Lynch's $3.75 thrifty wedding dress
This is the bridal dress that Ohio bride Jillian Lynch prepared for her wedding. It was found in a wedding dress thrift store and cost only $3.75, equivalent to RMB 25 Yuan.
If it were your wedding, would you as the bride or the bride’s husband choose to do this? As many brides know, the bridal gown is an important part of the wedding, and it can be a significant expense.
However, as stimulating consumption changes to rational consumption, consumers and online shopping platforms have also become smarter, and frugal bridal dresses are becoming a big consumer trend.
Ohio, 32-year-old bride Gillian Lynch, a year ago, suddenly had an impulsive idea to hold a wedding with her boyfriend of 13 years.
She said: "We planned to be life partners and support each other throughout our lives, but marriage seemed unnecessary".
"I don't know what changed, but about a year ago we were like, 'Let's be husband and wife.'"
In the eyes of Lynch and her boyfriend, weddings are just a ceremony. What they really want is a partner in their future lives, so there is no need for a grand wedding or a solemn ceremony.
So Lynch didn't want anything too formal, so she started visiting second-hand wedding dress stores. The ideal was a simple white dress .
Four days later, Lynch spotted a Camila Coelho dress: a midi-length slip dress with an asymmetrical neckline and a daring slit. And the price is pretty cheap too, with brand new tags.
When Lynch talked about this dress, he said excitedly: "I felt at the time that this dress, like me, crossed the boundaries of the bride and had nothing to do with the wedding."
In fact, Lynch is a talent from a non-profit organization Assistant, a working-class person. She lived very frugally, so she never considered going to a bridal shop.
In the end, Lynch only paid $3.75 for the dress. But if you want to buy it at the Camila Coelho brand store, this skirt will cost US$220, equivalent to RMB 1,500. Later, Lynch snatched the shoes for $8.
However, when Lynch finished buying all the clothes, she felt a little lost because she was not sure whether the clothes she bought were suitable to wear at the wedding. So she posted a video of herself wearing a dress on social platforms. Unexpectedly, it quickly garnered over 2 million views and thousands of viewer comments supporting her decision to wear the frugal gown.
Very happy with all these finds
"Hearing the feedback from fans that it looks like it was made for me, I do think it swayed me,"
"After posting on social platforms, every time I try it on I I feel more in love with it.
An enthusiastic fan gave Lynch advice on the bold slit, which led to Lynch adding lace to make the slit more dignified.
The final modification cost 110. US dollars, so Lynch finally spent $113.75 to buy the dress.
Of course, the wedding was held as scheduled on May 13, 2022. Lynch said excitedly: The wedding dress is very good. I think I interpreted a marriage with $3.75. , has broken through the tradition!
Lynch's frugality and Popik's luxurious willfulness
Popik changed the Tony Ward wedding dress worth more than 5,000 US dollars (RMB 35,000 yuan) into for the wedding honeymoon in Italy. Mini cocktail dresses claim to be romantic, but of course this is also part of life.
Popik said frankly: I once tried to keep it in , but thinking about it differently, if one day I have a daughter, she will never want to wear my 35-year-old wedding dress, so I decided to reuse it!
In short, for the bride, the quality of the wedding depends not only on the quality of materials, but also on people's thoughts.
