10 Crazy Ways to Help Pay for Your Wedding

On 10/10/10, I decided to do something that many believed would never happen. . . I proposed to my wonderful girlfriend.  Being my frugal self, the thought of depleting my bank account via buying an engagement ring was a horrifying concept.  However, my love for MG proved to be a force a million times more powerful than my love of my bank account balance.

However, I quickly discovered that saving my money for an engagement ring was just the first step.  Since the average wedding in my part of the country is over $26,000, I will see further damage to my wallet.

Here are 10 ways that might help lower/finance these costs:

10.  Sell the naming rights to your first born. That’s right, if your Uncle Rico wants his name to live on, he will have to shell out some cash.

9.  Slash your liquor expenses. Instead of having an open or cash bar, just place a series of water coolers throughout your reception hall.  If you have some extra funds, you can add some Kool-Aid mix to a couple of these coolers.   And if you are really a big spender I have two words for you–Slurpee Machine

8.  Allow the best man’s speech to be a paid commercial. Would you be able to tolerate the Sham Wow guy giving a quick 3 minute demonstration if it helped pay for your wedding?

7.  Skip the reception hall. Instead ask your crazy aunt, who was just featured on an episode of Hoarders, if you can have the wedding in her backyard.  You will also save on wedding favors, as you could just have each of your guests lug home one piece of trash treasure.

6.  Place advertisements on the bride’s dress and garter.

5.  Set up a Baby Betting Pool.  Pick the day that the bride will give birth and win the pool.  Obviously the house would take a modest 20% cut.

4.  Invite a couple of rich celebrities.  You never know, their staffer/assistant may mistakenly think that they know you and send you a generous check.

3.  Become a You-Tube Sensation and make money with internet ads. Just be the first bride to ever to walk down the aisle to Cee Low Green’s F**k You Song.  Would anyone out there really pay to see this happen?  Leave me a comment if you are really interested

2.  Find corporate sponsorship. Doesn’t walking through the golden arches to the drive thru widow sound romantic?  How about a Geico logo on your wedding cake?

1.  Sell the honeymoon tape

So if you are able to pull off a couple of the above suggestions, on the day of your wedding when the music starts playing “Here comes the debt, I mean bride” you will be ready to start your life together and live financially happily ever after.