Recession-Proof Weddings for 5k (or Less)
April 18, 2009 by Tracy Hopkins
Filed under Cool Website, Real World Hot Mamas!
I wrote about how I spent less than $5,000 on my wedding last summer for the New York Daily News. Since then I’ve received an overwhelmingly positive response to my budget wedding story and have advised like-minded brides-to-be on how to plan and execute the wedding of their dreams for far less than the national average of $20,000.
My motto is, “Don’t believe the wedding industry hype.” You don’t have to spend a fortune, especially on your dress (see a photo of mine below), to look like you did.
Sonja Romnus also planned her wedding on a shoestring budget and …read more
