The internet and the amount of information it provides continues to amaze me.  What a fantastic resource for researching products and services (watching ridiculous videos and playing scrabble with somebody from Australia, etc.) That said, make sure that while you’re saving the date and delving into popular wedding trends, you’re also learning to compromise and deciding together what is truly important for your wedding.  Know yourselves.  Know your budget.  Stick to it (as best as you can, anyway).

The First Dance blog wrote the post  What I hate about wedding budget advice. In the author ’s opinion, most budgeting advice lacks the reason we NEED to find ways to shore up the budget (there’s so much out there to be enticed by). She clarifies what she means by telling the story of how she and her fiance’ put aside their preference for a “city” reception in order to make sure they met the comfort level of their “rural” guests.  In the end, they saved loads of money and were able to apply the savings to other areas of their wedding.

In this case, putting the comfort of their guests first, also turned out to be a great budgeting tip.