3 tips for cutting costs as a wedding guest

3 tips for cutting costs as a wedding guest

More than half, 56%, of Americans would decline a wedding invitation from a close friend or family member if they felt they couldn’t afford it, according to a recent Bank of America survey. And it appears that the older a person is, the more comfortable they are saying “no.” Gen Z and millennials are less … Read more

Single wedding guests spend $273 more than couples, study shows

Single wedding guests spend 3 more than couples, study shows

Dana Saydak estimates she’s been to about 40 or 50 weddings. “There was one weekend where I went to two or three,” the 33-year-old tells CNBC Make It. Saydak, who works in tech sales in Chicago, says that since she’s started dating she’s attended about half weddings single and half partnered. “Women being single at … Read more

How to have a glamorous Ambani-like wedding without spending millions

How to have a glamorous Ambani-like wedding without spending millions

MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2024/07/05: Anant Ambani (son of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani) and his fiancée Radhika Merchant seen on the red carpet during the sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The lavish wedding of Anant Ambani and … Read more

Here’s why Indian nuptials are so big and glam

Here’s why Indian nuptials are so big and glam

(L to R) Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Neeta Ambani, Isha Ambani Piramal, Shloka Mehta Ambani and Akash Ambani pose for the media during a photo opportunity at the red carpet ceremony to celebrate the engagement of Anant and Radhika at Ambani’s Antilia residence in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 19, 2023. Indranil … Read more

Are bridesmaids required to buy a wedding gift?

Are bridesmaids required to buy a wedding gift?

At age 31, I’m perhaps blessed that I’ve only have been asked to be in two weddings. Not because I don’t think weddings are fun (they are!) but because the cost associated with being in a bridal party is cripplingly high. By the time the actual nuptials roll around, I’ve run a marathon of festivities … Read more

Here are the 3 financial rules to follow when planning your wedding

Here are the 3 financial rules to follow when planning your wedding

One of the most anticipated events this summer is the wedding of Anant Ambani — the son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, who will be tying the knot with his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant in July. Sujit Jaiswal | Afp | Getty Images Weddings are a huge business in India. One of the most … Read more