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Welcome to “Greetings!…from Debbie” Wedding Planner, designed specifically for you in planning that special wedding.

Our goal is to offer a wide variety of highly acceptable tips on planning a wedding. We have researched, documented and listed numerous topics on items associated with planning a wedding and we’re confident that this comprehensive planner will make your special day successful, with a whole lot less stress.

Knowing the community is important, and we have made it our top priority to seek out only the best businesses to include in our planner. You can trust these businesses as we have either personally done business with them, or someone who felt they were worthy of recommending referred them to us.

We know that you will be very impressed with the amount of information and advice contained within this website, and will recommend our site to your friends and relatives. We have compiled a tremendous amount of information on wedding planning and are confident that you will find the answers to your questions.

The first question you might ask yourself, is why plan? The answer is quite simple. You may have heard the expression “Most people don’t plan to fail -- they fail to plan.” The same is true of wedding planning. If you want to have a truly wonderful wedding, one with no glitches or problems, then you need to plan every detail ahead of time. If you don’t put the time into adequate planning you will experience a negative wedding.

Another reason is cost. According to Bride’s Magazine, the average cost of a wedding today is $18,874. Before you say, “That just can’t be true,” let’s take a look at the expense breakdown of an average wedding today. Please keep in mind that some areas of the country have a higher cost of living, which may bring the average up a little. The average expenses of a wedding today, according to Bride’s Magazine, are:

Wedding Item Cost
Stationary (invitations, announcements, and thank-you notes) $ 374.00
Bouquets and other flowers $ 1,253.00
Photography, Videography $ 775.00
Wedding favors $ 240.00
Music $ 745.00
Clergy, church, chapel, synagogue fee $ 248.00
Limousine, carriage rental $ 427.00
Attendant’s gifts $ 299.00
Wedding $ 1,060.00
Engagement ring $ 2,982.00
Rehearsal dinner $ 762.00
Bride’s wedding dress $ 790.00
Brides headpiece/veil $ 150.00
Bridal attendants apparel (average of 5) $ 720.00
Mother of the bride’s apparel $ 198.00
Groom’s formalwear $ 100.00
Formalwear rentals (groomsmen & ushers – average 5) $ 400.00
Reception (average of 186 guests)

 $ 7,246.00
Total Cost $ 18,874.00

You may cut costs here and there, however, we are confident that today’s bare bones wedding budget will range from $12,500.00 - $15,000.00 in the upper mid-west. Planning a wedding requires careful attention to detail, but with some hard work and a little creativity, your wedding will truly be all that you hoped it would be.

If you don’t have one of our “Greetings!…from Debbie” Wedding Planner booklets, you can get one at any of the advertisers listed within the online Wedding Planner, or you can view or download the online Wedding Planner for your use. Together, the Wedding Planner booklet and website will enable you to begin planning the most exciting activity of your life.

We highly recommend you purchase the products and services for your wedding from our participating businesses, because they have made this Wedding Planner possible. You are urged to use the Internet as a research tool, but when it comes time to purchase your products and services, there’s no place like home (Southern Minnesota). We know and trust these businesses as we have either personally done business with them, or were recommended to us by other satisfied customers. Our confidence in them will be to your advantage. Again, welcome to our website and good luck with your planning!

The businesses advertising in this planner have made it possible for us to offer this information to you, so we ask that you strongly consider them when planning your wedding.

The Internet is a powerful tool that can be used to research and plan your wedding. However, we ask that you use the Internet for gathering your information and then purchase your products and services for your wedding locally. Local businesses that have made “Greetings!…from Debbie” Wedding Planner possible create local jobs; they pay local taxes; their employees volunteer in numerous community clubs and organizations; they contribute to a variety of local charities (including youth sports and non-profit organizations); and they provide service for the products and services they sell.

You may not receive the same treatment when securing something on the Internet.

Thanks for your consideration and cooperation!
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