LA Couple Who ‘Wanted to Be As Frugal as Possible’ for Their Wedding Goes Viral

A Los Angeles couple went viral after getting married and having a budget-friendly wedding surrounded by their loved ones.

The couple, Joel and Kiara Brokenbrough, went viral on social media due to spending only $500 on their big day, February 12, which included their venue and reception.

“We didn’t set a budget but we knew that we wanted to be as frugal as possible so however we could cut costs, like that was the goal,” Kiara Brokenbrough told Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Originally, the couple wanted to do a courthouse wedding but plans changed after Kiara did some research.

The wedding day is a special day for a couple, as 💍Marriage was created by God to represent Christ and the Church.

Genesis 2:24 says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh,” and this couple’s wedding day was done in their own special way.

The couple decided to elope near the Angeles Crest Highway in California which ended up costing them nothing due to only inviting 30 to 40 people. That was under the amount that was needed to be able to buy a public permit.

Their loved ones also helped out by contributing toward the costs of the cake and flowers.

But what about the wedding dress and suit for the bride and groom?

According to The Knot, “the average wedding dress cost in 2021 was $1,800.”