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Black Friday’s White Wedding

Monday, November 30th, 2009

I stumbled on this story on the First Coast News website last night and had to share it!

DETROIT — On Black Friday, most people wait in lines for hours to take advantage of huge savings. But for one Michigan couple, they did something even more important while standing in line.

Call it a white wedding while in line for Black Friday. “Everybody said you are getting married at Best Buy, in line? For real? Yup, that fits you,” said new groom Edward Burbo.

The newly betrothed Jennifer and Edward Burbo are big bargain hunters. They wanted a big wedding but couldn’t afford it.

“We are saving money standing in line for Black Friday and we’re not really spending much on the wedding,” said Jennifer Burbo.

The Burbos need gifts for their blended family, four kids between age 8 and 13 and they can’t afford to pay full price. “So we said we are here looking for deals on Black Friday. Let’s have a wedding doing the same thing,” Edward Burbo said.

The couple met online in November 2007. Days later in line together for their first Black Friday.

The Burbos planned the ceremony just two weeks ago. For two days they camped just to be first in line. An outside the box wedding outside a big box store.

Jennifer Burbo insisted on some tradition. Something borrowed, blue, old and new? A winter white dress. Other deal seekers became well-wishers.

They fell for each other while trying to save a few dollars now they say the best things in life are free.


MTV Casting Call

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

I received an email today from Jen at MTV.  She is busy casting Season 3 of “Engaged and Underage,” a look at the stress and joy of planning a wedding as a young couple.  Here’s the scoop:

MTV’S ENGAGED AND UNDERAGE – NOW CASTING!!!

INVITE MTV TO HAVE A FRONT ROW SEAT ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!!

MTV News & Docs is casting for the third season of its popular documentary series “Engaged and Underage.”   Let MTV tell your love story – the excitement of the engagement, the ups and downs of the planning, the fun along the way, and, of course, THE BIG DAY!!!  This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…

You and your future spouse should both appear to be between the ages of 18 and 22.  Best case scenario: you’re getting married in November/December 2008 or January 2009.

TO APPLY FOR THE SHOW, DOWNLOAD A CASTING QUESTIONNAIRE AT:http://www.mtv.com/content/casting_call/engaged/casting_questionnaire.doc

OR EMAIL US TO OBTAIN ONE AT: engagedandunderage@mtvstaff.com. (Tell us when and where you are getting married and why this is important to you. Include your name, phone number, email address and a digital photo of you and your future spouse, if possible.