Setting a wedding budget

74jax

teeni wrote: »

I think you are looking at this the wrong way round, work out what you want to pay and go from there.

I totally agree - we could have afforded the 12k 'average' wedding you mention, but didn't want to pay that. In the end my now hubby 'challenged' me to do our wedding on 3k :rotfl: which I gladly accepted to prove him it could be done (yes I know you can get married on much less, but he challenged me with certain criteria etc..)

I suggest you work out how much you can afford, or want to put towards a wedding, and then go from there, the venue being the first thing to price.

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gothrockchic1

Hi everyone, thank you for your input and posts.

74jax - I am quite inspired by your diary. I got quite a lot of ideas from your thread, so thank you for sharing xx

74jax

gothrockchic1 wrote: »

Hi everyone, thank you for your input and posts.

74jax - I am quite inspired by your diary. I got quite a lot of ideas from your thread, so thank you for sharing xx

No problems. It seems like only yesterday, but soon be two years. :j

DigForVictory

I'll just grin that today's scout huts are usually equipped with kitchens & disabled access loos, as well as being near to open space.

They may be a bit primitive and lacking in red carpets but receptions are usually full of love & that we fit into scout huts easily...

All the best & remember, it isn't *all* about the wedding - it's the marriage that matters!

minerva_windsong

I'd say work out what money you will have (eg if you want to get married in 12-18 months, how much can you save in that time? Will your parents/other relatives contribute? etc), and what you want for the day - how fussed are you about the dress/flowers/cars/a particular type of venue/food/music etc? Then divvy up the budget accordingly.


My other tip is that doing things yourself (or asking friends/relatives to make things) can work out a lot cheaper. For example, for our wedding my mum made the stationery and the cake and my dad's cousin made my dress. Also think about getting married out of season; we got married in November and it was quite a bit cheaper as photographers/florists etc were keen to get business.

Leanne200 wrote: »

Marriage licence: £550 (giving notice is an extra £70ish and a requirement - prices go up every January and even if you have already paid deposit you are required to pay the new price. Also marriage certificates are £4 a pop)

Just on this - I think that is only if you are getting married at a licensed venue (eg a hotel). The fees for a registry office ceremony with two witnesses are a lot cheaper - although I would check as if you are in Scotland it might be different. Giving notice and marriage certificate is a non-negotiable though, but again I'd check just to be sure of costs.

hamsterfan1

DD is getting married in Nov & is having 50 day & 100 evening & she is coming in at around 5k

dottyvintage

Some people may be on a very tight budget and may only have a thousand or two to spend.

There are some fab tips on the net for people in this position.

You can plan and have a great celebration/and or wedding for under a thousand pounds for 40-50 people.

You do need to be able to have your wedding on someones land /(parents or relative) in a garden, if it's big enough, to be able to pull this off on budget.

I'm afraid I can't post a link (being a new poster, but you could try to cobble this web address together thriftycelebrations dot webs dot com for a more in depth look at how to do it.

OK chaps, I hope I don't get into hot water over this post, if I do, it's been short and sweet! :-)

dottyvintage

I have actually managed to organise a special birthday celebration doing just this, which ended up costing me about £800, if anyone wants further details, then get in touch.

:-)