How to rent your wedding — it’s not just the dress!
by Georgina Roberts, The Times
“She has long positioned herself as an advocate for sustainability, so it was hardly surprising that Carrie Johnson went eco-friendly and chose to rent a dress for her wedding to the prime minister. Bought new, the gown by the Greek designer Christos Costarellos would have set her back £2,870, but on loan from the fashion rental company My Wardrobe HQ it cost her £45 a day.
Of course, from the marquees to the motorcade, most weddings involve hiring some things, but the future brides and grooms of Generation Rent have woken up to the fact that they don’t need to fork out for most of the items required for just one day of their lives.”