Photo: Niann Hill
A Los Angeles bride said yes to a $47wedding dress.
On Tuesday, Kiara Brokenbrough opened up about finding the budget-friendlygownduring an interview withGood Morning America.
“I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a dress because I had the mindset I’m gonna wear this one time for a few hours,” she said.
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Kiara selected aShein backless slip gown with a mermaid trainfor her big day — a style which is quickly selling out at the fast fashion retailer.
“My wedding dress was $47!!😮 I didn’t want to spend hella money on a dress I would wear one time for a few hours & that would get dirty (we had an outdoor ceremony),” she wrote onInstagramalongside several snaps and videos of the gown.
She also documented herdressbuying experience in aYouTube vlogand a viralTikTok, which has now been viewed nearly one million times.
Courtesy Kiara and Joel Brokenbrough
Kiara and her husband Joel Brokenbrough wanted stay on budget and avoid going into debt throughout the wedding planning process. In fact, their entire wedding cost only $500 when the average cost is $34,000 according toThe Knot.
“Our goal was to just be as minimal as possible,” Kiara revealed onGood Morning America.“And to spend the least amount of money as possible.”
“A lot of people gifted us things. My godmom gifted us flowers. My sister gifted us a runner. My godsister and my auntie gifted us with a cake,” the bride toldGMA.
Wedding guests also paid for their own food and drink to help make the event as budget friendly as possible.
“The people we have there, they understood the assignment, they understood the things that we were trying to do, and they really supported us,” Kiara explained.
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For the bride, finding ways to make the event less expensive didn’t take away from the day.
“You have a wedding, with witnesses there to witness you, vowing to your spouse, vowing to God that you guys are going to stay together for life,” she said. “And then you celebrate with food, drinks and dance. And that’s exactly what we did.”
source: people.com
