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I see a lot of confusion regarding the “++” for Brides and Bar/Bat Mitzvah families when they are faced with planning their own Weddings and Mitzvahs. When researching venues and caterers the ++ seems to roll right off of the tongue of the skilled banquet manager as he mentions it and then deftly moves onto other subjects and information.

I have discovered that the ++ is the single, largest hidden charge that you are going to have to deal with when planning your wedding or special event; and the only reason it is “hidden” is because no one wants to ask what it stands for so it gets ignored until you have to pay your bill.

The ++ stands for tax and service charge. Here’s where it gets confusing: there is no standard when it comes to the service charge, and tax is regulated by the state or city in which your event takes place. The typical range for a service charge is 18-22% of the cost of goods sold.

Therefore, when you fall in love with the perfect wedding venue and their Saturday night minimum charge is $40,000.00 you need to ask if this includes the ++ and if it isn’t included, you can count adding approximately $12,000.00 in fees.

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Grace, Gratitude and Happy Planning!

You just got engaged! You are so excited till you start to look at wedding venues – then suddenly you find yourself in a panic. Everything costs so much! You want a fabulous, beautiful wedding like the ones you see on TV; but you don’t know how you are going to pay for it all.

Try these money saving strategies:

Give yourself a long engagement.

Set up a separate bank account – call it the wedding fund and each week put in a minimum of $100.

Everyday before you go to bed empty your change purse into a jar or piggy bank. Include all the 1 dollar bills that you have in your wallet. Do not touch this money till you are ready to count it out.

Every Friday evening take whatever money from your purse that you did not spend and put it in an envelope marked wedding fund. Then put the envelope in a place you will forget about. Do this every single week, without fail.

Apply for credit card that gives you mileage and use it to help pay for your wedding. The mileage you accrue can be put towards airfare or hotel for your honeymoon.

Set up a pay schedule with your wedding vendors. They will be happy to get their money in advance and you will not be hit with a large bill in the week prior to your big day.

Grace, Gratitude and Happy Planning!