Your wedding is supposed to be a
magical day filled with love and happiness. But that can be tough to accomplish
when you're haunted by the gaping holes in your savings. It's equally as hard
to celebrate when you know that you've penny-pinched your way into a spartan,
joyless reception.
Experts recommend setting a
budget as one of the first steps of wedding planning-even right after you set a
date. But how do you know what items are worth spending big bucks on? We've
gathered a consensus of the opinions of various party planners, wedding day
planners, and events specialists and come up with a list of four items that you
absolutely must try to pay top dollar for.
For our splurge picks, we have
food and alcohol, anything that the bride herself will wear, the couple's
wedding bands, and video and photography services.
