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 Laura Heller

    | 4:30PM 3/02/2011
    Now you can buy a wedding dress at Costco. The warehouse club is opening pop-up bridal shops at select stores, hoping to cash in on the booming bridal business. The chain will roll out a collection of dresses from designer Kirstie Kelly. The Signature Collection is comprised of six different...

    By James O'Brien

    | 2:00PM 3/01/2011
    As spring approaches, so does the season for weddings -- and for fleecing unsuspecting brides-and-grooms to be who don't pay attention to their contracts, leaving them open to get stuck with all kinds of surprise surcharges, overcharges and outright rip-offs. Falling into that last category are...

    By Julia Scott

    | 11:05AM 10/27/2010
    Get 20% off your total wedding purchase at The Knot with coupon code TKSIMPLE20. No minimum purchase. Make sure to plug in the coupon code while checking out to get the discount. Valid through Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. A lot of The Knot's wedding favors are currently marked up to 65% off as part of a...

    By Bonnie McCarthy

    | 5:00PM 10/15/2010
    McDonald's Hong Kong stores are super-sizing love starting Jan. 1, when couples can officially tie the knot and become McMan and McWife under the Golden Arches. Any objections? Speak now or forever hold your Quarter Pounder. Value priced at $400, wedding packages will accommodate 50 to 100...

    By Jason Cochran

    | 10:00AM 6/25/2010
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/arts_culture/Why_are_weddings_so_expensive_Historians_find_the_answer'; The modern American couple starts life with a heavy financial burden: In a big city like Chicago, the average wedding costs between $22,500 and $37,500. Yet in the 1930s, it was cheap, costing...

    By Marlene Alexander

    | 10:30AM 9/11/2009
    Over 2,999 couples from all over the U.S. were eager to be married at the 99-Cent Only Store at 5270 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood on 9/9/09. Nine couples were chosen by random draw and now they've said their I-do's and paid their buck!...

    By Marlene Alexander

    | 7:00PM 8/27/2009
    This could be one for the books, under the heading "World's Cheapest Wedding." Yeah, it was a publicity stunt hosted by 99-Cent Only Stores, but just think, no worries about renting a hall, what's on the menu or even contacting a minister, just plunk down your George Washington and get in line...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 6:30PM 7/08/2009
    When Robert Tobin, who runs an organization in Sacramento that provides services to the homeless, gets calls from the media, it's usually about drugs or violence. So when he was contacted by The New York Times looking for information about clients who were getting married, he was pleasantly...

    By Jennifer Horn

    | 7:00PM 6/08/2009
    June is the month for weddings. And if you're planning a wedding, or even just a summer party, you'll want to serve great wine. Of course, you won't want to break the bank providing it, either. You're in luck. Walletpop has a few tips on how you can let the vino flow free at your next event...for...