Bride Goes Viral For Her $500 Wedding
One thing we know about weddings; they’re expensive! But one bride is proving that they don’t have to be.
A bride has gone absolutely viral for her wedding, that she spent less that $500 on. Joey Brokenbrough, from Los Angeles, is the penny-pinching bride who has took the internet by storm. It all started with a $47 dollar dress that she bought online, and things just kept going from there.
The couple planned the wedding in just two months. They were able to keep costs so low by doing a few things. First, they used an overpass on the side of the highway as their ceremony venue. Because this is public land, the venue was free. They then headed to a local restaurant and had their guests pay for their own food and drinks while celebrating.
In her Instagram caption for her wedding video, Joey admits, “Was this the wedding of my dreams? No. Did I make the best of the resources we had? HEAVENS YEAH. I wasn’t going into debt or prolonging this day to save up to pay for strangers and people who know nothing about our relationship to dine and drink on our dime.”
I have to admit, while it is not the norm, I think it is great that this bride used the resources she had and made the best of her wedding. Weddings have gotten so over the top and ridiculous, that it can be overwhelming, and seeing things like this is a reminder that weddings are not about the event themselves, but rather celebrating the couple.
