by Bridget Webber

Created on: April 28, 2009

One of the biggest splurges that you will ever have in your life, apart from purchasing your home, may well be your wedding. The average wedding typically costs $25,000 upwards. Choosing what to spend more money on, while being more financially reserved in other areas is an important part of planning your special day.

How you make your decisions will be based on the priorities of yourself and your spouse to be. As well as taking your budget into account you will also need to consider your personal values, desires and to think about what will be important to you later on in your marriage when you look back on your wedding day.

Photography/Video

One of the most evocative and meaningful ways to store treasured memories of your wedding is either by taking photographs, a film of the event, or both. Being able to gaze again upon a grooms smile captured by the camera, a guests cheeks tear stained with joy or uncontrollable giggles by from an emotional bride can help you to relive the moment. It can also provide you with an accurate and thought provoking account of your wedding to pass on to future generations.

Making sure that you hire a professional to take photographs or to film your wedding can give you peace of mind, helping you to relax while you leave, at least some, of your future memories in their capable hands.

If you simply can't afford to splurge in this area of your wedding then you can remedy this to a certain extent by supplying all of your guests with disposable cameras to take photographs for you, which they will leave for you to go through at a later date. You may also benefit by finding out if you have a friend or relative who is a keen amateur photographer who doesn't mind stepping in on the day and testing out their skills on your behalf.

Wedding Rings

Your wedding ring will probably be the the one item of jewelery that you always wear and never replace. Therefore getting the right ring, which may be rather expensive compared to the jewelery that you usually buy, may be a good idea.

Some couples really splurge on their wedding rings by having theirs custom made for them and designed by a specialist who has an understanding of their personal style and requirements. Other couples who spend allot of money on their rings prefer to simply purchase the best that they are able, knowing that they may never spend that amount of money on personal items for themselves again.

If splurging on wedding rings is far from being a possibility for you then, instead of buying

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