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It’s been a couple of years since I got married, but if there is one thing that sticks out in my mind when it comes to wedding planning it was the outrageous prices of everything if you were associated with a wedding.

When it comes to wedding planning, you can expect to pay more for something even if during other times of the year or under other circumstances, the price is less.

Wedding dresses are usually outrageous in price, however, David’s Bridal has really found its niche in this new recession based market. MSNBC goes as far as to call it the “Wal-Mart” of weddings. I personally think that title is a bit derogatory to the company and to the thousands of brides that turn to the store for their dress purchases.

One of the best parts of David’s Bridal is that it is a chain located all across the country. That makes it so easy for brides to tell their Bridesmaids all across the country exactly what dress to get and the store will typically have the dress. Their sizes are also pretty uniform unlike at other bridal stores where each brand has a different sizing scheme.

Well, weddings have only decreased slightly in the recession and brides no longer have thousands to spend on wedding dresses. With the average David’s Bridal dress costing in the $300-$500 range, most brides can afford their prices versus other bridal boutiques.

One thing that I never understood when it came to weddings is why are wedding decorations so much more expensive than plain party decorations? When I got married, I was cutting costs wherever I could and couldn’t help but notice little organza circles for bird seed in the wedding section were more expensive than little organza circles in any other section of Marshall’s.

The point is that there are many ways for stores to get your money just because the term “wedding” is somewhere in your plans. You really have to look out for pricing scams based on weddings versus any other time of the year. I found that if you leave that out altogether, you will pay less. You’ll pay less when it comes to food, you’ll pay less when it comes to flowers…

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