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If you're on a budget, where are you putting more of your money on, and where are cutting corners? -- I'm putting more effort in photography, and consequently spending more on things that get photographed often, like the dress, bouquet, hair and...

When do vendors get paid? Is it before or after? Or is it some before the wedding, and the rest after? Is it different for the florist who provides the flowers before the wedding, and different from the photographer who provides photos after the...