Weddings are expensive, but they don’t have to be! Spend your money on the things that truly matter to you and your fiancé and let the rest go. Cutting out elements that don’t mean much to you, however traditional or expected, will save you a ton. Once you’ve decided on your most important elements and it is time to spend some serious money, do it wisely! Listen as we cover a variety of ways to plan a beautiful and meaningful wedding, without going broke.
Additional things we mentioned in this episode:
- Sift: the app that keeps up with your different credit card benefits so you don’t have to!
- Rings: check out Brilliant Earth and Lightbox and for lab grown diamonds, and rare carat has an awesome comparison tool
- Here’s also our full post on how to save money on an engagement ring!
- Go used or recycle your own wedding! Wedding-Recycle.com, Bravo Bride, and Tradesy are great sites to check out.
- A topic nobody likes talking about: Should you get a prenup?
- Thanks to our friend Brie at Chancey Charm Atlanta for some wedding planning tips!
During this episode we enjoyed a Juice Pack DDH Pale Ale by Tupps Brewery which you can find and learn all about on Untappd. A huge thanks to Jake in Texas for donating this beer to the show! And if you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts, Castbox, or wherever you get your podcasts- we’d love to hear from you.
Best friends out!
Useful as always.
Nice can artwork!
For the engagement ring I selected for my wife, I knew she was into opals. Which was fantastic because they’re much less pricey than diamonds and much more pretty. I had a custom opal ring made on etsy for about $500, and she loved it.