mrso2b's wedding diary

mrso2b

Came in under budget for last week - I'm allowed £50 a week and only spent £38.46.

2nd gym session of the week at lunchtime. Need my arms to look nice in my wedding dress!

mrso2b

I brought my nephew a 1st bday card for £2.90 yesterday and had a BK wrap on the way home as was out drinking - free drinks at work! So spent around a fiver. Not good for the diet though - consumed way too many nibbles :O(

Got bday drinks tonight so looking forward to that! Aim to spend £20.

smcqis

mrso2b wrote: »

Hi there

I've decided to start a wedding diary – mainly focusing on saving for the wedding which is 6 months tomorrow. Payday was yesterday so today seems like a good day to start a diary!

Brief background:

Been engaged since 30th June, getting married 9th April 2010.

Venue booked – it's going to cost us £5875, £1,000 paid, want to pay the remainder by the end of the year to avoid the 20% VAT.
Registrar booked: cost us £403. PAID.
Dress brought: Cost £875. PAID.
DJ booked: £500, £150 paid so far, remainder to be paid on the day.

My wages £1,998.50
OH's wages £1,726.79

Total: 3725.29

Our outgoings are around £2,300 a month – this includes mortgage, phone bill, food shopping, credit card payments (all on 0%), student loan, council tax, etc.

So this should leave us with around £1400 a month.

We've given ourselves £50 a week each spends which is £400 a month and leaves us with around £1,000.

I had a no interest loan with work of £150 a month which has now been paid off and OH got a pay rise which gives us an extra £36.49 a month so that's £186.49. I rounded that up to £200 and have put that straight into a savings account.

Leaves us with around £800 a month which technically should be able to go towards the wedding.

After the wedding I want to start concentrating on overpaying our mortgage – we get charged £1000 a month interest currently! So it's good to get into the saving mode.

So here's day 1's rundown:

No money spent, brought lunch in from home and going straight home after work. Dinner will be leftover curry and rice.

I wouldnt pay anymore...it seems to me you have missed your own wedding

mrso2b

LOL meant to say 9th April 2011!

blew the budget on friday night! no more spending till next week when I get my new allowance of £50. I've got a cold so can't see myself wanting to go out - I have spent all day on the sofa today! Poor me!!

mrso2b

Checked my balance this morning online and realised I took out another £10 on Friday night over my £50 budget! BAD BAD BAD!

So THAT's why I had that change in my purse LOL

mrso2b

Also cancelled a night out tonight and tomorrow night due to illness plus there's a tube strike looming - saves money!

mrso2b

Just sent the menu and the schedule of the day to the organisers and DJ!

Husband-to-be has booked his stag do - he's off surfing in Gran Canaria.

I've been on at my bridemaids to book my hen party! I can't wait!

I had a moment today when I imagined myself walking down the aisle and felt all overwhelmed!

mrso2b

New money week for me - have spent £59.69 this week so £9.69 over budget. Not bad seeing as I was over a tenner down last week

Stephb1986_2

You should join mycitydeal.co.uk you will be able to buy vouchers for cheap restraunt deals in London, I hope this helps, if you refer a friend to an offer and they buy it they give you £6 which can go towards another deal.

Steph xx

mrso2b

Thanks Steph, I'm a member of groupon and I always search on here for deals but will also look at that site - thanks for the tip!