A woman who said she spent more than $30,000 on a wedding she “hated” found a new way to have a “beautiful” and “stress-free” wedding experience: by renewing her vows for less than a grand and loving every minute of it.
Alexandria Acevedo, 27, of Orlando, Florida, said she did “A giant wedding” With 200 guests for years, she told SWNS news agency, but she felt “nervous” and “anxious” all day.
Today, she feels she did “what everyone wanted” instead of having the wedding day she dreamed of.
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SWNS reported that she and her husband, Michael Acevedo, renewed their vows last year and went up the mountain with three of their four children.
She said it was “beautiful day.”
Alexandria Acevedo poses with her husband Michael for photos on their wedding day. It was really “for the guests,” she said of the event. (Cindy Thornton/Olive & Birch Photography via SWNS)
In contrast, thinking about her own wedding years ago, she said the event was “very expensive… We were very young. It was a difficult time. I don't know why we did it at all.”
She said the event cost her and her husband “a little over $30,000. It was a waste of money. We could have invested that much.” House deposit. “The wedding is not for the newlyweds, but for the guests.”
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She added: “We put all this energy and pressure (into) a big, shiny event. Why go through all that for a few hours? We did what everyone wanted instead of what we wanted.”
“Why did you go through all that for a few hours?”
The couple met in January 2017.
They were engaged in April of the same year after a whirlwind romance.
Couple on their wedding day in September 2018: 'It was like a blur.' (Cindy Thornton/Olive & Birch Photography via SWNS)
The now mother of four said she wanted a “pretty dress, a photographer, and go to the mountain” — but some family members wanted the opposite, SWNS reported.
“When we brought up the idea of escaping and doing it on our own, they threw a fit…so we ended up having a seizure,” Alexandria Acevedo said. Having a giant wedding“.
She said she spent more than a year planning a garden-themed event for 200 guests.
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“I planned everything on my own,” she said. “Everyone is in your ear.”
She said that today she barely remembers her wedding day in September 2018 as it was Very stressed about everything.
“I was very anxious all day,” she told SWNS.
The couple decided to renew their vows just last year, and they had a completely different experience than during their wedding. (Cindy Thornton/Olive & Birch Photography via SWNS)
“I don't really remember a lot of what happened. It was kind of a blur. There was a lot of chaos going on.”
She said she knew her family wanted her to “eat her food and greet everyone,” but said she felt “overwhelmed” by it all.
“This is supposed to be the happiest day of my life. It ends up being for everyone. And you can't even do that,” she said. enjoy your meal“.
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After their wedding, the couple began creating the family life they wanted. Today they have four children, ages 9, 6, 2, and four months.
As they approached their fifth wedding anniversary, they decided to renew their vows to celebrate.
They said the vow renewal was “completely stress-free. It was just about us – and it doesn't please everyone.” (Cindy Thornton/Olive & Birch Photography via SWNS)
So they hired a photographer, SNWS reported, and drove to Fred W. Symmes Chapel, Cleveland, South Carolina, with their three older children in September 2023.
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“We had a moment together,” the mother said We, the children, and God. It was completely stress free. “It was just about us, not pleasing everyone.”
“It was a beautiful day,” she added.
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The family spent the rest of the day having fun Lunch and hiking.
Overall, they spent less than $1,000 on renewing their vows.
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The wife and mother said she hopes to encourage others to plan the wedding they want as a couple the first time.
“When it comes to your marriage, it should be about what you want — not what other people want. It should be about you and your family as a couple,” she said.
