I was talking with a new friend about weddings and swapping stories about some of the crazy things people do when I was awestruck by the story of one girl overspending on her wedding day.
Most girls dream of the big day when they get to be the princess and have things set out just the way they want them. Some weddings are big and some weddings are small but every wedding is run on a budget. This is when us girls start getting creative with our plans.
There are ways to have a beautiful wedding on a small budget, but just imagine what could be accomplished with a large budget. With a $30,000 budget, the sky would be the limit. You could even through in the honeymoon and a limo. But expectations vary from girl to girl because there was a blooming bride who passed her $30,000 budget and moved right up to $45,000 and counting.
There’s a lot of debate that could go on about such an exorbitant affair but there’s only one point I want to make: It’s not the wedding day but the marriage that counts. If people invested just as much time and energy into their marriages as they did their wedding days, I believe the divorce rate in America would be significantly lower.
So for all you brides to be out there, take it from a girl who’s been your shoes. It’s not the fanfare that accompanies the wedding that’s important. It’s what happens when that day is over and your life with your husband begins. Invest in your marriage and you’ll have good memories from a lifetime of days spent together, not just one.
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