To most people, the thought of getting married is immediately paired with the whopping amount of money it can cost. I view it as a challenge to have the best day possible using as little money as possible.
I have always been quite a girly girl, dreaming of wedding dresses and my dream man when I was younger. This poses a problem as I have a very exact view of what my wedding will be like! (Think princess dress, castles, fireworks) I have had to tone this down slightly to fit with our realistic budget.
The wedding is going to be in April 2015 and so far we have booked the church, the reception venue and the photographer. I also have the save the date cards to send out.
The church is our local family Catholic church and will cost £210 including them dressing the church with flowers.
The reception venue is also my place of work (thank goodness for staff discount!) and is costing between £1500 and £1600 depending on who comes. We have a big guest list due to my partners massive family. We are only inviting family members to the reception but the guest list is still likely to be 60 people. The price of the reception venue includes room hire, red carpet welcome, table linen, chair covers, master of ceremonies, use of cake stand and knife, arrival drinks, 3 course meal, 1/2 bottle of wine each during dinner, glass of champagne for the toast, evening buffet for 70-80, honeymoon suite for the bride and groom. All in all it is quite a good deal! (If you live in Derbyshire and are looking for a cheap but beautiful wedding venue please message me and I can give you the details.)
The photographer is one thing that I am not prepared to skimp and save on. I love photographs and want them to be the very best considering they are all I will have to remember my 1 special day. I have spent a stonking £1995 on him! This was after ALOT of research of photographers from near and far. He was the only one I could find that captured exactly the kind of photos I want from my wedding. He is a lovely chap and I am extremely happy with him even if he is costing me a lot of money!
I wasn't sure what sort of save the date cards I wanted. Some people told me not to bother with them and just text people the date of the wedding but that seems far too impersonal and new-agey to me. I had a look for different styles online and came across a great site which offers 20 save the date cards absolutely free! They don't even charge post and packaging. Of course I thought I had nothing to lose so ordered some and I am thrilled with the quality of them. They are exactly what I had hoped for and I can't wait to post them out to our guests.
So... the grand total so far is £3805. I am aiming to spend less than £5000 altogether yet I still have to think about suit hire, wedding dress, flowers, invitations, rings, favours... the list goes on.
Hopefully, I will have some tips on how to make the most out of a restricted budget as my wedding journey goes on.
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