"We were paying for it ourselves and I really did not want to go into debt for a wedding," Janet Counts previously told CNBC. For instance, Janet Counts financed her wedding last year on payment plans. "Even if we put it on a credit card, it was nice not to have to do any payment conversations on the wedding day." 2. Credit card rewards may be usefulSome credit cards offer rewards a couple can later use for their honeymoons. The average credit card interest rate is currently above 24%, as of Aug. 14, the highest since 2019, according to LendingTree.

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Persons: Peter Dazeley, Jason Rhee, Janet, Brian Counts, Janet Counts, Rhee, Keira01 Organizations: Bank, Getty, Front Royal, CNBC, Istock Locations: Los Angeles, Front, Front Royal , Virginia