• Madeline Sideras and Greg Johnston got married in Los Angeles in July 2023. • They pulled off a 125-guest wedding for $25,000. • Thrift stores, Facebook Marketplace, and skipping some expected wedding moves made it happen.

Anyone who has gotten married or even just been to a wedding recently will tell you it's expensive.

Some couples are trying to cut costs for their weddings wherever they can, eloping or forgoing elaborate bachelorette parties.

When Madeline Sideras and Greg Johnston tied the knot in 2023, they had to be creative to stay within their $25,000 budget.

Sideras, 31, is a model and content creator based in Los Angeles. She set her wedding date to Johnston, a 28-year-old tech recruiter, for July 13, 2023, just six months after he popped the question.

Sideras had alwa

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