双语新闻:看美国人办婚礼时省钱的五大诀窍

2014-04-25 14:38:48来源：可可英语

　　但美国持证婚礼策划师协会(American Association of Certified Wedding Planner)的副总裁温迪·基德(Wendy Kidd)说，淡季婚礼也并非省钱的唯一办法。许多夫妻还会选择周五而不是周六或周日举行婚礼。她说，虽然在工作日举行婚礼会让外地的亲朋好友做难，但这显然是省钱的好办法。以波士顿郊外35英里的印第安池塘乡村俱乐部(Indian Pond Country Club)为例，它曾多次被theKnot.com评为最受欢迎婚礼场地。它能容纳500人的大宴会厅对旺季周五婚礼的报价是11,000美元，比周六报价17,000美元少了整整6,000美元;同样，在11月1日至4月30日的淡季期间，周五婚礼价格是8,000美元，到了周六就得要12,500了。

　　Trade in a cake for cupcakes

　　大蛋糕换成纸托蛋糕

　　A spectacular wedding cake with fondant flowers dusted in gold, scalloped edges -- or whatever your Pinterest board inspired you to do -- can get pretty costly. The average wedding cake costs nearly $500, and while it's only a sliver of the total wedding cost, one in five couples spend more than that, even upwards of $1,000 on dessert, according to TheWeddingReport.com. So don't let the price of a wedding cake take the...well, you know.

　　翻糖花点缀、扇形金色镶边的婚礼大蛋糕(上面还可以加上任何你灵感迸发想出其他好玩意)，会花掉你的一大笔钱。据TheWeddingReport.com称，婚礼蛋糕的平均价格接近500美元，虽然这只是婚礼总开销的九牛一毛，但每五对夫妻中就会有一对夫妻在甜点上的花销要远远超过这个价格，甚至达到了1,000美元。所以，不要让婚礼蛋糕的花费太那个什么了…你懂的。

　　The cost of a cake is calculated per slice, and can range from a few dollars to $15 a slice, reports theKnot.com. And don't forget about the delivery fee and cutting fee. While it's best to have the baker deliver the cake themselves because they're the experts, the cutting fee goes to the vendor when you don't use an in-house baker. The cutting fee ranges from $2 to $5 per slice for cutting, serving, and cleaning up afterward. To avoid those pesky fees and save on the overall expense, many couples have turned to cupcakes. (But some couples also prefer cupcakes because it's the trendy thing to do.) After all, they're just mini cakes in disguise. You can mix-and-match different flavors to suit your guests' varying taste buds. Plus, you'll save on the baker's end, as assembly and design time are minimal for cupcakes.

　　theKnot.com称，蛋糕的价格是按块来计算的，每块从几美元到15美元不等。不过，别忘了还有运输费和切分费用。既然烘焙店是专业做这个的，最好还是让烘焙店自己送蛋糕，不过，如果你没有用内部的烘焙坊，还得支付给卖家切分费。蛋糕切分费从每块2美元至5美元不等，包括切分、餐服和之后的清理。为了省掉这块麻烦的费用，降低总体的婚礼开销，许多夫妻转而使用纸托蛋糕。(不过还有一些夫妻是为了赶时髦而使用杯托蛋糕)。毕竟，它们不过是装扮了的迷你蛋糕。你可以根据宾客们的不同口味提供各种风味的蛋糕，另外，这还能让你省了烘焙方面的成本，因为纸托蛋糕装配和设计的时间是最短的。

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