Money Fix: Wedding gifts -- think affordable
Wedding cakes are the icing on the ceremony. But the ceremony and party can add up to big money if members of the wedding party aren't careful. Credit: Photos.com
It's wedding season. Mushy romance makes for a good cry, but overspend on wedding gifts and the tears will be about your blown budget.
Get creative and you'll eat wedding cake without worrying about your wallet.
"It's about what you can afford and what's practical for the couple," says Joseph De Sena, a certified financial planner with Ameriprise Financial Services in Melville.
Send a gift basket of beach goodies like towels, suntan lotion and other fun stuff for a couple honeymooning in the Caribbean, he suggests. Give an inexpensive digital camera and travel guide for a European getaway.
Other ways to save:
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