By BUSINESS INSIDER
- Wedding experts shared which thrifted items to avoid and which to look for future nuptials.
- A secondhand dress can be a great bargain, but be wary of thrifted paper products or appliances.
- Secondhand electronics can be risky and some crystal glass can be unsafe for guests.
Bonnie Gringer, founder of secondhand wedding shop Share the Lovely, told Insider that you can save hundreds by thrifting your dress.
Wedding and elopement planner Sean Oblizalo of Vows and Peaks told Insider that veils are the perfect item to thrift for your wedding day.
“Veils are only worn for part of the wedding, so thrifting one keeps you from spending a large sum of money on something that will be barely used,” said Oblizalo.
Secondhand bridal shops or online listings are good places to find gently-used veils.
A secondhand wedding dress is a great value.
“Wedding dresses are only used for a few hours,” said Gringer. “Why spend $3,000 on a dress when you can buy the same dress for under $1,000?”
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