October 03, 2024

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By Charlotte Cowles

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To plan a wedding is to enter a hostile alternate universe where everything costs twice as much as it normally would, at a minimum. It’s a scary place, and no one knows that better than the people who live there all the time — that is, wedding planners who deal with these mysterious prices for a living. “Frankly, the wedding industry is all over the place with costs,” says Kate Ford, a wedding and event planner based in California. It’s easy for couples to get in over their heads no matter what their budget is, she adds. “Talking about what to expect, and what’s realistic, is so important.”

In theory, you can have a beautiful, memorable celebration without blowing the equivalent of your nonexistent mortgage. But how does that work in reality? We asked wedding-industry veterans to share what they wish every couple knew about the biggest money sinkholes, and how to avoid them — tastefully.

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