By Dr. Taffy Wagner, CEPF, WedNet Specialist Blogger on Wedding Money, http://www.DebtAtTheAltar.com

You sitting there, bride-to-be, yes you. Come close to the screen. I know you have some financial questions that you want to ask yet you do not know who or where to turn. Congratulations, I am here for you. The voice of money and marriage for Wednet to provide you with tips, answer your questions and encourage you to not operate in fear. Let me share, one of the things about fear, especially when it comes to finances is it keeps you from taking action. Why? You are afraid of impending response or reaction. So we are not going to operate in fear but operate with the idea of succeeding, living, laughing and loving all the way down the aisle as we talk about money.

Are you ready? I sure am. I can imagine some of the questions you have are how do I manage to accomplish the wedding planning when our budget just got sliced in half or do we postpone our wedding until it is more affordable? Let me ask you, if you did not have any money, would you marry your groom? If the answer to this question is yes, then you have already answered that second question. There is no need to postpone the wedding. The wedding is a way of expressing your love and commitment outwardly for those family members, friends and colleagues. Didn’t you just say if you did not have any money you would marry the groom? There you have it. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on the wedding.

Caution – you are not planning your wedding with monopoly money. Honey, the money you are using is real and someone whether it is you or your family is paying for the wedding. Start talking now with your fiancé about money and what is important to each of you for the wedding day. You can begin the art of compromise now which can be beneficial to you throughout the marriage. The marriage is not all about the wife or the husband individually. The marriage is about the unit.