New Hampshire Wedding Finance, Loans, Insurance, & Money Q&A

Asking for money and GC on invitations

My fiance is in the military and we are being moved to Nevada from New Hampshire in October. Our shower is the weekend before we leave. We are buying a house off base once we arrive. Since we have no clue about our new home, how do we ask for gift certificates or money instead of gifts on our.... [Read more]

Is it ok to have a jack and jill shower to raise money?

My sister, who is my MOH, called to let me know that the bridesmaids finally emailed her and asked her what the plans were for the jack and jill shower, but also told her the groom was going to have a separate golf tournament for the guys to raise money as well. I don't think its right to have this.... [Read more]

Budget issues, etiquette of contributions.

I know the etiquette is to have the hostess (in this case, me) pay for the bridal shower. The problem is that I am not certain that I'll be able to pay for a catered event, given that I am a college student with next to no money, and what little I do have is going to be going into college, a move,.... [Read more]

Saving money with flowers...

If you have a few friends or family members that have a flair for flower arranging or are at all crafty (it's really not that hard if you follow a picture!) and know someone that has a tax ID # ask them if they'd place a wholesale order for you for flowers! This is what my sister in law did for her.... [Read more]

Over my budget, now what?

We set the budget for the wedding at $10,000 but then I found a beautiful site that cost $4,000. We decided to go ahead and get it because it's perfect (and offers lodging for the guests, too) but now it looks like we're going to have to pay about $2-3000 more than what we've saved. Very poor.... [Read more]