How to Save Money As a Wedding Guest

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Start looking for travel and lodging deals early to find the best prices.. Book flights with airline miles, rewards points, or airline credit cards.. Coordinate with other guests to share ground transportation.

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Start looking for travel and lodging deals early to find the best prices.

Step 1

Start looking for travel and lodging deals early to find the best prices.

2

Book flights with airline miles, rewards points, or airline credit cards.

Step 2

Book flights with airline miles, rewards points, or airline credit cards.

3

Coordinate with other guests to share ground transportation.

Step 3

Coordinate with other guests to share ground transportation.

4

Use any resources, like hotel block pricing, arranged for the wedding guests.

Step 4

Use any resources, like hotel block pricing, arranged for the wedding guests.

5

Check online rental sites for vacation rental properties in your budget.

Step 5

Check online rental sites for vacation rental properties in your budget.

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Book accommodation with a large group of people to save.

Step 6

Book accommodation with a large group of people to save.

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Look at travel packages that include flights, ground transportation, and hotels.

Step 7

Look at travel packages that include flights, ground transportation, and hotels.

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Rent a dress instead of buying one if you plan to wear a dress.

Step 8

Rent a dress instead of buying one if you plan to wear a dress.

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Buy a versatile suit that you can reuse if you plan to wear a suit.

Step 9

Buy a versatile suit that you can reuse if you plan to wear a suit.

10

Repeat outfits and change them up with accessories for different weddings.

Step 10

Repeat outfits and change them up with accessories for different weddings.

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Borrow clothes or accessories from a friend to avoid buying or renting.

Step 11

Borrow clothes or accessories from a friend to avoid buying or renting.

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Have a friend do your makeup and hair if you need it done.

Step 12

Have a friend do your makeup and hair if you need it done.

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Buy a registry gift early to get the best selection of items and prices.

Step 13

Buy a registry gift early to get the best selection of items and prices.

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Go in on a larger gift with other guests to save on expensive items.

Step 14

Go in on a larger gift with other guests to save on expensive items.

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Use the registry as a guide and shop around for better prices.

Step 15

Use the registry as a guide and shop around for better prices.

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Give a personalized gift from the heart if you can't afford a big gift.

Step 16

Give a personalized gift from the heart if you can't afford a big gift.

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Don't buy a gift if you can't afford it.

Step 17

Don't buy a gift if you can't afford it.

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