Publisher's Note Why start married life at a financial disadvantage by spending too much on a wedding? Author Gwendolyn Burton Riase proves you don't have to, in this new book. A national daytime television show featured Riase & her exciting cost-slashing strategies. The book contains much more than the author's ideas. She researched the topic before writing the book, interviewing brides, grooms, & family members for three years. "How to Have the Wedding of Your Dreams on a Nightmare Budget" analyzes every element of a wedding & provides strategies to attack high costs. The book highlights ten key areas to target the most powerful techniques, & examines 150 ways to save on almost everything. It reveals the unnecessary items & other costly mistakes that could make or break wedding day bliss. There are even forms & planning grids most planners don't have. No book on the market is as straightforward on slashing wedding costs.