Get married for 99 cents

by Jonathon Morgan (Subscribe to Jonathon Morgan's posts) Jun 18th 2007 11:04AM

If you have kids, chances are you're either married, have been married, or are at least thinking about tying the knot. However, in spite of the legal benefits, there are plenty of reasons not to get hitched -- one of which is the money.

But that concern is a thing of the past in Lewisville, Texas where you can get a Super-Duper Value Marriage for only 99 cents -- at the dollar store.

Seriously. On June 30, the local 99 Cents Only store will be hosting a licensed minister who will be performing marriage ceremonies inside the store -- so you can commit for eternity to your one and only for less than a dollar. Plus, all proceeds benefit a local animal shelter. What more could you ask for?

Extra tip: Ask the girl pricing miniature sandbox toys in aisle 6 if she'll take a few pictures, and avoid the cost of an expensive photographer!

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alicia 6-22-2007 @ 2:48PM

Is this a joke? Who would want to get married in a Dollar Store? It's like making a joke out of the sanctity of marriage. It's great there's a affordable place for people who don't have much money to go, but there are other options as well! Just when I thought the world couldn't become any more redicilous.....this happens. The world never ceases to amaze me.

Roger Lee 6-22-2007 @ 2:45PM

Remember...you get what you pay for!!

Richard Green 6-22-2007 @ 2:57PM

Great!! Now all we need is the 99 cent divorce

Richard Green 6-22-2007 @ 2:54PM

Great!! Now all we need is the 99 cent divorce

Jasmin 6-22-2007 @ 3:01PM

This is for the person who said it was joke! I live in Vegas, the capital of "traditional" marriages. We have drive-thru marriages where you never have to leave your car. No matter how the ceremony is performed I think that if you believe in the IDEAL of marriage and promise you are making with your partner then it shouldn't matter whether it would cost $.99 or $99,000. Plus you can't spell....

Devynn 6-22-2007 @ 3:12PM

this is for alicia: there are ppl who win contests and get to marriages done for free. there are the "drive through weddings" in vegas, where there is NO waiting period on a marriage license. i DO NOT see any problem with this. i'm getting married in less then a month and costs are adding up expontentially, even tho i'm doing my best to budget and use military (he's a solider) or AAA discounts (i'm a Plus club member) wherever i can, but to no avail really. so i'm all for a cheap wedding! just b/c you saved a few THOUSAND dollars on your ceremony and reception, DOES NOT mean that you'll have a cheap marriage. just like these blow out weddings ppl are having DOES NOT mean that they'll be "rich in love" or some other wedding BS ppl deal out when you get married. besides, that money you'll save will come in handy for more important things, like a place to live, furniture and food to live on and a car. or even two. :) and since money is the root of MOST marital problems, i'm sure the more you have of it, the better off you'll be.

Kathy 6-22-2007 @ 3:14PM

I am sure it was meant to be funny, but as the manager of a dollar store, I would like to suggest that you leave the sand box toy pricing girl alone and take your own pictures. The store is offering a venue for the benefit of the animal shelter, but that doesn't mean their staff is at the disposal of the wedding party. She is there doing her job and doesn't get paid to drop what she is doing and help people who are doing nothing to benefit the store.

ShortChanged 6-22-2007 @ 5:23PM

Gee Kathy I can tell you are sooooo fun to work for, I pity your employees.

COWGIRL 6-22-2007 @ 4:15PM

THE TOUGHEST PART OF MARRIAGE IS FINDING A DECENT MAN, WITHOUT A TRUCKLOAD OF BAGGAGE TO MARRY...GOOD LUCK !

UNREAL 6-22-2007 @ 3:35PM

I can't beleive that someone would want to be married in a store (of any kind!) marriage is a beautiful thing, it's not suppose to be down played like this!!
I got married in a garden with waterfalls overlooking the bay in Jamaica! NOT IN A STORE!!

Darth 6-22-2007 @ 3:49PM

Alicia, how is the "sanctity" of marriage an issue? Just because the price is right and takes place in a 99 cent store doesn't mean the marriage is not holy. Marriage ceremonies are similar to funerals in my opinion, in that families, churches, businesses and flower shops all do their best to instill guilt for not SPENDING MONEY on them. None of that is making the ceremony worthy of sanctity. I am certain there are many who just ignore the whole marriage union simply because it costs too much.

As for Kathy, the Dollar Store manager, I'm glad you were never my manager. What's the big deal about sparing an employee for one...OK, maybe two minutes tops of his/her workday to help make a lifetime memory for the couple put on film. And they'll probably make good customers too. You must be unbelievably difficult to work for.

Darth

robin 6-22-2007 @ 4:00PM

Marriage - $100.00

Divorce - $5,000.00

Being single - priceless

allison 6-22-2007 @ 5:01PM

While this is somehting I might expect somewhere in south Texas, I would never expect this in Dallas County. It sad what these people are doing.

Sonja 6-22-2007 @ 4:06PM

UNREAL. What is your problem? Unfortunately, not all people have the money to get married in a garden with waterfalls in Jamaica. Some people struggle to pay the month's rent. While getting married in a Dollar store may sound 'low-class'to you, it's an ingenious (not to mention cheap) method to solving the problem of a wedding.

Deb 6-22-2007 @ 4:07PM

Since when would there be a girl pricing miniature sandbox toys in aisle 6? Hellooooooo.... DUH.... This is a 99-cent store; nothing gets individually priced... (Except, perhaps, in Kathy-the-Manager's Dollar Store.)

KC 6-25-2007 @ 10:57AM

I think it's fine to get married in a store, on the beach, in a church, in a drive-thru and so on as long as they are in love and plan to stay that way. A big expensive wedding doesn't make for a better marriage. Maybe if more people had a 99 cent wedding then there wouldn't be so many divorces over financial debt that probably started from their wedding day itself!!!

allison 10-24-2007 @ 11:17PM

I only thought that something like this would happen in another place or region. It is aweful what these people are doing here in dallas county.

Mike N 6-22-2007 @ 4:26PM

Dear number ten, your message is funny. How about this one. Marriage is a three ring circus. First the engagement ring. Second is the wedding ring. Third is the suffe-ring.

Mike N 6-22-2007 @ 4:25PM

Hey number two, stop being so serious and formal. A wedding is no one elses business except the groom and bride. No need to impress others. I think the 99 cent concept is great. True love is only understood by the bride and groom. I spent only $168.00 in 1986 and am still happy with my marriage.

Caroline M Bryant 6-22-2007 @ 4:47PM

i PERSONALLY THINK THIS IS JUST A GREAT IDEA

lol just do it !!!

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