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This post was written by Sharon Naylor and originally appeared on Bridalguide.com. For more than 25 years, Bridal Guide has been committed to helping brides and grooms have their dream wedding on a practical budget, plan an unforgettable honeymoon and prepare for that exciting road ahead of them: married life. Visit them online at bridalguide.com. Reprinted with permission.  

 

 

Choosing your invitations and other printed matter is often the first taste of all the creative wedding planning to come. You’ve entered a world filled with rich colors, regal monograms and shimmering papers—and wide-ranging costs. According to wedding industry survey site theweddingreport.com, the average price for 150 invitations and response cards is $245. Factor in save-the-dates ($114) menu cards ($114), programs ($108), thank-you cards ($92) and place cards ($77) for an average grand total of $750 (before postage).

Yet it’s possible to spend as much as $3,300 for a set of 150 engraved invitations alone. Clearly, some serious shopping around is in order. Get started with our guide.

Article author, Jason Malki, is the brand marketing manager for Diobox which helps you host meaningful events using the most advanced tools that provide engagement & insight.

 

Not a professional event organizer? No problem! Use the tips below to help reduce your event budget, engage your guests, and plan a more successful event.

Ariane Fisher is the Co-founder of Storymix Media. She is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and has been selected as a top 10 Emerging Entrepreneur of 2014 from Entrepreneur Magazine. WeddingMix is  a wedding app created by the folks at Storymix media as an affordable way to get a magical wedding video filmed through the lenses of your guests. 

Whether you’re the type to sport a t-shirt and jeans or your tastes suggest that you’d fit quite nicely in a different era, there are a wide range of ways to show your style on your big day, including your wedding transportation. You’ve had a good sense of your own style since you were an adolescent begging your parents to let you choose your own wardrobe. Fast forward to adulthood, and you still want to be able to show that style on your big day—your wedding day! Here are several options to help you find the right transportation to fit your unique personality and charm.

If you're new to GigSalad, chances are, you’ve wondered if you’re doing this right. How do I reach this performer? Why haven’t I heard back from anyone? What do I do if my entertainer can’t make it? Our Customer Happiness Team takes calls each day from dozens of event planners and hosts working to put quote requests together in order to create the perfect event. If you’re an event host and you want to get the best quotes the first time, you need a plan. Here are a handful of tips from Customer Happiness to help you build a better quote request.

Planning a wedding is hard. No matter how many hours you've spent browsing through wedding ideas on Pinterest or searching the web for insider tips, it can still be difficult. However, the end result—standing at the altar—makes it all worth it, right? Now, it’s just a matter of figuring out where that altar will be.