Check out this article from the Los Angeles Times about tv producer Marni Druliner's wedding planing. She's shopping through David's Bridal for her gown and trying to figure out how to plan the wedding she wants with an ever-shrinking budget (sound familiar?).
It probably should, given the economic trends it mentions:
Scaled back, downgraded, digitized and homespun, weddings are getting a major economic makeover this year. While the number of weddings scheduled to take place in the U.S. in 2009 remains steady at 2.2 million, a recent "What's on Brides' Minds" survey conducted for gown emporium David's Bridal found that 75% of brides-to-be said they would have to make adjustments to their wedding budget as a result of the economic climate. The average cost of a couple's publicly traded "I do's" is now $19,212, down 33% from its peak of $28,732 in 2007, according to the Tucson-based research firm the Wedding Report.
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