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The Budget Wedding Sourcebook

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I recently purchased this book and it has been a GREAT source of useful information. Madeline not only tells you ways to save money when planning, she gives her readers an idea of what you should really spend your money on and where you can afford to cut costs. There are also specific examples of how couples have planned their weddings on a budget of only $3000!! In addition to all of this information, Madeline stresses the importance of setting your "goals" for your wedding to determine what is most important to you and your fiancee' so that you can decide how you would like to spend the money in your budget. I would recommend this book to ANYONE who is planning a wedding.

The Budget Wedding Sourcebook provides numerous hints and choices for making the most of a wedding budget, from the initial planning of a budget and locating unique honeymoon sites which are affordable to working with wedding consultants and finding great deals on gowns, flowers, cakes, and photos. An excellent guide to an affordable ceremony.

I've never been married and I've never planned a wedding reception...let alone a reception for 150+ people! Faced with the task of planning my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary, this book has been a great source of comfort for me with it's practical suggestions and "real-life" accounts of couples and their budgets. The book may have been published in March 2000, but its principles and examples still apply! What seemed like a daunting task at first is now an exciting and creative process! A great book for a great price!

I can't say I got many ideas from this book, but it did inspire me a bit. So many people tell you "wedddings are SO expensive" but this book tells you "yes, you can do it cheaper." I didn't actually use any of the ideas, most were pretty unoriginal. But it did a good job of keeping my spirits up, at those moments when I was feeling poor and pathetic while planning my wedding.

Fantastic book. Full of great resources! I bought this book a few years out of date and the references were still good enough to fit my needs. Prices in comparison still gave me a good idea of how much my expedatures were overpriced or still saving me money. I would recommend this book to anyone! I'm sharing my stuff with a friend of mine who is also getting married and I refuse to give this one up!

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. I will definitely keep it for reference material for years to come. I highly reccommend it for those trying to save money and have a beautiful wedding.