South Dakota Wedding Finance, Loans, Insurance, & Money Q&A

Is there an elegant way to ask for money instead of gifts?

My fiancé and I would like to ask for money instead of gifts. We don't really need anything extra for the house, and the few things we could ask for is not enough to fill up an entire registry. Our current apartment is too small to fit anymore stuff. We would prefer to receive money to put.... [Read more]

Planning an outdoor wedding on a budget

I'm getting married in 6 months and only have a budget of 4,000$. I have a ceremony site picked out but, it`s not very private. It's in a park where there is always at least 150 people . I have no idea where to have a small private outdoor ceremony that will fit my budget. There is only about 30.... [Read more]

Daylight savings time reminder ok?

Our wedding is going to be on the first day of daylight savings time, the Sunday after we have put our clocks ahead one hour the night before. We want to somehow remind our guests in the invitation that it is daylight savings time so that a large number of our guests aren’t late. Would it be.... [Read more]

Best way to ask for money instead of gifts for our wedding.

Hello!

We are both getting married for the second time and some people might think we don't need much...But we do need lots of stuff, we are starting all over again. We would prefer money gifts (whatever they are) instead of having a registry. We have seen a box at weddings where people put.... [Read more]

What is a realistic budget?

I've noticed that lots of you whip-smart brides out there have managed to save bundles of money on planning. My fiancee and I have a very, very small budget. It's almost embarrassing. For a party of 80 we are hoping to spend under 3 thousand. Is it possible?! I feel like a car stuck in a muddy.... [Read more]