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Chic on the cheap: Long Island brides cut costs for their dream weddings
Quick ReadLong Island brides cut costs for their dream weddings. Here are some of their stories.
Photo credit: Photo by Karen Wiles Stabile | Jennifer Roddy, an art teacher from Dix Hills, is currently planning her August 2009 wedding to Frank Moreno. To save money, she's gotten creative, adding DIY touches. Here she models a Moonlight gown, $700-$1,300, loaned from Elena Bridal Couture, Merrick, and a Boutique De Voile veil, $150.
Long Island brides share cost cutting tips
As Jennifer Roddy and Frank Moreno, both 28, plan their August wedding, they know they have to watch their pennies. But Roddy has not been discouraged, she's gotten creative.
The art teacher from Dix Hills approached vendors she knew she couldn't afford and started negotiating.
"I played up the economy and everyone seemed to work with us," says Roddy. And that's a good thing. Long Island...
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