Masha Kott

Originally from Samara Russia, Masha Kott considers herself the quintessential Texan with her love of cowboy boots, Tex-Mex cuisine and Matthew McConaughey. As a freelance writer and marketing manager of a popular fine dining establishment, she didn't have the time to fret and worry over her 2011 nuptials and, instead, used her professional insight to save money in ways that involved neither begging her parents to help out or sacrificing her dream wedding.