THE KEY to your WEDDING BUDGET By Tatiana Sizemore
Yay! You’re engaged! Keep admiring that new ring! Your recently married friend added you to all sorts of wedding Facebook groups and you've picked up every wedding magazine, including Richmond Weddings™! Sound familiar? Before you get caught up in the details of planning your day, there is one thing that must come first…determining your budget.
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Weddings tend to come with a lot of sticker shock for couples. The average wedding in the United States costs around $30,000. That doesn't mean you couldn't do it for less, you absolutely can. No matter your budget, every couple's goal should be to have the wedding they can afford without debt and without losing their sanity. A budget plan for your wedding can save so much stress and heartache. (Even Meghan Markle had a wedding budget, just saying!) Continued on page 12 10
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