Your Beautiful Wedding on Any Budget

239 Pages·2009·3.85 MB·English

by  Todd Outcalt

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Copyright © 2009 by Todd Outcalt
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Outcalt, Todd.
Your beautiful wedding on any budget / Todd Outcalt. p. cm.
1. Weddings—Planning. 2. Weddings—Costs. 3. Budgets, Personal. I. Title.
HQ745.O88 2009
395.2’2—dc22
2008046864
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
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To my grandmother
Still beautiful after all these years…
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Contents
ACkNOWLeDgMeNTS ............................1
INTrODUCTION.................................3
PArT 1— THe BeAUTIFUL “DeBT-Free” WeDDINg
PHILOSOPHY
Chapter One—What’s in a Wedding? .................... 11
Chapter Two— Understanding the Beautiful “Debt-Free”
Wedding Philosophy......................19
Chapter Three—Making Your List, Checking It Twice ...........25
Chapter Four—Popping the Questions....................37
PArT 2— PUTTINg THe PHILOSOPHY INTO PrACTICe:
SAVINg WISeLY
Chapter Five—Planning to Save .......................63
PArT 3—P UTTINg THe PHILOSOPHY INTO PrACTICe:
SPeNDINg WISeLY
Chapter Six—The Rings ............................87
Chapter Seven—Counseling .........................93
Chapter eight—Wedding Stationery and More ...............97
Chapter Nine—Bridal Gowns .......................103
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Chapter Ten—Bridal Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Chapter eleven—The Rehearsal Dinner...................111
Chapter Twelve—Ceremony and Reception Venues............ 115
Chapter Thirteen—Music......................... 123
Chapter Fourteen—The Officiant .................... 127
Chapter Fifteen—Flowers ......................... 129
Chapter Sixteen—Wedding and Reception Decorations ......... 133
Chapter Seventeen—Catering ...................... 143
Chapter eighteen—Beverages/Wine ................... 147
Chapter Nineteen—The Cake....................... 151
Chapter Twenty—Photography and Videography............. 155
Chapter Twenty-One—For the Groom ................. 163
Chapter Twenty-Two—Transportation ................. 165
Chapter Twenty-Three—Gifts and Favors ............... 169
Chapter Twenty-Four—Miscellaneous ................. 177
Chapter Twenty-Five—The Everything-for-Free Wedding! ...... 183
Chapter Twenty-Six—Bankrolling the Honeymoon........... 191
Chapter Twenty-Seven—The Bottom Line ............... 219
Chapter Twenty-eight—Web Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
ABOUT THe AUTHOr...........................229
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sAcknowledgmentss
Many thanks to Deborah Werksman and the staff at Sourcebooks
for making this project possible. A big thanks to Shana Drehs for
doing such a marvelous job as editor, and for providing some
much-needed vision.
I also thank the many couples who have enrolled in my seminars or
allowed me to counsel them in their wedding and marriage plans.
Many thanks to the people of Calvary United Methodist Church.
To Chelsey and Logan: I’m proud to be your dad. And to Becky—my
wife of twenty-five years: I’m ready for another twenty-five if you are!
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