Bride picks affordable wedding dress from Shein for US$47, and her minimal, low-cost big day goes viral on social media

A Californian couple’s wedding day was kept ‘as minimal as possible’ - they held it off a highway, didn’t offer food or drinks and the bride wore a US$47 dress

The bride didn’t want to pay too much for a dress she was ‘gonna wear this one time for a few hours’ – and the low-cost wedding and dress have gone viral online

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Kiara and Joel Brokenbrough of Los Angeles decided to have a cheap wedding under US$500. Her dress cost US$47 from Shein. Photo: Instagram

Published: 1:45pm, 21 Apr 2022

As wedding costs skyrocket because of inflation, one California couple’s efforts to keep their special day below US$500 have gone viral.

According to US television show Good Morning America (GMA), Kiara and Joel Brokenbrough of Los Angeles decided to be “as minimal as possible” when planning their nuptials, including purchasing a US$47 wedding dress from Shein, a digital retailer similar to Fashion Nova.

“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,” Kiara told the outlet.

Kiara posted videos of the low-cost wedding and dress to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube where they amassed more than 1 million views.

The couple decided to have a cheap wedding near a motorway in California. Photo: Instagram

Kiara’s family gifted the couple flowers and a runner for the special occasion. Photo: Instagram

Users on the platform congratulated Kiara on the beautiful wedding, and some felt inspired to have a cost-friendly marriage ceremony themselves.

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