I pointed it out earlier this year that weddings make families do the wacky. But the wacky factor can rise astronomically when your parents are divorced. Your wedding involves the same things their divorce did: your mom, your dad, and you. You know how well that went the...

This article originally appeared on The Broke-Ass Bride.

There is a great debate in the wedding world these days, as to why we all do this. Weddings are down, cohabitation is up. Why, why, why? My life as a wedding coordinator and as an officiant...

I hear it all the time:

"I really love this bouquet I found in a magazine, but I think I can save money by going down to the flower market the day before my wedding and making it myself."

"I don't want to spend money on a DJ, so we're...

There's your Mom, critical of every single wedding decision the two of you have made, from the flowers to the invites to the caterer. She's helping pay for some or all of it, so she's insisting that her voice counts just as much as yours does, or more.

Your...