I just read a 6 page article about people who decided to be anti-wedding planners. And that it was almost as must stress trying to plan a wedding that would be totally thumbing it's nose at the mutli-million dollar wedding industry.

They decide they succeeded because, 4 days after the even, someone finally realizes that everyone forgot the rings.

I still say they failed.

1. They kept trying for public venues that required permits, permission, and what not.

2. The bride spends 242 dollars on two dresses. She doesn't know which she will wear, but since she will wear both over again it doesn't matter. But 242 on 2 dresses is way too much.

3. A relative spends 139 dollars getting ordained.


You want an anti wedding. You want to spend as little as possible. And you DON'T want all that stress that comes with planning (and this anti-wedding they did still took a lot of planning).

Tell everyone you want to attend that you want them all to meet someplace for some reason or other. Get a friend to find one of the FREE and LEGAL sites to get ordained. They are actually rather easy to find and, yes, will legally ordain a person to perform weddings for free. (One was 25$) So there is no reason to spend 139$ on it. And wear a dress from the closet, or throw on jeans and a sweat shirt or tee shirt depending on the weather.

Trust me. An anti-wedding can be don't without all that work. They put 8 weeks of stress and work into it because they were not planning a real anti-wedding. They were planning a statement.

What would YOUR anti-wedding be?

elope

paying $242 on 2 dresses is not to much compare of pay out $5,000 for one dress. and it doesnt cost that much to be a ordain,

I've had several friends search wedding shops for clearance dresses and got very lovely dresses that really suited them for under 200$. This woman went and spent 242 on two casual dresses. 121 dollars on a casual dress is Way Too Much.

I guess my anti-wedding would be not to get married...<shrug> But I've been married once before, and the next time (if ever) will have to be damn well different and better...

Marriage is an institution.

Who wants to live in an institution the rest of their lives?

my anti wedding invitations would read: BYOB