The happy couple gave up on the idea of having a big, expensive wedding and instead celebrated their “dream wedding” for under $600.
The British couple, identified solely as Ellie, 26, and Alex, 27, said their original plans for the wedding day would cost around £8,000 and just over $10,000 in the US.
Instead, they learned that they could get married for just over $70 in the local registry office without “pressure to impress guests,” Ellie said, as reported by news agency Jam Press. .
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Ellie wore a white gown that costs around $300, while Alex wore a $188 suit.
Instead of the thousands of dollars they had planned to spend, they only spent about $574 on their June 2024 wedding, they said.
Ellie and Alex at their wedding. The two spent less than $600 on the ceremony. (Jam Press)
Rather than having a traditional catering wedding, Lovebird went to McDonald's drive-thru and grabbed a cheeseburger and soda.
“We couldn't justify spending £20,000 to £30,000 one day,” Ellie told Jam Press.
“I just wanted to get married.”
Her husband “liked big weddings,” she said to Ellie, “that's my idea of hell.”
“I just wanted to get married,” she added.
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The other venues the pair saw would have cost a lot of money – “And our guests would have had to book a room on top of it,” she said.
The couple's family also helped to cover some of the costs of the event. Ellie's mother gave her a bouquet and the bride told Jam Press while her friend made her hair.
After the wedding, the two were celebrated by going to a drive-thru at McDonald's. (Jam Press)
“It was very good,” she said. “When my friend was doing my hair, she would ask if I was nervous, and I wasn't at all.”
After the wedding, they held a small reception for 20 family and friends, and parents paid over $600 for the office venue, buffet and DJ.
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They also saved the cost of the photo by having Alex's brother take photos.
Guests were given disposable cameras to take photos of themselves during the reception.
The low-rigged wedding was a “great day,” the bride said. (Matt Cardi/Getty Images)
Rather than spending money on a wedding, Ellie and Alex look forward to buying a house, caring for their children, and going on a “great honeymoon.”
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“We married my mother and Alex's brother in the registry office because if we didn't do it, we would never do it,” the bride said.
The couple didn't want to spend thousands of dollars on their wedding. The bride said she was nervous about impressing the guests. (Jam Press)
Ellie says the low-frill wedding was a “great day” and she says she has no regrets.
“It's great to celebrate, but people should do it [the way] They want that,” she said.
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After the wedding, the couple told Jam Press that they had a “minimoon” in Paris and are planning to go to Dubai in May.
