Photos > WeddingsOctober 24, 2007

Limit Your Shopping For A Frugal Wedding

Limit Your Shopping For A Frugal Wedding

Limit Your Shopping For A Frugal Wedding

You can have a large beautiful wedding if you limit your shopping to thrift stores, Walmart and Dollar Tree This wedding cost under 600.
  • Wedding dress - $25. Garage sale (but never worn)
  • Both father's shirts - $20. Walmart (clearance)
  • All 5 bridesmaids skirts - $40. Thrift store prom dresses remodeled.
  • Bridesmaids white shirts - $15. Walmart clearance
  • 3 flower girls skirts $3. Hand sewn from thrift store fabric.
  • Flower girls shirts - $5. Thrift store
  • Flower girls buckets - $3. Dollar Tree
  • All bouquets - $10. Flowers from Dollar Tree
  • Food sandwiches $200. (Most expensive item)
  • Brides cake donated in lieu of gift, also grooms cake.
  • Reception hall $125 (for 5 hours)
  • White bows and flowers for church $5.
  • Unity candles $3. Dollar Tree
  • Candle holders 3. Dollar Tree
  • Rehearsal lunch $20. Pizza from Little Cesears'
By Randa from San Marcos, TX

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By Paula Jo Carr Mebane, NC (Guest Post) 11/05/2007

A young couple living next door will see this list of yours AS they too want to get married as cost effectively as possible....

Congrats to you & yours...the photo looks like you all had a great time and at a very memorable moment that will be remembered by all of you for the rest of your life's.

Wishing you the best from the western mountains of NC...

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11/04/2007

Congtratulations! Great budget.

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10/24/2007

I commend your amazingly frugal efforts. We should all take a huge leaf out of your book. I bet you had a fantastic, fabulous day with no worries as to how to pay for it all. Have a WONDERFUL and happy life.

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10/24/2007

What a smart shopper you are and it looks like you had a beautiful wedding! Thanks for sharing how you did it. Congratulations on your marriage.

--Michelle (From down the road in San Antonio)

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