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When I got married in 1989, my parents, who paid for everything, gave me a budget of $5000. Anything more than that I had to pay for myself, but anything left over, we got to keep. So I shopped carefully. My dress was a discontinued sample that cost about $300 with alterations. It needed to be cleaned, which the bridal salon did at no charge. I put it on and loved it, my mom loved it and that was it. A crafty friend made my veil as a wedding gift, and another friend did my bouquets with silk flowers. We had our reception at our parish hall (which was more like a hotel ballroom than a typical church hall with basketball hoops and a bingo board.) We ended up keeping about $500 and spent it on furniture which we still have. You can watch your spending and still have a lovely wedding - and 20-year and counting marriage!
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