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• Kill 'Zill

  Posted Oct 08 2007, 02:37 PM by Donna Freedman
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  Filed under: spending, family, marriage, Donna Freedman, wedding

  That’s Zill as in “Bridezilla.” My daughter, Abby, who’s getting married in May, was raging over a newspaper article about the costs a bridesmaid can reasonably expect.

  The thing is, some brides are no longer reasonable -- and they expect way too much.
  

  Veteran bridesmaid (eight times!) Arica Colley, profiled in the article, said a recent wedding cost her $1,300. Yep, thirteen hundred dollars.
  

  But here’s the scary part: “Experts” say that bridesmaids should expect to pony up $1,000 to $1,400 for the privilege of wearing the same dress as a bunch of other women.   Read More...

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• How Bridezilla has saved $8,300 so far on her wedding

  Posted Jul 02 2009, 06:46 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: family, Karen Datko, tips, wedding, love and money, frugal

  "MoneyMate Kate" is thoroughly impressed by the frugality employed by her sister as she plans her upcoming wedding. Then why does Kate call her "Bridezilla"? That doesn't seem fair.

  So far, Kate estimates that Bridezilla's clever planning has saved $8,300, compared with the average wedding expenses in the New Jersey suburbs where they grew up. If she had compared her sister's spending with the cost of weddings in Aspen, Colo., where the wedding will take place, the savings would be in the stratosphere.

  To make her cost comparisons, Kate used the Cost of Wedding Web site provided by The Wedding Report, which tells you what weddings and their various components cost broken down by ZIP code.   Read More...

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