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I got married in a £3 wedding dress I bought in a charity shop – I got my shoes there too for £6
THIS thrifty woman walked down the aisle in a stunning white gown which cost just £3.12!
Jillian Lynch, 32, found her dress just one month before her wedding in May 2022, and was able to source her dress and shoes at a charity shop.
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In total, she spent £6.66 ($8) on her shoes, bringing her entire outfit to a total of £9.79 ($11.75).
She revealed that most of her guests had no idea that her outfit cost so little.
She said: "It certainly wasn't a secret, but I only told a couple family members so most of our guests thought it was a typical wedding dress.
"Most brides don't go around the wedding telling everyone how much they spent and I didn't either.
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"People who know me know that thrifting is what I do."
Jillian, who recently moved to Dallas, Texas, found her dress while living in Ohio.
She said: "My husband, who I do not wish to name, and I were originally planning to wear clothes we already own to get married.
"At first, we didn't want a ceremony or anything, we were just planning to go down to the courthouse on our anniversary.
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"After talking with some friends and family, it became clear they should be involved, so we decided to have a small ceremony literally a month before our date.
"I immediately started looking in charity shops for something I could wear, which is just how I typically shop."
Jillian revealed that she would have turned to traditional bridal dress shops if she hadn't been able to find a dress in a charity shop.
She said: "It's always hard going thrifting with something specific in mind.
"Usually I would just go to a store and browse what they have, so this was a little different.
"I was more worried about the shoes than the dress, because I wanted something formal but with a very low heel.
"I knew it wouldn't be easy to find exactly what I was envisioning.
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"If I couldn't find anything I wanted I probably would have taken a more traditional route.
"But I was super lucky and I found the dress and the shoes in the same store, after four days in a row of looking."
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