Wedding Finance

Tipping Wedding Suppliers

Posted on 7th April 2022 at 11:50 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Culture Ireland, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips

You may recall a few weeks ago, I ran a number of surveys and polls around tipping. I get so many DM’s asking me about…

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Church Contribution: How Much?

Posted on 12th March 2022 at 10:27 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Wedding Budget, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends

So many questions come in on this hot topic. It’s one of those weird ones as it’s almost like an unspoken transaction but it very…

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Price Hikes, Contracts and Head Aches

Posted on 19th February 2022 at 10:19 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Covid Wedding, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends

Uhhh I hate talking about this side of weddings but I’ve been completely overwhelmed with messages over the last 3 weeks. The intensity of those…

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Wedding Saving Tips with Ask Paul

Posted on 7th July 2021 at 2:58 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Wedding Budget, Wedding Deals, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions

For many this isn’t the most fun of topics, but we can all agree that this is one of the most important pieces to your…

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What’s the story with wedding gifts?

Posted on 21st March 2021 at 8:33 am by Sara Kennedy / Covid Wedding, Real Weddings, Wedding Budget, Wedding Culture Ireland, Wedding Finance, Wedding Gifts

This question came in on a recent Q&A and I had to ask the audience what was going on with it. Brides and Groom’s to…

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Wedding Venues and Covid Contracts

Posted on 16th November 2020 at 4:23 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Starting Off, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Finance, Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends, Wedding Venues

Wedding  Couples are bearing the financial brunt of a defunct wedding business As you may have been aware, I reached out to my social media…

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Vat Rate Increase – What Does It Mean For Irish Weddings

Posted on 19th November 2018 at 11:07 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Budget, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips

A recent article in the Irish Times spurred a lot of discussion today. The VAT rate will be returning to 13.5% which was the original…

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RTE 2FM Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene Show

Posted on 8th August 2018 at 10:12 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Starting Off, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Budget, Wedding Deals, Wedding Finance, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips

Stick a fork in me I’m done! I adore the Nicky and Jenny show on RTE’s 2FM so it was a huge honour to visit…

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Today FM – Affordable Weddings

Posted on 4th March 2018 at 11:29 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Starting Off, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Budget, Wedding Culture Ireland, Wedding Deals, Wedding Decor, Wedding Fairs, Wedding Finance, Wedding Planners, Wedding Questions, Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends

I took some time out to chat with Conall O’ Morain on Today FM’s Sunday Business Show #TeamSBS today. The topic was all about affordable…

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Funding Your Wedding

Posted on 26th January 2017 at 3:27 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Starting Off, Wedding Budget, Wedding Finance, Wedding Tips

Yuck…. the worst part of wedding planning….that feckin’ budget. Alright, dry the tears and get saving. Weddingsonline reported that Irish wedding couples spend an average…

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Wedding Budget Template

Posted on 12th December 2016 at 10:14 pm by Sara Kennedy / blog, Starting Off, Wedding Blogger, Wedding Budget, Wedding Finance, Wedding Planners, Wedding Tips

I get asked by many brides to provide my wedding budget planner. Well you asked, and here you go! Did you know that in the…

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