My challenge to get married for £250

tinkerbellsmum_2

heres what we did not sure of price alittle more than yours because i had a dress
we went on holiday in skegness and got married on the tuesday in spilsby reg office, my dad took photo look better than prof studio ones we had payed for us done after then went to a posh hotel which looked amazing and was put food was cheap cost us 60 pound for 10 of us 3 had steaks (nicest bigest meals we have ever had) then we went back to butlins that nite to see a show which we got in back door for as a present from butlins

few prices
dress: 200 (now selling so hope i can make some money back)
bridesmaid dresses made forme by gran
3 tiaras $5 (got from ebay collection only)
flowers jtf (wedding present from dad) they r silk cost him 36 pound for mine and 4 bridesmaids plus 5 button holes beautiful to
hair and make up $40
fees:100 (can't remember exvact was 43 for cemoney and about 60 to reg)
meal: 60 (dad brought drinks)
rings: 70
holiday: 230 for 7 days in carvan in butlins (shared)

we loved it

focus888

Thats a brilliant idea!! good for you and good luck with everything. hope you both have a wonderful day x

kittiej

OK here's a little bit of an update so far.

Bought my ring off ebay, white gold electroplated, cost 99p plus £10 P&p&insurance. So £10.99 in total.

the pub I was on about does a carvery for £3.50 a head and you can go up as many times as you like for veg and yorkshire puds, so times by 15 (14 adults and the kids can share 1) that comes to £52.50.

A bottle of Spumanti?sp I think was £4.48 from Mr T's. That's for OH and me to enjoy on the evening. I don't like champagne, I find it too dry so sparkling sweet wine is fine by me.

As I said before the cake's £7.48.

I thought I would make my own wedding album by having a go at scrapbooking. I can get loads of used but still decent large brown envelopes from work, A5, A4 and A3 sizes. I might try pressing some flowers and look for cheap paper / confetti to decorate.

So far I've budgeted for the wedding, a meal afterwards, a cake, a bottle of fizz, my ring, the honeymoon and I recon I've got £27.55 left.

Apart from wedding album expenses, button holes and possible little gifts for the guests what have I missed out?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

kr15snw

Hmmm, thinking about this.

Can you bake? Or can a friend? Bet you could make the cake for less!! Maybe a friend / family member could do it as a gift? We're making our own cup cakes and reckon it will be damn cheap!

Do you have clubcard vouchers? Arn't they worth double on wine or something similar at the moment??

Is future hubbie having a ring??

The cheapest you can get married for at our office is £100 (plus whatever the lisence costs).

I think this is great!

kittiej

Hi kr15snw, yes I do have about £16 of clubcard vouchers but would this be cheating?

I'd forgotten about wine offers tbh.

As for cup cakes I work for a high street baker and get staff discount but I just think that would be too mean lol.

I wanted a cake for the good luck it's supposed to bring.

My OH isn't fussed about having a ring, he did joke about using his old one but he could see I wasn't impressed by his suggestion :rotfl:

jenhug

you can buy button holes at hobby craft!

Violetta_2

No vouchers are not cheating, I bought a 3 tier wedding cake from M&S for £19 cash the rest was vouchers I earned doing surveys, that is probably cheating, but I think using the clubcard vouchers wouldn't be it's just maximising your spending, hey you could probably sell your story and make enough for an amazing honeymoon if you were that way inclined.

kittiej

Thanks Violetta.

I've got £11.25 in coop vouchers and £21.50 clubcard vouchers.

I think I'll get the wine ( 2 bottles now yipee) with vouchers from Mr T's.

I'll probably get the cake as well with my vouchers and maybe some bits and bobs for my album.

I'll have to have a look in the coop to see what they've got.

I don't want to sell my story lol, that made me chuckle. I'm far too shy.

hayley11

Oooh I love this thread, i'm not even getting married (I love weddings though) but I think it's such a brill idea and I shall be following it When my OH and I get married we will definitely be having a thrifty wedding.

I don't think using vouchers is cheating, it's like free money isn't it? On the Thrifty threads we use vouchers for presents so we don't have to spend "real" money on them.

barnaby-bear

kittiej wrote: »

Thanks Violetta.

I've got £11.25 in coop vouchers and £21.50 clubcard vouchers.

I think I'll get the wine ( 2 bottles now yipee) with vouchers from Mr T's.

I'll probably get the cake as well with my vouchers and maybe some bits and bobs for my album.

I'll have to have a look in the coop to see what they've got.

I don't want to sell my story lol, that made me chuckle. I'm far too shy.

http://www.takeabreak.co.uk/send-us-your-story
Best idea I've ever seen - make a profit from your wedding.... think of the interest you could save on your debt....