Find Out Who Your Real Friends Are
In case you weren’t aware, weddings are expensive—for everyone involved. With the economy in its current state, you might want to hold off on any impending nuptials. But if you must get married now, Consumerist has a few tips on how you can cut costs. Strategy number one involves cutting the number of guests using a systematic approach to deciding who your real friends are—as opposed to who’s faking it. Those who can list your exes make the cut; those who have no idea who you’re marrying, don’t.
For additional cost-cutting advice, the Style Me Pretty blog profiles DIY weddings that look anything but. But let’s face it, folks. The wedding is the easy part. Once the party’s over, the real work begins. And if all goes according to plan, lasts a lifetime. Big Think expert Kay Warren, author of Dangerous Surrender, discusses her 33-year marriage to her husband, who she describes as her polar opposite.
