How to Have a Big Wedding on a Small Budget: Cut Your Wedding Costs by Half-- Or More

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Summary: How to have a really weird wedding on an unrealistic budget
Review: When we announced our engagement, all of our recently married friends gave us the books they used during their wedding planning and this book ended up with us. The title spoke to our needs since we are paying for the event ourselves yet would like to have a fancy affair. I agree with an earlier post which suggested that the author has most likely never planned a wedding other than her daughter's. She speaks of the specific budget cutting steps her family took and expects that they would work for everyone. She tries (but fails) to come across as an expert, but I found myself hesitant to trust her ideas. The amount of money in the various budgets she suggested were rediculously low to the point where I am sure she was making them up - she couldn't have honestly found these prices anywhere (believe me - I have tried). Some of her suggestions were just sad and I found myself wanting to hear from her daughter to see if she had really been happy with her wedding because I could not imagine including some of these very cheesy suggestions in my wedding. A much more helpful book is Bridal Bargains.
Good luck with the plans!