Summer Wedding Savings Tips for Guests

Summer wedding season is right around the corner, bringing its yearly bonanza of bridal showers and bachelor parties, destination trips and champagne toasts. While there are few things more wonderful than sharing the joy and delight of a young couple setting out on their future together, all those presents and plane tickets can add up -- especially if you're looking at a calendar packed full of joyous nuptials.

With that in mind, we've compiled a few of our favorite tips for saving on your wedding expenses. Take a peek -- and let us know if we've missed any of your top ideas.

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Bruce Watson is DailyFinance's Savings editor. You can reach him by e-mail at bruce.watson@teamaol.com, or follow him on Twitter at @bruce1971.

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