners because they don't know what they | | | | this should be a last resort because it also takes time |
| need to do in order to produce the results they want. | | | | and effort for it to come through. Remember, you |
| The woman who doesn't know what needs to be | | | | don't want to start marriage in debt. Put all of this |
| done will always be at the mercy of the person who | | | | together and you have your CLOTH. Remember; cut |
| does. So arm yourself with knowledge. Knowledge is | | | | your coat according to your cloth. You will save |
| truly power and in this case worth thousands of | | | | yourself a lot of financial heartache later on if you plan |
| pounds. Find out what you need to plan for, the | | | | only for what you can afford. |