Forbes Living TV Shares Tips for Affordable Weddings

Plan the wedding on the beach

It is wedding season. Anyone who has had a hand in planning a wedding can attest to how expensive it can be. Fortunately, Forbes Living TV has some tips for planning an affordable wedding.

Wedding invitations can cost a small fortune if the bride goes the traditional route. The average price of ordering invitations is $439. Most women will opt for digital invitations, or maybe a combination of paper and digital invites.  Paper invitations are nice and are great keepsakes. So maybe order those for the older guests and go online for the others to save some cash.

The wedding dress is a major expense and one that many women are finding hard to choose. The wedding dress or gown is worn for one day and then put in storage. Instead of spending a couple hundred or thousand bucks on this, look into renting one. Other choices are to borrow one from a friend or relative or buy one at a consignment shop.

The wedding reception is the most expensive part of getting married. Find creative ways to make it is less pricey such as having a cocktail and appetizer party instead of a sit down or buffet meal. Buy your own china for the reception, but be sure to wash it at home in the dishwasher before taking to the reception hall. Use good quality silk flowers instead of fresh ones on tables and ask décor. Another option is to host the wedding on the beach or in a city or state park.

The Forbes Living TV show suggests talking to both sets of parents to determine what priorities are most important. Then, a reasonable budget can be set for the day when lives are joined in love and matrimony. 

Forbes Living Wants to Know Why One Size is Not the Same across Name Brands

(finding the right size and the right fit is a challenge)

What’s in a size, anyway? Why are clothing sizes so different when they are the same? Forbes Living wants to know why one size is not the same across names brands.

If a woman were to walk into a department store and try on three pairs of jeans all in the same size, would they all fit the same? No, they would not. Many clothing manufacturers and designers use their own sizing specifications as a marketing ploy. If a size 12 from Lucky Brand fits great, a size 12 from Levi’s may not. 

An average women’s size 12 can vary as much as 1 to 3 inches in the waist of jeans, and to 3 inches in the hips. This is why it is important to find the right size in the right clothing line and stick to it. Sizing standards are specific to the brand and not to the standard size itself. Forbes Living TV knows that most of us have a favorite brand of jeans and know which size fits us best. We tend to be loyal to those, but occasionally want something a little jazzier for evenings out. This is when it pays to take the time to try on different brands.  Find one or two that fit and look the best and grab a few pairs in different washes. You’re good to go then.

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Forbes Living on Bridal Fashion Trends

Many married women have a love-hate affair with shopping for a wedding dress or gown. It is a rite of passage to shop the bridal magazines for the most beautiful dress and to visit all the bridal shops in the area for one that fits great and is not going to break the wedding budget. And now there is a new avenue for getting that awesome, perfect dress or gown and without going broke. Forbes Living details to latest bridal trend.

What if an engaged woman walked into a posh bridal salon and walked out with the ideal wedding gown – and paid less than five grand for it? This is exactly what can happen if the gown is rented and not bought, and is the best new bridal trend. Top wedding dress designer creations from Jenny Yoo, Nicole Miller, and Badgley Mischka, among others, can be found online at e-retailers like Little White Dress, Rent the Runway and Borrowing Magnolia. Forbes Living TV believes renting a wedding gown is a great idea for older brides or for ones who wish to spend more of the bridal budget on other things such as the cake, flowers, food or music.  A girl can still wear her dream dress and have her cake and eat it too.

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