Anyone who has been through a wedding knows the drama that is involved in creating the perfect seating plan for a reception. Aunt Marilyn can’t sit anywhere near her evil sister. John the drunk needs to be seated as far away from the pastor as possible. And foul-mouthed Jeff needs to be kept away from...

Did you know that the average cost of a wedding in the United States is nearly $30,000? According to “American Weddings,” that is the average price of more than 2 million weddings in 2005. The cost has no doubt gone up since then! So, if you don’t have $30,000 sitting around to splash out...