Bridesmaid on a Budget: How to Be a Brilliant Bridesmaid without Breaking the Bank

Sharon Naylor

Dec 2010 · Sold by Seal Press

About this ebook

Bridesmaids today face an average expense of more than $3,000 when they accept the invitation to be in a bridal party. Add in the cost of travel and lodging—which is increasingly becoming necessary, with the growing popularity of destination weddings—and that $3,000 climbs to an even higher price tag. It’s hard to say no when a friend asks you to be a part of their wedding, but in this economy, most bridesmaids just don't have the money to participate—not without ending up with a handful of maxed-out credit cards and a whole lot of resentment, anyway.

In Bridesmaid on a Budget, Sharon Naylor—the author of multiple best-selling budgeting books for brides—offers women advice on how to beat the system. Naylor gives tips on where to find the best, most affordable dresses and accessories; planning fantastic (but low-cost) showers and bachelorette parties; giving a great wedding gift without emptying your pocketbook; minimizing the extra expenses of a destination wedding; and more. For the almost 10 million women per year who become one, Bridesmaid on a Budget is an indispensable guide to being a brilliant bridesmaid—without breaking the bank.

About the author

Sharon Naylor is the author of more than 35 wedding books, an iVillage Wedding expert and blogger, the host of "Here Come the Moms" on Wedding Podcast Network, the Bridal Guide budget expert with a new e-mail-a-day feature, a contributing editor to Southern Bride, a contributor to the top bridal magazines, a frequent guest on the "Martha Stewart Weddings" Sirius Satellite Radio program, a featured guest expert on such shows as Good Morning America, ABC News, Get Married, and many more. She has been featured in InStyle Weddings, Modern Bride, Brides, Bridal Guide, Hallmark, Redbook, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, and many other top publications. She lives in Morristown, New Jersey.