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Source Weddings are expensive, and it seems like every time Mr. C and I say "wedding" the price seems to triple, if not quadruple. I think what is even worse is the nickle and diming -- corking fees, cake cutting fees, food shortage surcharges, photography usage fees -- it's vendors trying to squeeze every last penny out of you! Mr. C and I want to have a nice wedding, but we don't want to auction off our first child to do so! But one bride did just that! Well, not auctioning off her first child, but auctioning off a spot as a bridesmaid on Ebay to pay for her wedding.
Have you seen this article? It came across my RSS news feed yesterday. Apparently, a bride in Virginia auctioned off a spot as a bridesmaid to the highest bidder on Ebay in order to pay for her $7,000 wedding. With a combined income of $32,000 and a 1-year old, the couple was on a tight budget, so they turned to Ebay to offset the expenses. Who is the lucky winner? Dr. Pepper and Snapple! Not only did the company up the bid to $10,000, but is launching an online competition to decide who the bridesmaid will be -- with talk of a surprise celebrity. I have to give the couple major props for being creative! Now, they can not only afford the wedding, but the honeymoon as well.
This article begs asking the question --is this the new bridal trend: corporate wedding sponsorship? Mr. C and I are really trying hard to stay on budget, but I know that I couldn't have a corporate brand plastered among our decorations to offset expenses. I know the bride didn't mean for Dr. Pepper to be their wedding sponsor, but would you solicit a corporate sponsor your wedding? What are some other creative ways you have used to pay for your wedding?
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