My First Marriage Planning Purchase

Patrick and I got engaged on April 17th, 2007. After a week of being on cloud nine, I began to realize that we had a lot to do to throw the wedding we wanted. We set the wedding date - May 17, 2008 - and started thinking about where we wanted to have the wedding. That's where the sticker shock started to creep in. We wanted to have a nice wedding, but did not want to break the bank. Very soon I realized that I wouldn't be able to plan our wedding without a little advice. Hiring a wedding planner would be fairly expensive - most charge around 10% of your wedding budget. I figured someone must have published something on this topic.

I made my way to Borders and searched their very large bridal planning section. If you haven't checked out Border's wedding section, step in there sometime. They have books regarding any type of wedding that you want to throw - even "How to Have an Elegant Wedding for $5,000 (or less)."

I ended up buying a book that I just could not put down: "Bridal Bargains: Secrets to Throwing a Fantastic Wedding on a Realistic Budget." This book has some great advice for any bride trying to pinch pennies during the wedding planning process. The book is well organized. For instance, if you want to save money on your wedding gown, you can flip to the attire section and check out the list of websites offering gowns at low prices. The detail that this book gives is wonderful. I would strongly suggest this book to anyone trying to plan a nice wedding on a low budget.