A LESS COSTLY UNION That's the headline of an article from The Daily News about the increasing popularity of what it describes as "cheap, chic weddings":

"The trend these days is not to do these big fancy commercial weddings," says Erika Lenkert, entertainment expert and author of "The Last Minute Party Girl," an on-the-cheap planning guide. "People are increasingly leaning toward less orchestrated and more organic weddings that they can integrate their own style into. I find the less money you have, the more clever you are."