Cheap wedding... Possible?!

jayoh

Hi, my partner and I have decided that it might be nice to get married.
Now we have overcome the religious/non religious aspects of things (i.e i want a civil ceremony, he wants a catholic ceremony... I won lol) i was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about doing it as cheaply as possible without it being a registry office affair (first - and hopefully last - wedding for the both of us)

Secondly, does anyone know if for a civil ceremony it's necessary, or the done thing, for the bride to walk down the aisle with her father? The reason i ask is that although my father is in my life, i also have a step-father who means just as much to me, and so i was hoping that taking the whole walking down the aisle thing out would take away one of many complications of the day. But i don't want it to be so different for me to do it that it's a massive issue and everyone makes a big deal out of it!!

Opinions and general discussions welcome!!

robpw2

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1243795
apply for this you never now

floss2

Have a look on the Weddings board......

jayoh

hehe, looked at the link but being on TV would be my worst nightmare!! As would having my boyfriend plan the wedding!! hehe
Great idea though for the braver people out there!

jayoh

Ooops didn't realise there was a Weddings board, I'll repost over there...

onlyroz

Weddings don't have to be expensive. When I got married (6 years ago) you could have a registry office ceremony for about £60. If you wanted to get the registrar to go to another venue you had to pay a few hundred, and then there's the cost of hiring the venue for a few hours. I reckon you can have a civil wedding at a non-registry office venue from around £500. Particularly if you economise on the dress, avoid flowers and music, and don't do anything fancy for the reception (I've heard Sainsbury's do good sandwich platters for around £6 a head).

belfastgirl23

your mum could walk you down the aisle...

or you could just arrive with DHTB

*Louise*

jayoh wrote: »

Hi, my partner and I have decided that it might be nice to get married.
Now we have overcome the religious/non religious aspects of things (i.e i want a civil ceremony, he wants a catholic ceremony... I won lol) i was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about doing it as cheaply as possible without it being a registry office affair (first - and hopefully last - wedding for the both of us)

Secondly, does anyone know if for a civil ceremony it's necessary, or the done thing, for the bride to walk down the aisle with her father? The reason i ask is that although my father is in my life, i also have a step-father who means just as much to me, and so i was hoping that taking the whole walking down the aisle thing out would take away one of many complications of the day. But i don't want it to be so different for me to do it that it's a massive issue and everyone makes a big deal out of it!!

Opinions and general discussions welcome!!

When deciding what ceremony to have - I have found that a civil ceremony seems to be more expensive - something to beat in mind of cost is a major factor.

As for who you walk down the aisle with - your wedding, your day, whatever you want to happen should happen, regardless of tradition. Who cares what anyone else thinks?:D

annabelle07

jayoh wrote: »

Hi, my partner and I have decided that it might be nice to get married.
Now we have overcome the religious/non religious aspects of things (i.e i want a civil ceremony, he wants a catholic ceremony... I won lol) i was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about doing it as cheaply as possible without it being a registry office affair (first - and hopefully last - wedding for the both of us)

Secondly, does anyone know if for a civil ceremony it's necessary, or the done thing, for the bride to walk down the aisle with her father? The reason i ask is that although my father is in my life, i also have a step-father who means just as much to me, and so i was hoping that taking the whole walking down the aisle thing out would take away one of many complications of the day. But i don't want it to be so different for me to do it that it's a massive issue and everyone makes a big deal out of it!!

Opinions and general discussions welcome!!

Hiya, i have been on www.UKbride.co.uk whick i found really helpful. There is a really useful budget planner which will be great for managing your finances. There is also a chance in there that you can win a £10,000 wedding which could be very useful for you. if you want to use it its FREE i love it xxx

oliver2008

I met and married my OH within four weeks of meeting him (yes I know and I have paid the penance for this!!). We had a really cheap wedding, £47 for marriage banns/licence, £100 buffet at local restaurant, disco was free, Kilt hire for him which Im sure was £35 at the time, my top was £50 :eek: (but I still have it and it is gorgeous), skirt in the sale for £7, hair £10, flowers paid for by mum (who was obviously still in shock at the time) and I have to say the wedding days itself was brilliant, almost everyone that attended (a lot of people didnt because they didnt agree but thats another matter) said that they had had a great time. (Cars were free as OH was a taxi driver and the firm he worked for put them on for us).

sooz

Remember when getting quotes for anything to leave the word 'wedding' out. Cakes, flowers, decorations....it costs a lot less without that little word
You are having a party...it just so happens that you got married first.