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How We Designed Our NYC Wedding for Less Than $25k

How We Designed Our NYC Wedding for Less Than $25k

It’s possible if you’re crafty. (To clarify: No crafts were involved.)

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Jun 04, 2025
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I’m biased, but New York City weddings are just the best. Photo by Sylvie Rosokoff

When my husband, Paul, and I got engaged on Thanksgiving in 2022, we didn’t plan a single thing for a few blissful months. And I’m glad, because the minute I sent my first exploratory email to a potential vendor, I realized something that Big Weddings wants you to believe (but obviously isn’t true): You can only design the wedding of your dreams if you’re willing to pay big bucks for it.

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