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How to plan a Sam’s Club Member’s Mark wedding: 5 tips to save money on your big day
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According to wedding planning site The Knot, the average cost of a wedding was a whopping $35,000 in 2023. Even if you can afford to spend that much money on a one-day event, you don’t have to — with smart planning and a few clever wedding hacks, you can have a glitzy and glamorous dream-worthy wedding without spending a fortune.
One of our favorite wedding hacks is Sam’s Club. The warehouse store offers everything you need for a wedding, from fresh flowers to multi-tier cakes to stunning wedding rings. And it’s all available at eye-popping low prices.
We love that Sam’s Club has options for every wedding budget. You can go small, intimate and inexpensive (save that money for the honeymoon!), or plan something truly lavish with a ring reveal that will be talked about for years. Even if you have a ring, wedding planner, caterer and florist already, Sam’s Club is a great place to shop for engagement parties, family receptions, bachelor and bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners and all the other events surrounding your big day.
Read on for our top five tips to save money on your wedding by shopping at Sam’s Club. Not a Sam’s Club member yet? Great news: You can get a one-year Club membership for just $20 now through April 15 (conditions apply). That’s a savings of more than 60% off the regular $50 price. Or, you can save $40 on a Sam’s Club Plus membership. Tap the button below to sign up now and start shopping today.
5 ways to save money on your wedding at Sam’s Club
Planning a wedding doesn’t have to be expensive. Member’s Mark (available exclusively at Sam’s Club) offers great quality and value on a wide selection of essentials for your special day. Here’s how you can save on your wedding at Sam’s Club.
Get the perfect engagement ring at Sam’s Club
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Did you know that Sam’s Club has a wide range of jewelry options, including gorgeous engagement rings and wedding bands? This 1.0 ct. total weight diamond engagement ring is made of 14k white gold, with a 0.40 large round center stone surrounded by 0.35 ct. total weight of diamonds. Find it in sizes from 5.5 to 10. (Some sizes are unavailable.)
“The pictures do not do this justice,” says one Sam’s Club reviewer. “I ordered this for my now fiancé and she can not stop staring at it. It looks a million times better in person than online. This ring shines like crazy in the sunlight.”
“It’s been five years and [I’m] still madly in love with this ring,” adds another.
Get beautiful flowers at Sam’s Club
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No wedding is complete without flowers. The Member’s Mark White Wedding Collection, one of the many floral options at Sam’s Club, includes bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and rose petals. White roses, white oriental lilies, white stock and white limonium are all hand-arranged in Florida and are ready to go, right out of the box.
“We were extremely satisfied with our purchase of wedding flowers for our daughter’s wedding,” says one Sam’s Club reviewer. “They were delivered as promised, packaged professionally and all the flowers in this collection were perfect!”
Or, if you’re feeling creative, you can specific flowers and greenery in bulk and use them to create your own custom arrangements. With Sam’s Club flowers, the only limit is your imagination.
Sam’s Club recommends ordering your flowers for delivery two days before your event.
Get a Member’s Mark custom wedding cake
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Sam’s Club offers so many different options when it comes to wedding cakes. You can get a sheet cake in your choice of icing colors, or level up to a two- or three-tier Member’s Mark cake that’ll truly impress. Cookie cakes are available too, as are cupcakes.
Member’s Mark cakes are highly customizable. The wedding-themed options are available in silver or gold and can be personalized with text. Or, you can create your own custom cake with 20 icing options and colors and 15 types of sprinkles.
You can go big or small with a Member’s Mark cake. A large, three-tier Sam’s Club cake feeds up to 66.
Prices of Member’s Mark custom cakes vary based on design and size.
Feed the whole wedding party with Member’s Mark
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Well-fed wedding guests are happy wedding guests. Fortunately, Member’s Mark offers all sorts of taste-tempting party trays, including fruit and cheese trays, vegetable trays, charcuterie tasting boards, wrap trays, sandwich trays and sushi trays.
For dessert, pick up a Member’s Mark cookie tray. And if you’re hosting a wedding brunch, be sure to check out Member’s Mark Belgian waffle party tray.
Check out all the Member’s Mark party tray options by tapping the link below. Prices vary.
Stock the bar with Sam’s Club and Member’s Mark
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Sam’s Club offers beer, hard seltzer, wine, champagne, liquor and more from your favorite brands, perfect for stocking the bar at the wedding and all the parties and gatherings beforehand. You can get all the mixers you need, plus pre-mixed cocktails.
Want to save some money? Sam’s Club offers a wide range of spirits under its Member’s Mark brand. They all offer great value, without sacrificing taste and quality.
And don’t forget the little ones and teetotalers — you’ll want plenty of non-alcoholic beverage options on hand at your wedding. Sam’s Club offers sodas, juices, bottled water and more. Pick them up in-store, or have them delivered straight to your home.
Join Sam’s Club for $20 in April
Not a Sam’s Club member yet? Great news: Sam’s Club is offering a membership deal this April. New members can join at the Club level for just $20 for your first year. That’s a savings of 60% off the usual $50 yearly membership fee. (Note that you’ll need to be a new Sam’s Club member, and you’ll need to agree to auto-renew.)
This is a limited-time offer; it’s not clear when it will end. So tap the button below to sign up for Sam’s Club now at the discounted $25 rate.
Why you should upgrade to Sam’s Club Plus
There are a lot of perks to a Sam’s Club membership, but there are even more when you upgrade to Sam’s Club Plus. You’ll get free shipping for online orders, free curbside pickup, 2% back on qualifying purchases (up to $500 back per year), free select generic prescriptions and 20% off eyeglasses. Sam’s Club Plus members can also shop sales before other Sam’s Club members. Terms apply. (See the Sam’s Club site for more details.)
The warehouse retailer also has a deal for customers who want to become Sam’s Club Plus members. Right now, you can get $40 off a Sam’s Club Plus membership. That brings the annual price down to $70.
Again, note that you’ll need to be a new member and agree to auto-renew to score this deal.
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Rep. Kay Granger confirms she has “unforeseen health challenges” but denies report she is in Memory Care
The congressional office of Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas denied she is in a memory care assisted living facility after a report in the right-wing news outlet Dallas Express said she has not been in Washington in months and that she had been found at Tradition-Clearfork in Fort Worth, which offers assisted living and memory care, in addition to independent living for seniors.
Tradition-Clearfork on Sunday declined to comment, but Granger’s son confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that she was a resident. However, he said that she’s in the independent living wing, not the memory care wing of the facility.
He also acknowledged that his mother was “having some dementia issues late in the year.”
Granger, who has represented the 12th Congressional District since 1997, announced in late 2023 she would not run for reelection and abruptly stepped down from her post as chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee in late March. She cast her last vote in Congress in July.
She will be succeeded by Craig Goldman when the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, 2025.
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On Sunday, her office released a statement saying, “Kay Granger is not in Memory Care,” and issued a statement from the congresswoman, who said, “As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year.”
She said that since early September, her “health challenges have progressed making frequent travel to Washington both difficult and unpredictable.”
Granger, 81, acknowledged that she returned to Washington in November for some meetings, thanked her staff and oversaw the closure of her congressional office.
At that time, the House Appropriations Committee honored her, unveiling her portrait in a ceremony on Nov. 19. However, although the House voted that day, she did not participate.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, another Republican in the Texas delegation, told “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday that he was not aware of Granger’s health status before the latest reports emerged from Dallas.
“I think there’s no doubt a lot of us knew that she was gaining an age, like a lot of members do. And sadly, you know, some of these members wait until things have gone too far,” said Gonzales. The congressman told Brennan he was not sure of the extent to which House leaders understood the situation.
“I’m not too sure what leadership knew on it or didn’t know on it,” he continued. “I think this goes…gets back to the root of it. Congress should do its job, and if you can’t do your job, maybe you shouldn’t be there.”
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