FCP 037: Unconventional Ways to Save Money on a Wedding

Financial Conversation Podcast

English - September 12, 2016 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Previous Episode: FCP 036: How to Prepare to Quit Your Job

Next Episode: FCP 038 - What Makes Fall the Most Frugal Season?

In this episode, we’re talking about how to save money on what might be the biggest day of your life: your wedding day.

It's no secret that weddings are expensive. Various studies have been done over the past few years showing the a wedding can cost on average anywhere from $19,984 to $32,641.

Luckily, there are ways you can save on your wedding. Here are some of our unconventional ideas for saving on your wedding.

In this episode we discuss:

1:40 – Average cost of a wedding 11:45 – Trimming your guest list 21:45 – The origin of traditional payments for weddings 26:15 – Negotiating and bartering 31:10 – Erin's contrarian views on weddings 37:20 – Wedding "seasons" - can you save by getting married during a certain time of year?