{"id":103337,"date":"2025-02-25T19:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutiething.com\/?p=25343"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:22:19","slug":"couple-cancels-10k-wedding-plans-to-opt-for-500-celebration-at-mcdonalds-with-cheeseburgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/couple-cancels-10k-wedding-plans-to-opt-for-500-celebration-at-mcdonalds-with-cheeseburgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple cancels $10K wedding plans to opt for $500 celebration at McDonald\u2019s with cheeseburgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>A U.K. couple made the surprising decision to hold their wedding reception at a local McDonald\u2019s (via The New York Post), serving guests double cheeseburgers as opposed to tiered cakes.\n<p>Newlyweds Ellie, 26, and Alex, 27, were initially planning on holding a more traditional wedding ceremony and reception with all of their family and friends at a rented hall with catered food and a bar. But when they did the math and realized that would cost them $10,000 or more, they reconfigured their special day.\n<figure id='\"attachment_25344\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-25344\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-25344' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/snapedit_1740484778498.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1280\"' height='\"853\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-25344\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>A couple chose a simple $500 wedding over a costly $10,000 ceremony. Image Credit: Jam Press\n<p>\u201cWe looked at venues and we were being quoted thousands and then our guests would have had to book rooms on top of that. There were other things we needed,\u201d Ellie, a mother of two, explained.\n</p><p>Bringing only their nearest and dearest, the happy couple congregated at their local marriage bureau office and had their nuptials taken care of for a cool $70. Then, they adjourned to a nearby McD\u2019s where the wedding party scarfed down some celebratory cheeseburgers. All told, they spent just $500 on the entire wedding, including their Golden Arches feast.\n<figure id='\"attachment_25346\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-25346\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-25346 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/download-27.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"640\"' height='\"418\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-25346\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustration purposes only. Image Credit: Jam Press\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t justify spending [at least] $25,000 on one day. It\u2019s ridiculous. I just wanted to get married,\u201d Ellie said. \u201cWe thought if we didn\u2019t just do it then we never would so we got married in a registry office with my [mother] and Alex\u2019s brother.\u201d The McDonald\u2019s plan was an impromptu addition to the itinerary. \u201cAfterwards, I was starving,\u201d the bride laughed, \u201cso we went to McDonald\u2019s.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_25345\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-25345\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-25345 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/download-25.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"575\"' height='\"703\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-25345\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Ellie and Alex initially planned a grand wedding but reconsidered expenses. Image Credit: Jam Press\n<p>Ellie reported that the couple would use the significant chunk of cash they saved to take two separate honeymoons\u2014a \u201cmini-moon\u201d to Paris in the near future and then, later this spring, a week-long trek to Dubai. Though unconventional, she has no regrets about her pared-back celebration. \u201cIt was an amazing day,\u201d Ellie said. \u201cIt completely took the pressure off. We didn\u2019t feel like we had to impress people.\u201d\n</p><p>Source: Men&rsquo;s Journal\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A U.K. couple made the surprising decision to hold their wedding reception at a local McDonald\u2019s (via The New York Post), serving guests double cheeseburgers as opposed to tiered cakes. 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