These days it’s nearly impossible to know what women are spending on the way they lookâespecially for their wedding. Someone with Instagram-flawless contouring might’ve booked a friend for the task, and the utterly makeup-free type might’ve spent thousands on laser treatments and serums. Enter our series What It Costs to Be Me, in which we’re asking interesting women for radical transparency.
Next up? Lauren Bushnell, reality star and influencer, 29, from Nashville, TN. Her grand total? $3,342
Some brides have been planning their weddings since childhood, others, like Bachelor alum Lauren Bushnell, who married country singer Chris Lane in October, take a decidedly more lax approach. “I didn’t really fully know what I wanted,” Bushnell tells Glamour. “I’ve never been the type who envisioned my wedding day for years. I just knew I didn’t want anything over the top.”
That’s not to say it wasn’t an occasion we’ve come to expect from Bachelor stars. Rather, the couple placed more emphasis on personal touches than lavish details. “I really wanted it to be simple, elegant, and about the actual ceremony rather than about me getting really caught up in throwing this big wedding,” says Bushnell, who, over six travel-filled months, planned her Nashville ceremony and reception alongside wedding planner Josiah Carr. The result was a classic ceremony with plenty of greenery to remind Bushnell of her native Oregon, and an afterparty complete with a Shake Shack food truck.
The night before the wedding, Bushnell had a sleepover with her mom and sister to unwind and prepare for the day ahead. The morning of her mindset was simple: stay as relaxed as possible. “I made sure to get a really good night’s sleep, and took a nice hot bath before working through my vows a little bit.”