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Wedding Finance · Conscious Planning
Your wedding is one day.
Your financial foundation is the rest of your life.
The average wedding costs $29,000. That's a down payment. This is the resource that helps you have a meaningful, beautiful wedding without starting marriage in debt.
$29,000
Average US wedding cost
74%
Couples go into debt
$11,000
Average wedding debt
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"Nobody who loves you will remember what the centerpieces looked like. They'll remember how you made them feel. Spend your money on that."
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