"Our goal was to just be as minimal as possible. And to spend the least amount of money as possible," she told"Good Morning America.""I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a dress because I had the mindset [that] I'm gonna wear this one time for a few hours," she said.
They also relied on support from loved ones for expenses: Kiara's godmother gifted the couple flowers, and her godsister and aunt chipped in with a cake.
oh my
These comments are disgusting! Smart couple & beautiful wedding
The dress looks nice though so 🤷🏿♀️
To show their love and support. I wore my baby shower dress from a year before and we went to El Torino’s on the pier. We had a beautiful time, no one complained, and we were surrounded by love. 4/21/18
We just asked my sister to join us since she is the only family we both have in town. When our other friends found out they wanted to come. We explained that we could not afford a wedding and there would be no reception. They didn’t care, we had about 20 folk show up. They…
4 years ago tomorrow my husband and I were planning to elope, deciding against accruing debt for a wedding. We wanted to do it at one of our favorite spots near the water in Redondo Beach. My BF, who is a minister was going to be in town so we asked her to marry us….
Congratulations!
kiarabrk STOP promoting and linking Shein!!! it's a horrific sweatshop. I'm a seamstress and this dress should cost at least $150.00 Why do we continue to support fast fashion
Lol the only thing I find funny is the wedding being on the edge of the freeway. Like was she driving one day and said “this the perfect place to have a wedding” 😂
It's weird but I like the idea ngl.
People paid for their own food…and yes, if you don’t want to pay for your own food…don’t go! The people who attended the wedding, like she said, “understood the assignment”.
Save that money and try to buy a house
It’s a time to treat your friends and family. If you can’t - elope. The guests had to pay for their own meals. Tacky
U get crafty when u live in the bay
I would have at least fed my guest, Gotdamn buy some Popeyes chicken and biscuits for fuks sakes
Micksons Wedding Goals
They hit rsvp 'yes' knowing they had to pay for their own food so why are yall mad? Yall the type that must show up just to eat and drink
But they happily married 💯🙏🏿, that’s all matters
Dusty
Love it.
A thrifty queen
They invited guests to their wedding and shifted the costs to the guests. The reception was not in their 'budget.' Guests drove to a lounge 2 hrs away & paid. She had a nasty post about how strangers weren't going to eat on their dime. T The BROKEnbroughs were tacky and cheap.
kiarabrk Here is your free wedding song
ato_nkay Looks like I’ll want this o 😂
🙏🏾🙏🏾
The worst way to start a marriage is in debt. I salute💪🏾.. God bless this 'SMART' union
True influencers!
That's it! So fucking simple! Congratulations to the lovely couple!
….I wouldn’t have got married wtf that just broke
mines in two days and I’m not mad at this at all LMAOOO…Isoke text me 😩
Budget weddings, and I bet her photos were gorgeous. I wonder what they used the money they saved on.
This being on the news 😂😂😂😭😂😭 their last name being Brokenbrough. The jokes write themselves but I doubt anyone cared what your wedding cost beloved
Interesting. Whatever makes you happy lol
Goals. And then we buy a big ass house with some fkn furnitures!!
Honey, if she likes, I love it for her. Congrats on their marriage!
This is wild OD but so is dropping 30-50 stacks on a day. You know what? Lemme just keep my thoughts to myself 😂
AuntieAsh_
PrinceGodBody no, idc about savings
Not their last name being BROKEnbrough 😂😂 I’m sorry
I know this is not her real last name..
It love this here!
Her dress was cute AF and tbh I want something small too. I’m not spending a car to get married either
Not to hate on this couples wedding, and sending congrats and throwin digital rice for yall but the fact that 'the average wedding cost $30,000' is a MF SCAM!!!!!!!!.
Cute! Congratulations 👏🏾
I don’t see the problem. Most marriages end in divorce anyway ain’t no need to enter it in debt for a one day party. I woulda brought my own food and turned her shit into a byob tho
Love + marriage is forever 🙌🏾❤️ a ceremony is just a day. Good for them. Mayb they’re saving for a house, honeymoon or something else they both can enjoy. Not our business. Just be glad they made it to the alter.
Smart girl, I knew a couple that spend $87,000 on the wedding and wasn’t happy with the celebration…
They really made this work and looked beautiful doing it. So many people being nasty in the comments and QT’s like they were asked to be a part of it.
Not off the freeway.......they lucky all them ppl driving by knew how to drive
They could’ve made the baby shower one pot spaghetti!
They look happy so… 🤷🏽♀️
All the things gifted and money saved they couldn’t atleast make a giant pot of spaghetti for guests? Something to show appreciation for coming.
Girl why even have guests Lol should have eloped tbh
This is awesome!!! Congrats! 😍
She’s very beautiful but making guests pay for their food at your wedding? That’s crazy
30k! No thank you! Das why I kept that loot and budgeted!
30 grand based on what?
She looked gorgeous as well. Congrats to them !
i did the same spent 1000 and was happy and satisfied it was TheAbbeyWeHo my lil reception for 20 close people to me
Cool. You work with what you have. Whatever works and you're happy with. We did ours for a little over $9000.
Good to know that there might be hope for young people after all.
DaisyyMedinaa what are we doing wrong lol
Damn. I shoulda posted when me and my husband did this lol. His brother got ordained to officiate the wedding. We just showed up to Point Vicente took care of everything there and went to dinner with his fam after. Used a good suit i had and spent 500 for his outfit.
Love don’t cost a thing. Congratulations to them!
It warms my heart to see more and more of this generation who 'get it' and aren't tying up their future with meaningless debt and profits to others just so they can impress people today. The only people who ever truly value or remember the wedding got married. Get it.
Now that is a very financially responsible couple!!!
So smart to do this!!
Marriage is about love. Many times people go into debt because of overspending.
It smells like broke to me! LOL
Big things popping small things stopping
All these people posting comments that this isn’t news…. I’d rather see and hear this inspiring story 1000x before this: ⬆️
Broke ‘n rough!
Oh man, what great news
SMART GIRL! 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Congratulations to the two of you! 💍🎂🥂
Respect it.
For their honeymoon they going to Pacoima Marriott
Goals p pop
In other news I saved 10% using Geico .. how is this news? you paid someone for this article ?
Our wedding cost $100 including the gold bands and the license. 27 years later...we're still happily married.
Still no arrest at Hubert H Hubert Comprehensive Medical Center for the two previous illegal bugging done by the two dentists Dr. Lee, and Dr. Winn including their assistance who watched, helped, and new about it as well. Kenneth Pearson CRT (R), CPR Certified.
Love isn’t a measure of money but rather thought and effort. This is cool of them to agree to.
Smart. Its their day. Why pay for everyone else on your day! Invest in yourself and your marriage!
Nice
I call those Guerilla Weddings. Show up, get married and then bug out before anyone can stop the wedding. Incidentally my 1st wedding dress was from a thrift store that I paid $3 (1979)
This is true love , smart love, and love I’m sure will be lasting! I’ve never understood why people spend so much, I feel they do it for others not for themselves!
She’s a keeper
Because boomers think having big wedding is a must. Nope it's a scam too and so is funeral.
Smart couple. Believe me, u will not regret. Now u can spend all the extra dough on yourselves👍👏👏
I knew a couple that spent $90,000 on their wedding. Divorced 3 years later. Credit cards paid off 10 years later.
They’re smart. A wedding is all lost money.
I know folks that spent 100s of thousand and now divorced over trivial reasons. My old employer funded my wedding (severance package I held on to $) lol.
Why is this news?
Cool
Love this, absolutely smart. They did it for themselves and not to blow their friends and family out of the water by spending thousands.
Very smart..
Absolutely love this.
I’m down with this !
EllinaaMariee they get it