Yakezie Blog Swap #20 Round Up

by melissa on May 6, 2012

This month Fiscal Phoenix participated in the 20th Yakezie blog swap.  The topic selected for us all to write about was as follows relating to wedding spending. According to the Huffington Post, the average wedding cost in 2011 was $27,021. Looking at this statistic, why do you think people spend so much on weddings? Do you think it’s worth the money? How do people afford weddings that cost $27k if the national savings rate is so bad? What are the long-term financial ramifications of an expensive wedding? What tips do you have to help people save money on weddings?

There were 10 bloggers who participated in the swap this time around. The various posts written are described below:

My Post

eemusings from Musings of an Abstract Aucklander shares some thoughts about how she intends to save money on her upcoming wedding on this site.
I shared that our  250 person wedding cost only $6,000 on Musings of an Abstract Aucklander.

The Rest

Kathleen from Frugal Portland wrote about if a wedding is worth the down payment on a house on My Personal Finance Journey.

My Personal Finance Journey wrote about why people spend so much on weddings and possible ways to save some money on Frugal Portland.

Nick from Step Away from the Mall writes a fascinating article about his first-hand experiences with inviting 350-400 people to his wedding and how it can easily cost a ton of money on Daily Money Shot.

Jana from Daily Money Shot wrote about the various ways she saved money on her wedding on Step Away from the Mall.

Edward Antrobus wrote about why weddings cost so much these days and how he kept the cost of his wedding to $200 on Evolving Personal Finance.
Emily from Evolving Personal Finance shares first-hand experiences from her wedding planning about why weddings cost so much, how people finance weddings, and also money saving tips on Edward Antrobus. I really liked how she placed on emphasis on the importance of prioritizing what is important to the bride and groom in the wedding in order to maximize value.
Marissa from Thirty Six Months shares several tips to save money on a wedding on Call Me What You Want Even Cheap.
Call Me What You Want Even Cheap wrote about how weddings don’t need to cost an arm and a leg on Thirty Six Months.
How about you all? Why do you think people spend so much money on weddings these days? Is it worth it? What tips do you know of that people have used to save some money?

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