Is your wedding budget ready for the reception resurgence?
LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet
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FILE- In this May 10, 2021 file photo, Tom Li, second from right, and his fiancé, Leah Li, right, pose for photos taken by Ella Chang, left, at Gas Works Park in Seattle. The couple, who live in Seattle, are originally from China and have a wedding planned later in the year for September. As COVID-19 cases drop and restrictions ease, many couples are eagerly moving forward with paused wedding plans or altering existing ones to accommodate more guests. But figuring out where to start and what costs you’ll face can still be tricky during this time.Ted S. Warren/AP
Wedding celebrations largely took a hiatus after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020. Among couples who had a set wedding date between March and December 2020, 47% postponed their wedding receptions, according to The Knot’s 2020 Real Weddings COVID Study. The trend continued this year.
When Nicole Bowles and Hosein Heidari sent out invitations to their August wedding, postponed by a year from the original date, Bowles couldn’t stand the thought of trimming the guest list to fewer than 50 people.So Bowles, 33, of Albany Park, sent.
GPS, Baylor Advance In DII-AA Softball
Silverdale Stays Alive And Will Face Tipton-Rosemark Again On Thursday Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - by John Hunt
Mikayla Beard delivers a pitch for GPS in a DII-AA quarterfinal game against St. Benedict at Murfreesboro s Starplex Softball Complex. The Bruisers were victorious, as was Baylor, who defeated CCS. - photo by Dennis Norwood
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – GPS and Baylor both won their semifinal games in the DII-AA state softball tournament at the Starplex Field No. 3 Wednesday morning while Silverdale bounced back from a loss on Tuesday to defeat Jackson Christian in an early game Wednesday.
GPS built an 8-1 lead and had to hang on in winning 8-6 over St. Benedict while Baylor got an outstanding pitching performance from Ace Sellers en route to a 5-0 victory over Chattanooga Christian.
GPS, Baylor Advance In DII-AA Softball
Silverdale Stays Alive And Will Face Tipton-Rosemark Again On Thursday Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - by John Hunt
Mikayla Beard delivers a pitch for GPS in a DII-AA quarterfinal game against St. Benedict at Murfreesboro s Starplex Softball Complex. The Bruisers were victorious, as was Baylor, who defeated CCS. - photo by Dennis Norwood
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – GPS and Baylor both won their semifinal games in the DII-AA state softball tournament at the Starplex Field No. 3 Wednesday morning while Silverdale bounced back from a loss on Tuesday to defeat Jackson Christian in an early game Wednesday.
GPS built an 8-1 lead and had to hang on in winning 8-6 over St. Benedict while Baylor got an outstanding pitching performance from Ace Sellers en route to a 5-0 victory over Chattanooga Christian.