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Don't let your finances get in the way of your happily ever after. From smart reads to helpful websites, we've got the scoop on your money.

Smart Reads

Easy As Pie Whether you've got $5,000 or $50,000 to spend on your wedding, you must allocate your funds carefully or risk blowing your budget. Use this simple chart to figure out your spending limit for each portion: Invitations: 20% Ceremony: 5% Flowers: 3% Music: 5% Wedding Rings: 6% Bridal Gown & Tux: 6% Rehearsal Dinner, Tips, Limo, Attendants' Gifts: 10% Photography & Videography: 10% Honeymoon: 13% Reception: 40%

The number one reason U.S. couples divorce? Money. That’s why these helpful books just may be the best investments you can make for your marriage: The Motley Fool’s Guide to Couples & Cash, by Dayana Yochim (Publishers Group West, $12.50), is a quick, entertaining read packed with must-know info for money novices.

Conscious Spending for Couples, by Deborah Knuckey (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., $24.95), is a comprehensive how-to guide that covers your lives together, from wedding to retirement.

The Couples’ Guide to Love & Money, by Jonathan Rich (New Harbinger Publications, Inc., $10.95), is a workbook with lots of quizzes and fill-in-the-blank sheets aimed to get the two of you in financial synch.

Of Mouse & Money

There are lots of ways to save cash, both before and after the wedding. You just have to know where to click. Here are three free websites that can help keep more of the green stuff in your wallets:

Bankrate.com allows you to search for the most favorable rates for credit cards, mortgage and home equity loans, loans for new and used cars, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and ATM and online banking fees around the country.

Banxquote.com can help you find the best money market account and certificate of deposit rates available in your area, as well as auto, mortgage and home equity loan rates.

Pueblo.gsa.gov offers practical advice on how to cut the everyday costs of utilities, food, transportation, appliances and more. Just type “66 Ways to Save Money” into the site’s search option and print out this tip list produced by the Consumer Literacy Consortium and the Federal Citizen Information Center.