Bride Responds After Cost of Her ‘Budget’ Wedding Raises Questions [Video]

A bride has called out ‘low-cost’ wedding culture, revealing that her big day was impossible to plan for under $40,000.

Megan Diem Easton (@megdiem), 25, a marketing specialist and content creator from Nashville, Tennessee, racked up over 23,800 likes and more than 435,100 views on TikTok after sharing her experience.

“For me, the biggest misconception about ‘low-cost’ weddings is that they’re not so common. I quickly realized that 90 percent of the people around me getting married were spending a minimum of $25,000 for a ‘traditional’ wedding,” Easton told Newsweek.

In her viral video, Easton said that, despite considering every money-saving method, she couldn’t bring the total cost below $40,000.

“I had a pretty good understanding of what to expect going in, but what shocked me was how many little things add up and how many …