A woman who said she spent over $30,000 on a wedding she “hated” found a new way to have a “beautiful” and “stress-free” marital experience: by saying her vows for less than a grand renewed and loved every minute of it.
Alexandrea Acevedo, 27, of Orlando, Florida, said she did a “huge wedding” with 200 guests years ago, but felt “stressed” and “anxious” all day, she told the SWNS news agency.
Today she feels like she did “what everyone else wanted” instead of having her dream wedding day.
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She and her husband, Michael Acevedo, renewed their vows last year, she said, and climbed a mountain with three of their four children, SWNS reported.
She said it was so a “beautiful day”.
Alexandrea Acevedo poses for photos with her husband Michael on their wedding day. It’s really “for the guests,” she said of the event. (Syndey Thornton/Olive and Birch Photography via SWNS)
On the other hand, when she thought about her wedding years ago, she said the event was “so expensive… We were so young. It was a hard time. I don’t know why we ever did that.”
She said the event cost her and her husband “a little over $30,000. That was a complete waste of money. We could have used that for that.” a house deposit. A wedding is not for the couple, but for the guests.
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She added: “We put all this energy and stress (into) a big, shiny event. Why did I go through all this for a few hours? We did what everyone else wanted instead of what we wanted.”
“Why did I go through all this for a few hours?”
The couple met in January 2017.
After a whirlwind romance, they got engaged in April of that year.
The couple on their wedding day in September 2018: “It was like a blur.” (Syndey Thornton/Olive and Birch Photography via SWNS)
The now mother of four said she wanted a “pretty dress, a photographer and a trip to the mountains” – but some family members wanted the opposite, SWNS reported.
Alexandrea Acevedo said, “When we came up with the idea of eloping and doing it alone, they threw a fit…So we did it.” have a huge wedding.”
She said she spent over a year planning a garden-themed event for 200 guests.
She said, “I planned everything myself…Everyone is in your ear.”
She said that today she can hardly remember her wedding day in September 2018 so stressed about everything.
“I was very worried all day,” she told SWNS.
The couple decided to renew their wedding vows just last year – and had a completely different experience than their wedding. (Syndey Thornton/Olive and Birch Photography via SWNS)
“I don’t really remember much of it. It was like a blur. There was so much chaos.”
She said she knew her family wanted her to “eat her food and greet everyone,” but she said she felt “exhausted” by it all.
She said: “This is supposed to be the happiest day of my life. In the end it applies to everyone else. You can’t even get to it.” Bon appetit.”
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After their wedding, the couple began to create the family life they wanted. Today they have four children aged 9, 6, 2 and four months.
As their five-year wedding anniversary approached, they decided to renew their wedding vows to celebrate.
The vow renewal was “completely stress-free. It was all about us – and not about pleasing everyone else.” (Syndey Thornton/Olive and Birch Photography via SWNS)
So they hired a photographer, SNWS reported, and drove their three oldest children to Fred W. Symmes Chapel in Cleveland, South Carolina, in September 2023.
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The mother said: “We had a moment in between us, the children and God. It was completely stress-free. It was all about us – not about pleasing everyone else.”
She added: “It was such a beautiful day.”
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The family spent the rest of the day having fun Lunch and hiking.
In total, they spent less than $1,000 on their vow renewal.
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The wife and mother said they hope to encourage others to plan the wedding they want as a couple the first time.
She said: “When it comes to your marriage, it should be what you want – not what everyone else wants. It should be about you and your family as a couple.”
