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(Logo: http://www.
As the average age for marriage climbs, financially independent couples
spending their own money -- or even their parents -- are finding that rather
than getting married and renting while they save up to buy , or taking on these
two large expenditures simultaneously, they'd rather put the bulk of their
wedding budget toward starting their life together in their new home.A.

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* According to Fairchild Bridal Group (Publisher of Bride's magazine).

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You don't need
a wedding planner if you attend this event! Guests will also receive a
specialty tote bag filled with luxury products and have a chance to win
tickets for a romantic honeymoon getaway. "My husband was concerned that I might miss
the big white dress, but we can always have a ceremony or celebration down the
line," said Julie., the Company's publicly-traded French subsidiary, is one of the
largest homebuilders in France.

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"They
want the comfort and security that comes with homeownership and prefer to
spend their money on their future life together rather than on one night."
Based on the average $30,000* wedding budget , couples may want to
reevaluate where their money is going.

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But according to KB Home
(NYSE: KBH ), one of the nation's premier homebuilders, couples are
increasingly trading one night with 200 friends in a rented ballroom for years
of entertaining guests in their own home.

About KB Home
Building homes for nearly half a century, KB Home is one of America's
premier homebuilders with domestic operating divisions in some of the fastest-
growing regions and states: West Coast -- California; Southwest -- Arizona,
Nevada and New Mexico; Central -- Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Texas; and
Southeast -- Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Every aspect of planning a wedding is at your fingertips at the Weddings
Showcase -- brides and grooms can browse a diverse group of wedding fare: from
cakes and dresses , to skin treatments and bridal party gifts. those associated with buying a new home.

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New York magazine 's Weddings Showcase to Kick off Bridal Season Saturday

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information, go to http://www .

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More Couples Are Skipping a Large Wedding for the Home of Their Dreams

According to a recent KBHome.

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In fiscal 2004, the Company delivered homes
to 31,646 families in the United States and France.

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chose to forgo the large wedding, instead
they went to Reno for a quick ceremony and returned to buy a home at KB Home's
Walnut Park Estates in Yuba City. Kaufman +
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NEW YORK, New York magazine 's annual Weddings
Showcase will take place on Saturday, April 9th from 11 AM - 4 PM at
Bridgewaters , 11 Fulton Street at the South Street Seaport. With June's Wedding Season and National Homeownership Month in Full Swing,
More Couples Are Shifting Their Priorities

LOS ANGELES, Tom and Katie may not be worried
about wedding costs, but for most couples weddings are becoming a huge
expense, now averaging $30,000* in the U. Founded in 1957,
and winner of the 2004 American Business Award for Best Overall Company,
KB Home is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol "KBH." For more information about any of KB Home's new home
communities, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit http://www.

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For many, skipping the large
wedding and using that money towards their new home may make more sense. "It was more important for us to get our home so we can
start our family and future together.

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Consider this break down of typical
wedding expenses vs.

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New York magazine's annual Weddings Guide is on stands through May.
The showcase brings the New York magazine Weddings Guide to life and
gathers the best wedding resources the city has to offer all in one room.

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Photography * Trattoria Dopo Teatro * US Virgin Islands Hotel + Tourism *
VERVE Skin Laser Care Centers and Spa * The Wedding Library * West Bank Cafe *
The Westin New York at Times Square

Contact: Betsy Burton
212-508-0781

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For more information contact:
Kate Mulhearn: (310) 231-4147
kmulhearn@kbhome.

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Jody (a 31-year-old Air Force Staff Sergeant) and Julie (a 26-year-old
student) Prince of Yuba City, Calif.

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Seminars at the event will include:

* Extraordinary invites for every taste by Marc Friedland
* Preston Bailey (Oprah's event designer) on planning and designing your
perfect day
* The "Queen of Cakes" -- Sylvia Weinstock
* Rima Suqi, New York magazine's Best Bets editor, on gift ideas for the
bridal party
* Cosmetics guru Sue Devitt on learning to achieve your perfect look

Displays will be provided by:
Alpine Creative Group * Always a Bridesmaid Wedding * AmorePacific *
Baldwin Formalwear * Beekman Tower Hotel * Bill Fredericks Studio *
Bloomingdale's * Bridal Suite of Manhattan * Calvin Klein Home * Carrol Boyes
* Chelsea Paper Company * Cipriani Jewelry * City Hall Restaurant * The Clay
Pot * Daphne Boronski Photography * Fortunoff * Grand Hyatt New York * Great
American Catering * Gerard Carelli Orchestra * Hal Prince Music * Ira Fox
Photography * Jewelers on Fifth * Judith Ann Graham Hair + Makeup Studio *
Juliette Varnedoe Photography * Kathlin Argiro * Kleinfeld * Krasner/Trebitz
Photography * LAB21 Custom Skincare * LIFEStories Films * Little King * Lotus
* Marc-Antoine Event Designs * Marc Friedland of Creative Intelligence * New
York Wedding Group * Niwaka USA * OGI * reva Mivasagar * Timothy K.

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Only sites providing a wedding resource for web surfers will be accepted into this category.

Commercial web sites will most likely not get accepted unless they provide sufficient content to be deemed appropriate.

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com Poll, 24 percent of respondents purchased
a home within six months of getting married.kbhome.

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"As we observe National Homeownership Month, we continue to see more and
more couples opting to buy a new home instead of planning the large
traditional wedding," said KB Home Chief Operating Officer Jeff Mezger.

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Traditional Wedding Budget KB home
Wedding Reception $15,000 5% down payment ($300,000 home)
Attire $3,000 Flooring
Photography/Video $3,000 Covered Patio
Music/DJ $2,700 Cabinets
Flowers $2,700 Kitchen Countertops

For many of today's engaged couples, a new home has more to offer than one
night filled with cheesy dance moves and a mediocre buffet dinner ever could
as well as plenty of cabinet space to store all those great wedding gifts. It also operates a full-
service mortgage company for the convenience of its buyers.

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Hundreds of Brides and Grooms-to-be will tour displays of
Dresses, Cakes , Jewelry, Menswear, Beauty Treatments and much more .com