3. (b) THE Money Talk
Posted on May 11th, 2008 by Debbie
Arrange a time to discuss the following wedding topics with your fiancé.
Don’t just spring it on him while he’s watching his favorite Monday night TV shows. Tell him that you need to discuss paying for the wedding and ask when would be a good time for that. (Laugh lightheartedly when he replies, "How about the year 2035?")
Talking about money is stressful for most people (probably including you), so give the guy a little warning, would ya?
- Do you want a do-it-yourself type of wedding where you and/or friends and acquaintances do the work?
- Do you want to mix some do-it-yourself with some professional wedding services you’ll pay for with cash?
- Are you both comfortable asking your parents to contribute to your wedding?
- Are you comfortable asking just one set of parents to contribute to your wedding?
- What can you plan to contribute yourselves (financially or creatively) to your wedding?
- Do you have money on hand that could be set aside for wedding costs?
- Can you come up with a savings plan that would allow you to have money on hand by the time the wedding rolls around?
- Would you be willing to take out a loan from a bank to pay for the wedding?
In our next post, we’ll discuss some of the different ways you can divide the expenses of a wedding, and what the various implications of these choices are.
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