In this episode, we're talking about how to save money on what might be the biggest day of your life: your wedding day.

It's no secret that weddings are expensive. Various studies have been done over the past few years showing the a wedding can cost on average anywhere from $19,984 to $32,641.

Luckily, there are ways you can save on your wedding. Here are some of our unconventional ideas for saving on your wedding.

In this episode we discuss:

• 1:40 – Average cost of a wedding
• 11:45 – Trimming your guest list
• 21:45 – The origin of traditional payments for weddings
• 26:15 – Negotiating and bartering
• 31:10 – Erin's contrarian views on weddings
• 37:20 – Wedding "seasons" - can you save by getting married during a certain time of year?

Related links to check out:

• Chonce's Wedding Guide - Save Thousands on Your Dream Wedding
• Cost of Wedding
• CNN Money - Average Wedding Costs
• Making Sense of Cents - Bartering for Wedding Costs
• The Knot - Is there a "wedding season" anymore?
• The Bridal Guide - Who Pays for What?