How We Got Married Without Going Broke or Boring

🕊 A Practical + Personal Guide to Hosting a Meaningful Wedding for Under $10,000 (USD)

Written by UX designer & content creator Aliena Cai, this 30+ page guide is your step-by-step shortcut to designing a heartfelt, beautiful wedding without spending $30K+ or losing your mind.

Who It’s For:

✔️ Modern couples planning an intimate or international wedding

✔️ Brides who loves creating meaningful moments

✔️ Anyone curious how to throw a stunning wedding/party/event without going broke

The Value You Get:

💸 Save $10,000–$30,000 on your wedding

⏳ Save 50+ hours of research and vendor hunting

💆‍♀️ Avoid stress with real-life solutions, templates & emotional insights

🧠 Think clearly: what really matters, what doesn’t, and how to make it all yours

What’s Inside:

✔️ Exact breakdown of how much we spent on our Toronto wedding

✔️ How We Picked the Perfect Venue

✔️ How We Found the Perfect Dress

✔️ How We Chose Flowers and Decorations

✔️ How We Picked a Great Photographer and Videographer

✔️ How We Picked the Right Cake

✔️ How We Chose the Food

✔️ How We Wrote Our Vows and the MC’s Script

✔️ How We Designed Our Entrance

✔️ How We Customized a Song for Each Other

✔️ How We Customized Newspapers for the Wedding

✔️ How We Designed Games for the Party

✔️ How We Chose Our Playlist

✔️ How We Put Everything Together

✔️ What Happened During the Actual Day(s)

Enjoy!
Aliena Cai