In this issue of Amplify, Ming Wong talks about emphasizing ‘old and borrowed’ in her wedding planning.
This is the weekly Amplify newsletter, where you can be inspired and challenged by the voices, opinions and insights of women at The Globe and Mail.Though the listing was several weeks old, the seller got back to me and said yes – the off-white jumpsuit I’d been eyeing was still available and yes, she’d take five bucks off. And so I picked up what would be my wedding reception outfit, for about $118 less than the original retail price. One person’s closet cleanup became my windfall.
One of my best friends, who was getting married the same year as me, invited me to join two local Facebook groups where people were posting their wedding bounties for sale: decor, glassware, centerpieces, you name it. It makes sense – most people only use these items for a few hours, so they are resold in almost new condition.
But it wasn’t all fun. In a 2017 essay for The Walrus, Sarah Barmak describes how she tried to plan her wedding on her own terms by “choosing the hipster DIY route.” But, as she writes, “I soon learned that the non-traditional, DIY wedding trend is not actually a way of opting out of the out-of-control Wedding Industrial Complex. Rather, it’s just another wedding style subgenre, with its own twee and adorable headaches.
Kindness was what struck me too about the online groups. When I met up with a recent bride who was selling signage from her wedding that I thought would work at my own, I was irritated because she was late. But after we exchanged the money, she said, “Good luck,” and I softened. I could feel she really meant it.
Now being on the other side, putting my wedding wares up for sale, I’m imagining my third-hand goods getting fourth or fifth lives, dressing up another bride’s day. I was touched to see a listing for clear umbrellas, which have been passed down by four previous brides. They have yet to be used by any of the couples who bought them and, knock on wood, hopefully none to come.
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