{"id":3115,"date":"2012-08-14T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwgnm.wordpress.com\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2020-06-26T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:03:27","slug":"wedding-planning-on-a-budget-start-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/wedding-planning-on-a-budget-start-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding planning on a budget: Start early!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/static.perfectweddingguide.com\/imagerepository\/news\/4d863a0e-076b-4fcf-a98f-10eba1b8b6f3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3115]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/static.perfectweddingguide.com\/imagerepository\/news\/4d863a0e-076b-4fcf-a98f-10eba1b8b6f3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>The average wedding costs $26,989, and that number is down from the $28,082 in pre-recession 2008. This figure may seem quite expensive to many, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/albuquerque-santa-fe.perfectweddingguide.com\/\">planning a wedding<\/a>\u00a0on a budget can be difficult &#8211; especially if the couple doesn&#8217;t make one prior to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/albuquerque-santa-fe.perfectweddingguide.com\/\">wedding planning<\/a>, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Nesbitt, 28, realized quickly she was overshooting her $30,000 budget when she opted for a $6,000 <a href=\"http:\/\/albuquerque-santa-fe.perfectweddingguide.com\/all\/wedding-fashion\/\">wedding dress<\/a> and was planning for a lavish, gorgeous and elegant reception. She then readjusted &#8211; and did not regret a thing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cut the up-lighting. We cut the draping. We cut the special wooden dance floor, and no one missed it,&#8221; Nesbitt told the news source.<\/p>\n<p>This happens to many couples, as they find they overindulged on certain aspects of their <a href=\"http:\/\/albuquerque-santa-fe.perfectweddingguide.com\/\">wedding<\/a> and they have plenty more to plan. The key to staying in budget is prioritizing. Each couple values a different aspect of a wedding more than other. Pick our the most important parts of the wedding and skip what doesn&#8217;t matter. \u00a0\u00a0For more wedding planning tips, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/albuquerque-santa-fe.perfectweddingguide.com\/\">Perfect Wedding Guide website<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average wedding costs $26,989, and that number is down from the $28,082 in pre-recession 2008. This figure may seem quite expensive to many, and\u00a0planning a wedding\u00a0on a budget can be difficult &#8211; especially if the couple doesn&#8217;t make one prior to\u00a0wedding planning, according to USA Today. 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