Wedding Website Launches Recession Busting Assault

Online, May 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - New wedding website weddingcost.net has launched an assault on over-priced weddings. Blaming over-inflated prices on the frenzy surrounding celebrity weddings, such as the will-they, wont-they saga of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and the furore over Prince William and Kate Middleton, Wedding Cost spokesperson Cat Jarritt says "Weddings portrayed in the media nowadays are being made to look cheap, tacky and unimportant. It's all about external image and showmanship and not at all about the foundations of a marriage which is a solid relationship based on love and loyalty."

This perception of weddings as a frivolous waste of cash and overblown pomp and circumstance is rubbing off on the wedding retailers, too. "Far too often the happy couples are being treated as pariahs if they try to save a little of their hard-earned wages on the wedding ceremony. It's almost a given now that along with the cost of the wedding gown and the ceremony itself, couples are expected to spend money on fancy locations, decorations, flowers, professional photo shoots, wedding favors for everyone, not to mention hen and stag parties abroad and wedding shower parties. The extreme costs are not only being faced by the couple, but often the parents too."

Of course, this is not a new phenomenon, but it seems increasingly the case that if the wedding is not on a par with something out of Sex In The City or Desperate Housewives, then it's simply not worthy.

"WeddingCost.net exists to dispel the myth that a low cost, toned down wedding is something bad. So what if there are no fancy lettered invitations - in this day and age a carefully designed e-mail will do the same job, saving paper and at significantly less cost." says Jarritt.

"Many of our customers are looking for ways to get the most out of their special day without breaking the bank. To this end, we scour the web looking for the best quality yet low cost items to make their searching easier. Many people do not realise that they could save a fortune arranging for most of their wedding items online. There are online alternatives to real-world Bridal Stores and cutting out the middle man can result in finding such essentials as cheap wedding gowns at almost cost price."

There is no shame in trying to save on your wedding cost, despite what the TV shows, magazines and celebrity press try to portray. In fact, as newly weds this is probably the most sensible time in your life to scrimp and save on the pennies. That is why Weddingcost.net has launched its recession busting assault and is, at the same time, trying to bring expectations back down to earth. "Your wedding day is for you, not the cameras - your guests will respect that."