You Get What You Pay For!

Many people planning weddings are looking for ways to cut their budget in these difficult economic times. I would encourage you to do your homework before booking a vendor that is "the cheapest." A lot of times, you get what you pay for!

My friend Tammy recently shared her story with me...

We found a 'great deal' online for our photographer..... We had a simple wedding no attendants should be pretty easy. That day she took 300+ candid shots, NO posed put together shots, She then did not follow up with her contract and give us 2 parent albums, and one full of 100 pictures for us. We followed-up with calls and many emails no response so took her to small claims court, she did not show, of course the judge ruled on our behalf but what did we get? a loss of the $ in court fees. The joys!

Make sure you do your research and ask for referrals of past clients! Unfortunately, like in most businesses, there are some vendors out there that do not provide quality services.

All vendors in the Central Minnesota Wedding Association must abide by a code of ethics and go through a screening process prior to becoming a member. We hope this gives local brides a sense of trust in choosing vendors for their wedding.

Meredith and Derek's Wedding

I don't watch a lot of television...mostly news programming and sports. However, there are a few shows that I do watch...and Grey's Anatomy is one of them. I hope I am not the only guy who admits to watching this soap opera of a television show. My wife got me into the show a few years ago...and now I think it is the only show we actually sit down and watch together.

For people who follow the show, they know Meredith and Derek are planning a wedding- which has been a LONG time in the making. Their on-again, off-again relationship has gone on for a few seasons- and we'll see what kind of twists and turns the writers throw in as we get closer to the "wedding date."

I found it a little odd that they have set up a wedding page on "The Knot" about their wedding. They are a fictional couple...with a real wedding website. I'm not sure what to think about that.

http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/MeredithGrey&DerekShepherd

I am glad to see on their "gift registry" page, they have a few different charities that people can donate to.

I know this is a great way for them to promote the show...but is it really good for anything else?

I'm curious to hear your thoughts...