wedding costs

    By Ross Kenneth Urken

    | 2:45PM 4/25/2012
    "Staged elopements" -- weddings where the couple escapes with little more than an officiant, a photographer and a dream wedding dress -- are becoming increasingly popular. The nuptials may be extravagant, but without the big guest list, they're still cheaper than traditional weddings.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 9:00AM 8/06/2011
    If you're like many brides today, you want to dazzle your guests without breaking the bank. David Tutera, the host of We TV's My Fair Wedding, gives DailyFinance readers decorating tips that will help you stick to your budget.

    By Tom Barlow

    | 1:00PM 1/25/2011
    For many of us, the nicest place we'll ever spend a night is the funeral home where our friends and family pay their last respects. In an era where cremation continues to eat into the funeral home business, it's no surprise that purveyors are looking for ways to leverage their beautiful properties...

    By Tracy Coenen

    | 3:32PM 8/01/2008
    Everyone knows divorces are expensive. So what better way to fund the divorce proceedings by selling the wedding dress worn by your cheating wife? A Philadelphia area man did just that when he created an eBay listing for his wife's wedding dress.He put on the wedding dress and had a picture taken...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 2:30PM 3/26/2008
    When it comes to weddings, people usually spare no expense for what in theory is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. That's changing in the current economic slowdown.According to an unscientific yet enlightening survey done by the National Association of Catering Executives, people are...