me and the h2b have finally done a bugeting list. we have put down realistic prices but if we can get them lower that will be brill. please say if prices are too low or too high.
venue and ceremony - £500 meals inc drinks - £2100 decorations - 300 transport - £150 night time buffet - £500 entertainment - £400 grooms suit + ushers(4 all hired) - £200 bridesmaids dresses (6 all hired) - 250 brides dress + accessories - £800 flowers - £200 hair and make up - £150 photographer - £600 rings - £200 Gifts - £150
we are doin our cake and invitations our selves so didnt include them
total = £6500
what do u girlies think?
CommentAuthorgem
That sounds about right .... But the venue estimate may be a little low unless u have found somewhere that will cost u that amount? X
CommentAuthorKirsty
Yeah I agree with Gem our meal plus drinks package is nearer the 4K mark. And night time buffet is about £900 but all depends on your numbers etc x
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Most of the prices will depend on numbers.
And the ceremony price- church or approved premises? If approved premises you'll also have the legal costs, which can be several hundred, plus notice.
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CommentAuthorsorelle
Mines is looking scary, we decided to get married abroad to cut costs and seem to have spent a small fortune so far, keen to do a calculation today and I'll update and let you know x
Our venue costs more than your whole budget hunny! xxx :O
CommentAuthortoni400
looks good...you might find some are under budget and save abit of money! i love having a budget for everything then seeing the final amount under! i can see all the pennies saved!! and it feels good!!
CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
Your venue and transport seem low unless you have seen some for that price. Are you having real or fake flowers
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CommentAuthorFaeth
My budget for 60 guests at a nice venue is coming in at around the same price, so I think it sounds reasonable to me :-)
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CommentAuthorKerrylmac
All depends on numbers & what venue you found. Also think your suit budget looks a little low, I've had trouble finding them at a reasonable price & cheapest I found would still make yours come to £300 but then you may have found some already at a good cost. All sounds good though. Xx
CommentAuthorskitty666
your transport looks abit low hun and the suits but you might be able to get a deal on them like the groom free or sumit!! the best thing to do is fone around and get estamets! good luck x
CommentAuthorK8tie90
My whole wedding will be 2500-3000, But then we have cut out bits as we arnt having a day do, but your prices look good :)
CommentAuthorlovelylainee
Mine is well scary up to yours! With your suits I would say it depends where you hire from. For 6 suits ours is coming to £445 so get some quotes where you can as you may find costs creep up to more than you think.
Looks good though :) xxx
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CommentAuthorsorelle
I'm just looking at these we decide to get married abroad cause it's supposedly cheaper, think we've kidded ourselves x
CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
Lovelylainne where are you getting your suits from
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CommentAuthorlovelylainee
Formal Affair - they have quite a few places around the UK and they give discount to UK bride users cuz they have an advert placed on this site! x
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CommentAuthorSuzie Bear
Yeah our suit hire and bridesmaid hire have come in higher than ur estimate. x
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i would agree with some of the others about bridesmaid dress and things and mens hire being slightly low. my bm dress cost £107 to buy each only having 2 then a fg and the mens suits cost 100 each and that included the shoes cc
CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
looks do able to me. Are you having a honeymoon?
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CommentAuthorx ashlil x
looks ok, i jus agree with the suits and bm dresses being a bit low. my bm dresses comin to 450 not sure about suits yet
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
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If you are having a dj then the price should be able to be brought down a little but if you want a band then it will be more. Like the girls say the transport is low if you are wanting a rolls or something like that. They are usually around the £3-400 mark. Rings are doable if you shops in places like Argos etc and don't want 18k or a fancy design. (I take it that was for both of them)
The venue price is hard to tell as it depends on how many you have and what kind of venue it is. Most hotels etc charge from £50-70 a head as an average price if that helps you.
I've notcied you haven't got things like giving notice which is about £33.50 per person. You will also have either registry fees on top. I know you have counted £500 for venue and ceremony but some venues will still charge you about £500 just for the room then you have £400 (roughly) of registrar fees. Also the certificate is £3.50
You could find your dress in the sale which would be a bonus but most designer dresses start off at about £800. If you get your accessories from the high street and ebay though you can save a fortune. If you want bridal shoes from a bridal shop you are talking about £50-60 and veils are about £100! Don't forget dress alterations too that can be anything up to about £100!
Decorations can be brought down if you do them yourself and use ebay. It all depends on the kind of venue you have to what you will need. Don't forget insurance which will be probably about £20 for you budget but shop about for that to get the best price.
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I've found suit hire for £50 per person so it can be done.
CommentAuthorLuce21
Hiya,
That all sounds very reasonable compared to our budget. Personally the things that cost more that I thought where:-
Flowers:- I thought around £250- well is actually costing £350 Rings:- I thought around £500 - well is actually costing £1,000 Suite Hire:- I thought around £250 - nope £460 DIY stationary:- I thought would be cheap- £80 I thought:- All in its cost me £110.
So maybe if at all possible have a contingency fund. obviously you dont have to spend that much on various things. But just incase you get your heart set on something, have abit extra put aside.
What I have also found is depending on where you live in the country, cost varies greatly. So hunt the cheapest option. Time consuming but worth it if your number crunching.x
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
They always say allow 10% of your budget for over spends. What I did when I made up my budget was to ring around local suppliers for general quotes to give me a realistic price to start at. If I then found it cheaper then it was a bonus. Prioritise what is important to you and what you can go without. Do you really need favours/posh place cards etc? Once you have sourced all your important bits you can then work down the list. If you save money you can add something else to it. If you over spend you take off something that is further down the list etc. In the end we managed to cut our estimated budget down with actual costs which allowed us to then get extras like a harpist etc.
CommentAuthorAli
I must be the only person where everything has come in lower than i budgeted, so far we're over £1k under budget and our budget at its highest was only £3,800 but then again we're doing it abroad and not having a reception (although i have a feeling our friends will have taken it upon themselves to organise one as they want one and i'm being tight lol)
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CommentAuthorJilly17
I agree with the rest of the girls...a little low on some things, especially the venue and ceremony...but of course it all depends on where you are looking at and your numbers. The photographer is doable but you will need to shop around alot and it prob wont include an album, more like photos on discs and about 3 -4 hours of photographs. Good luck with it all!
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Lol Ali all mine came under budet but then we spent it again on extras that we thought we couldn't have in the first place.
CommentAuthorlovelylainee
Haha Jo that is awesome! We have increased our budget so ours is mahousive! lol x
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CommentAuthormrswb2b
thanks girls for all your answers sorry its taking ages to reply been at uni then the gym. well we have found suit hire for £45pp with groom free, there is onli 4 suits need alltogether. i am having real flowers and the bridesmaids are having false.although maybe making our own for bridesmaids. transport may not be needed as we are looking to stay at the hotel the day before the wedding. quest wise we are having 50 adults and maybe 10 kids during the day at max and night time will be around 100 people. so far places we have looked at more expenive places £30-35pp for day time food although have seen fork buffets for £16pp and night time buffet we will cater for 80 people although if allowed we will do the buffet ourselves.
CommentAuthorLuce21
Hiya,
Well when you put in individual details like 4 suits, false bridesmaid flowers and transport only the day before to hotel. Then yes, you sound like you got it all planned out.
Defo barter with people.
I am abit of a naughty girl......In everything I have done, I always bat 2 people off against eachother-
for example:- Venue. I went to see 2. They both quoted the same, but one was liscened to perform wedding but the other wasnt. I wanted a church wedding. So the second venue said-ok coz we cant do the cermony, then knocked £500 off the price. Bonus. We then got it all put in writing and secured the price. The one thing that wasnt even mentioned was the date. When we did this over the phone/in person we said a Nov wedding. So our price was really a novemeber wedding. BUT I was kinda abit sneaky and then went in and said could i change the date to september-and with no extra change it what done- So I am having a Sept wedding for that price of a Nov wedding. I am seriously happy with our price. sometimes feels abit too good to be true. But I have double, trebble checked and he is fine with not charging us extra. So I am one happy lady!! hehehe xxx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
entertainment seem right if after DJ... you can get a decent one for that
Venue cost seems low.... we've been quoted 600 just to have the registrar out (but that is Sun)... apparently the norm is around £400.
groomsmen... we are after four and have rec quotes from 400-500.
Cheapest photographer we found for basic package was 650 so not too far off!
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CommentAuthormelliecake
Where are you hiring your suits? I'm struggling to find any within my budget.
CommentAuthormrswb2b
the suits were from slaters. . we were after a band but after finding out the actuall prices we may just have to go for a dj/disco.
CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
Your evening buffet sounds a little low. We've found a company called Formal Affairs for the groomsmans suits and they are really reasonable, give upto 20% discount if you pay them in full and hire five suits get one free.
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CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
Your evening buffet sounds a little low. We've found a company called Formal Affairs for the groomsmans suits and they are really reasonable, give upto 20% discount if you pay them in full and hire five suits get one free.
I love my lickle Ava
CommentAuthorRags
I would advise against hiring bm dresses. My friend looked into it and found that you have to pay a deposit, the hire charge, and the dry cleaning when your done. If the dress comes back stained or damaged you loose the deposit and I think she said she would have had to pay more. She didn't go for it in the end as she found lovely dresses in the high street for less than the deposit for hire.
Also mens suits - I want my men to have their own suits and will get them for about £75 and they get to wear them again.
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