The talk from Kelly Ripa this week was that, sixteen years ago, she spent a whopping $279 TOTAL on her wedding. As she described her wedding costs she noted that she and the groom used free travel miles, stayed in cut-rate hotels, and basically had a destination wedding for very little cost. As Ripa noted, even adjusted for inflation, this would adjust to a very low-cost wedding in 2012.
How true.
Average cost of a wedding/reception event now? A whopping $27,000!
Think you can do a wedding for less? Sure you can! In fact, my daughter's recent wedding cost far less than this. With simple taste, some help from a shrewd wedding planner, and a do-it-yourself attitude, you can create a low cost wedding . . . and certainly a debt-free wedding. Save your money and pay-as-you-go!
I'm not sure what Ripa's attitude and secret was sixteen years ago (or if she would spend only $279 on her wedding if she were getting married in 2012), but clearly she doesn't view a wedding as the largest and most extravagant event in her life. Better save those dollars for important matters like college education, anniversaries, and even fitness.
What do you think? How inexpensive could your wedding be in 2012?
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