<prompt> Human: Planning on getting married early next year and it looks like the bride and I will be paying for it all ourselves as we both make more than either of our families do already, and neither of us have any sort of outside, separate fund set aside for this to pay for it. The wedding itself for venue, reception and catering we have priced to about 15k, and thats before we include extras or other things like dresses, tuxes, honeymoon, etc, which may be another 5-10k possibly.One way I was thinking was since I will be moving in with her at the end of this month, the 1400 I was paying for my place and utilities should be redirected towards another account, or at least transferred over to my savings so I can at least not think I still have it in my account to use. Also, another little thing I have been doing has been to stop paying for fast food with a credit card, and everytime I do eat it only use cash to pay for it. That way I am more conscious of my credit card bill and how much junk food I eat.Was wondering if anyone had any other tips or tricks for saving up for a wedding? Also, has anyone had any experience haggling or dealing with the inevitable wedding services?  <response>: Have a small wedding and enjoy life together, not just one day. I will never understand the allure to having a wedding that costs more than a vacation to somewhere fun. 