What's the craziest thing you did to save or raise money for your wedding? Did you stop buying your daily $4 latte? Go out to eat a little bit less? How about turning in your bottles and cans to be recycled for a little extra cash?Massachusetts couple Michael Ramos and Suzanne Raposo are taking the latter suggestion to an extreme. Their dream wedding will cost them around $30,000 next year, and they're hoping to pay for a good portion of that with money they've earned by recycling pop cans (in Massachusetts, you earn five cents for each one).
They've been able to earn about $200 in a month, but their goal (which even they admit is somewhat impossible) is to collect 500,000 bottles and cans. Friends and family are collecting their recyclables for the couple, and if anyone can make this happen, it's sure to be Ramos and Raposo. They already have five jobs between the two of them, plus numerous volunteering positions in their community.
The couple has already won one big freebie -- a $6,000 photography session with Leatherwood Photography. But, between all their jobs, family, and community ties, they have a pretty serious guest list, and they have a long way to go. If you're in the area and have some cans or bottles sitting around, you can shoot the couple an e-mail at cansforkisses@yahoo.com. They'll pick up donations (and certainly be most appreciative).
The couple has already won one big freebie -- a $6,000 photography session with Leatherwood Photography. But, between all their jobs, family, and community ties, they have a pretty serious guest list, and they have a long way to go. If you're in the area and have some cans or bottles sitting around, you can shoot the couple an e-mail at cansforkisses@yahoo.com. They'll pick up donations (and certainly be most appreciative).
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Jul 4th 2008 @ 10:17PM
lisa said...
We are doing the same thing. I am on disability and he is unemployed- so instead of canseling our wedding we are paying for it through recycling. good luck to you in your quest for cans!
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Sep 21st 2008 @ 4:15PM
Jessica said...
Recycling is a great idea. There are also many other ways to recycle for your wedding. For example, getting a used wedding ring could be considered recycling. I got a used ring from www.idonowidont.com and thats just the beginning of my recycled wedding!
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