figured they needed around 400,000 aluminum cans to fund a small wedding.
When she told Peter about her idea, her fiancé enthusiastically supported it.
They built a website to advertise their project and attract help from their families, friends and strangers. After nearly seven months, with the help of many other people, they were
able to collect and recycle 400,000 cans, earning US$3,800 in the process.
In fact, they went over their target, and decided to continue with the project so they could pay for their honeymoon and donate money to their favorite causes, Doctors without Borders and the Rim Country Land Institute.
Being this thrifty may not be your style. But it does set an example of how so much can be achieved for so little.
So how does a thrifty DIY wedding like Peter’s and
Andrea’s look like?
All throughout their wedding plans, the couple consciously focused on what they believed to be the most important aspect of the celebration: the gathering of cherished family members and friends.
The wedding venue: Corbin Art Center, Spokane (US$1,000). Food: Potluck! And Andrea’s mother baked and decorated the wedding cake.