wedding

Going Green Down the Aisle

Every bride wants a unique wedding dress. If you also want one that's environmentally friendly, here are 7 ideas for inspiration.

10 Painless Ways to Dramatically Slash Your Wedding Costs

With the average wedding costing $27,000 (not including the honeymoon), savvy couples are hunting for savings wherever they can find them. These 10 tips won't make your day any less magical, but they will make a lot of the bill disappear.

Staged Eloping: Dream Weddings Without Nightmare Price Tags

"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.

Don't Resort to Crime to Cover Your Wedding Costs

Desperate for cash to pay for their wedding, a Pennsylvania couple allegedly stripped more than $7,000 worth of copper from utility poles and sold it. We all know how expensive weddings can get, but there are better solutions than crime -- among them, these tips for cutting down wedding costs.

Beautiful Wedding Decor on a Budget

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.

When It's Worth It to Pay a Financial Guru

America is DIY Nation, but in certain financial situations, a do-it-yourself strategy can make a bad situation much worse, because in investing and money matters, most of us don't know what we don't know. Here are eight times in your life when the high stakes demand that you call in the experts.

Are Maiden Names Really Worth $500,000?

Forget about cash-stuffed wedding envelopes. A Dutch study suggests brides could pick up an extra half million dollars by doing nothing -- specifically, by not changing their names. Women who kept their maiden names were judged to be more professional, were more likely to win a job, and attracted higher pay, the study showed.

Cut Wedding Costs With the Help of Friends, Family

In 2009, just over two million American couples pledged their eternal troth to each other, and spent more than $40 billion doing it. If the average $24,000-plus cost of a wedding feels steep to you, consider saving some cash and making the day even more special by getting friends and family involved.

Bargain Wedding Tips: Say 'Less' to the Dress

With the average cost of a wedding topping $20,000, shaving off a few thousand bucks on the dress could translate into a nicer reception, more guests or a longer honeymoon. So if you're hunting for the perfect wedding gown, consider these tips that may have you skipping down the aisle.

Hyundai Pulls World Cup Ad After Catholic Outcry

Saying it meant no offense but rather intended to humorously connect the "passion of soccer fans with owner loyalty," Hyundai admits it goofed with the religious-themed ad. But at least one ad exec thinks there's more to it than that.