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How to Blow a Wedding Budget in Iowa

Yes, it’s significantly cheaper to get married in Iowa than it is in DC. The problem, though, is that vendors represent themselves so poorly that I write them off at first glance and fall for an out-of-state option instead.

Take this web site of an event planner in Iowa:

How does this convince me that you’ll do high-caliber, out-of-this-world work for my wedding? Right. It doesn’t.

On the other hand, Vignette Events in San Jose tells me what kind of work they do for their clients as soon as my browser loads:

Weddings are one of the most important events of a person’s life, and the aesthetics count. It astounds me that vendors in this industry don’t take more pride in their web sites. They’re your calling card, after all.


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