Okay, following on from the thread which shall not speak its name, let's have a space here for bigger budget brides to speak freely.

Hi! I'm Rowan! I am a bigger budget bride. We're working hard to save money, but we're not regretting a single penny we're spending.

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What do you consider to be a big budget? Just curious..... Wanting to know if I'm a BBB or not! What sum is considered big?

i have a bigger budget and even though im second guessing, its still nice to have a place to talk about what we are all doing without being glared at (so to speak). So what is everyones budget and what are you all doing for it? I'll spill if someone else goes first.

I guess it's just a place to feel free to bounce about expensive shoes or dresses or beautiful flowers or fireworks and not have to feel that we're putting anyone's nose out of joint by doing it.

i have 2 pairs of Gina shoes and 1 pair of Jimmy Choo ballet pumps for the dancing at my wedding. I'm starting in high high heels and getting lower through-out the day. Am I a BBB? (am not having a go....... just saying you dont need a big budget to have nice shoes!!)

Linzi - There's nothing to stop anyone being a BBB in one area and on a tight budget elsewhere. I'm sticking to a tight budget on flowers but blowing the budget on my dress, Grant's kilt suit and my shoes (and the catering but the per head cost is actually lower than many other people's)

Ooh, I'd LOVE an ice-cream tricycle :o)

i have jimmy choos tooo for the wedding and some for every day too im a BBB and darn proud of it..... we have the 3 waitors coming to out wedding but ones who sing soul music whooop

I'm ever so slightly jealous of your three waiters, Croc!

Ooh! What's the venue, Tinsel?

I'm doing our cake and I'm looking forward to it.

wow i looked in to the waiters but they were soooooo pricy and h2b said that since we had the string quartet, cariactiurist, live band and fireworks then I wasnt allowed anything else tinsel thats not too bad for catering, we are doing it for 100 a head but only have 55 in day and 85 at night as h2b had very very very little family/friends. They are all coming from our side but that helps us rein it in a little bit. That includes canapes, three course meal with lamb instead of chicken, welcome drink, 2 glasses of wine and champagne for toast so I think thats about right so dont worry.

would love jimmy choos croc but after just maxing out the flower budget h2b said no way and im to stick with the dune ones in my photies section. Understandable I suppose hehe. I love them though as they are soooo sparkly so im happy. Bet you will feel amazing when you put them on your tootsies.

the one thing matt has asked for is a string quartet so im looking into them now hehe

That's beautiful Tinsel.

Suzky, I love lamb! We were absolutely set on having lamb, so our caterer is sourcing lamb from Jim Fairlie (who supplies Andrew Fairlie, his brother, at Gleneagles).

i know... i hate chicken as its too dry for me and i only eat the legs... cant really serve chicken legs so lamb it is. It is h2b fave too so really looking forward to it... just wish they werent so cute as I always feel guilty when I see one in the field.

I'm the same, Suzky, I always tend to buy chicken thighs to cook with.

There are days when I wonder where on earth we're spending all our money.

Okay, Jae, can I have a ticket to yours? Your menu is to die for!

I guess we're middle budget and I actually compromised quite a lot on the venue because otherwise it would have been ridiculous price (for me, that is!) and I want to be able to pay the mortgage off quicker (I have a secret plan to move out of London and buy a house with room for a horse one day).

But I have gone a bit wild on the dress (in proportion to other stuff) - think will come to about 3k with the bolero etc etc. I must admit that I do feel a bit bad about it. Not that bad though because would choose it all over again!

@ JaeSin

No she doesnt but everyone is welcome to join me press me nose up against the window! ha ha ha

I actually found this wedding singer and I just have to have her. I wasnt into wedding singers, but I cried when I heard her sing.

I have to admit I'm a lucky girl and I've had everything I've wanted to make our dream wedding come true. We have still spent it wisely though and invested in the areas that are most important to us. Yes we could have spent more. Yes we could have spent less. We spent enough to make it our dream day. I don't think it matters how much you spend everyone's day is going to be special.

We were going to go for all Indian but Grant's parents objected so we compromised and let them pay. It does mean we can go all out with Slow Food.

i like the idea of the indian food... shame

Tom Kitchen is amazing. If I could have any chef do my wedding it would be Heston Blumenthal, I've been to his restaurant the Fat Duck, a couple of times and his food amazes me everytime. I'd have my guest's sucking sweet favoured helium out of mushrooms and jellied roast dinner lol!