<prompt> Human: Hi reddit,First time posting and really the first time on this sub. Let me know if I should post this somewhere else or if theres a similar thread to this.Im getting married in 2 months. I need about 500 dollars to help pay for some of the final costs for my wedding. The past year my credit score has been tanking. I have been denied every credit card and every loan I have applied for, along with my fiance his credit is practically shot too My hours at work have been cut in half so Ive been surviving by paying minimum payments on my 4 maxed out credit cards not including store cards : and buying groceries on them until Ive maxed them out again.. Thankfully my parents have helped out tremendously when it comes to helping out with the wedding, but I cant keep asking for money because I feel awful about it..So, what should I do? Are there other alternatives that I havent found yet, or am I SOL? My credit score is around 650, so its pretty average I would say. Im assuming the lack of available credit or the number of inquiries is why I keep being denied? Any advice would be grateful!EDIT: I appreciate all the advice, all of it. I understand that I am irresponsible financially and once this wedding is over Im going to start actually paying off my credit cards and not continuing to maxing them outAssistant: You are obviously having a wedding that is beyond what you can afford. Four maxed out credit cards? Yikes. My only recommendation is to rethink what you are doing here. Can you cut things? No flowers? Cheaper wedding bands? No DJ? Cake and punch reception? What about a second job or can your fiance contribute? You are making one bad decision after another and have come here to ask for advice on how to continue that habit. Human: I have been cutting out alot of things. I dont think Im going to end up doing flowers, and if I do, none of them will be real. The wedding bands were purchased awhile ago via a credit card my fiance got when he purchased my engagement ring. He is financially worse than me. He has no money to contribute to groceries or things around the house so I have to shell out about 100 every 2 weeks when we go shopping. Honestly, I could be paying down credit cards but I am helping him out when he needs it. Ive been refreshing job websites constantly but without a degree, its hard. I applied for one that makes better money, just waiting a response.  <response>: Good LORD lady. This is an awful awful AWFUL way to start a marriage. You both have 0 in your names and you are still trying to plan a wedding that you CANNOT AFFORD. This is beyond absurd! My husband and I eloped for about 200 in Las Vegas in November. No one but my sister knows that we are married - everyone we know thinks we are still engaged. We will have our wedding next year when we have time in Paris. We have been saving up and churning a ton to have an almost free wedding reception. We also make 128k a year. We can definitely afford a nice wedding... but we refuse to spend a shit ton on it. I understand - trust me I do - that you have a dream wedding planned but unfortunately you CANNOT afford this wedding! You cant push it back to a few years when your debt has decreased and you have savings? Or something? Use your brain my dear. 