Brides on a Budget: Off the Beaten Path
Caitlin Shockley & Rick Bosh; June 13, 2009, St. Mary of the Annunciation & Provost Dungeon
Off the Beaten Path
Caitlin Shockley & Rick Bosh; June 13, 2009, St. Mary of the Annunciation & Provost Dungeon
Advice
“Don’t compare your wedding to others, even when the pressure gets intense in the face of lavish weddings with seemingly endless budgets.” —Caitlin Bosh
Cost-Saving Tips
Favorite: Fashionista
Caitlin bought her $248 gown from ABS’s ready-to-wear line rather than from a pricier bridal collection and found her Stuart Weitzman shoes at an outlet. She customized an inexpensive blusher veil with a silk flower she found on eBay.
The Details
Wedding Party Attire: Bridesmaids wore $20 gift gowns the bride bought at Forever 21; groomsmen wore gifted seersucker suits.
Groom’s Cake: Instead of a groom’s cake, a $20 Publix cake (to celebrate the bride’s 84-year-old grandfather’s birthday) was served.
Total Spent: $20,000
Vendors
Band: Other Brother Entertainment
Catering & bar service: Good Food Catering
Dessert: Cupcake
Florist: Charleston Flower Market
Trolley: Absolutely Charleston
Wedding ceremony location: St. Mary of the Annunciation
Wedding reception location: Old Exchange Building
* Non-listed aspects of this wedding were done by the couple, their families, and their wedding party
