{"id":2069,"date":"2013-05-13T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreverbride.com\/inspiration\/wedding-inspiration\/a-guests-survival-guide-to-the-wedding-season-part-1\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:09:52","slug":"guests-survival-guide-wedding-season-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearl.davidsbridal.com\/inspiration\/advice\/guests-survival-guide-wedding-season-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guest&#8217;s Survival Guide to the Wedding Season Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time is here: Wedding Season. It is one of the few times a year that you get to dress up and show off {fill in the blank}! The pressure starts to build as you see relationship status changing from &#8220;in a relationship&#8221; to &#8220;engaged&#8221; and the bling photos pop up in your news feed. Or you receive save-the-dates in your mailbox. Either way the requirements of attending back-to-back weddings can get overwhelming and guestzilla appears.<\/p>\n<p>All this week, I will be sharing the best tips to guide you into being the best guests ever!<\/p>\n<p>Part One: &#8220;How Are You Going to Pay for Everything?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When you have multiple friends getting married in one year, that can seriously hurt your pocket &#8211; transportation, lodging, wedding gifts, bachelor\/bachelorette parties, bridal showers, etc. Here are some easy ways to save this year!<\/p>\n<p>1.} Check the wedding hotel&#8217;s other offers. A room block {for an entire party} may not be the lowest price! Groups of friends can also share a room, suite or house nearby.<\/p>\n<p>2.} Play it safe: Buy a gift from the registry {the earlier the better}. You&#8217;ll get first dibs on the best items that fit within your budget. You could also pool with a group of friends to buy one big gift or combine smaller items and create a themed grouping of presents!<\/p>\n<p>3.} Coordinator travel with other guests &#8211; carpooling can be a HUGE money saver. You can all pitch in for gas, rental cars and snacks!<\/p>\n<p>Hint for Tomorrow: &#8220;What Are You Going to Wear?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time is here: Wedding Season. It is one of the few times a year that you get to dress up and show off {fill in the blank}! The pressure starts to build as you see relationship status changing from &#8220;in a relationship&#8221; to &#8220;engaged&#8221; and the bling photos pop up in your news feed. Or you receive save-the-dates in your mailbox. 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