I have had just 11 weeks to plan my wedding and thought I would share with you all that it can be done and on a budget also.
Dress - £169 + Petticoat £20 - Paid for by my Dad
Suits (for 3 adult men) £33 (dress shirts, waistcoats and cravats) in a bridal shop which was closing down - Paid for by grooms parents
Flowers - Artificial flowers (bouquet, posie, 6 button holes, 8 corsages) - £140 - Paid for by us
Cake - 6 inch top tier with topper and 72 cupcakes - £160 - Paid for by us
Registry Office - £170 fees - Paid by us
Venue - £175 (with bar and staff, plus tables, chairs and use of kitchen) - Paid by my Mum
Buffet - £200 - Cold and Hot finger buffet prepared by ourselves - Paid by my Dad
Photography - a friend who is studying photography - £200 - Paid by us
Decorations - £125 for floral table decorations - paid for by grooms parents
Favours - Cupcake boxes (are being used for guest to take home their cupcakes) with Mint imperials and blackcurrant and liquorice sweets - £50 - Paid by us
Stationery - 30 daytime invites + 100 evening invites - £50 - Paid by us
Rings - Discounted lines of our rings so we got them for - £96 + delivery - Paid for by us
Bridesmaid Dress and Shoes - Cadbury purple full length gown and silver sandals - £50 - Paid for by us
Flowergirls dresses - Ivory with cadbury purple sashes - £100 (including shoes, tights and shrugs) - Paid for by my dad
Disco - 5pm till midnight - £175 - Paid for by my Mum and her BF
My Tiara - £20 from a little boutique in town - Paid for by Me
Beauty Treatments - £70 (Hair, Nails, Eyebrow shape and eyelash extension) - Paid for by Me
Car Decorations - £30 for bows, ribbons and floral arrangement for parcel shelve - Paid for by Us
Thank you Gifts - £100 (personalised jewellery for flowergirls and bridesmaids, personalised bookmarks for MOB, MOG, My Nan and My Dads Wife, Bottles of spirits for our fathers and best man and personlised chocolate for our pageboys) - Paid for by Us
Pageboy Outfits - £80 for 2 boys (trousers, dress shirts, waistcoats and cravats) - Paid for by Us
Transport - £FREE , using dads big posh car and other relatives posh cars hehe
Other bits and bobs - (table covers, confetti, banqueting roll, serviettes etc) - £70 - Paid for by us
Grand Total - £2283 (£1286 paid by us)
If it wasn't for our brilliant family and the internet none of this would have been possible to plan!!
I have had my bridezilla moments like I'm sure all of us have, but its come together and now I can sit back and relax and wait for the day :D
Good Luck to you all and feel free to ask any questions :)
Lou xxxx
CommentAuthorshellay
well done, you have done a fantastic job in such a short time and on a tight budget to, my hat goes off to you, well done :)x
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CommentAuthorlovelylainee
wow fantastic job hun and not long left now for you to enjoy your special day xxx
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Our little boys are so cute!
CommentAuthorSuzie Bear
Well done you!! Ur so lucky to have a contributing family!! :0)
is Mrs Suzie Bear!!!!
Gotta be pink!!! :0)
I think I blinked and missed our wedding!! lol
CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
I also forgot to add that my Nan has paid £150 for the Champagne for the toast <3
Your so right Suzie, our families have been waiting a long time for us to get married and have contributed a hell of alot, I'm just so happy to be joining his family and him becoming apart of mine....officially :D
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Our little boys are so cute!
CommentAuthorAli
I thought i'd done well with mine, but you have done really really well. As you say, thanks to your families contributions. Only 2 weeks to go for you............
xx
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CommentAuthorUnknown
well done that is really good.
can i ask where u got your bm shoes from? x
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Thats amazing. Well done! xx
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CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
hi mrs barker, i got them from a tanning shop.... they have a section of shoes for some reason :-/ xxx
CommentAuthorUnknown
oh ok...thats a bit strange. been looking for some for my bm x
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
where did you get ur rings from hun? x
CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
mrs barker, i am happy to go there and take some pics of the shoes for you, and if theres any you like I could always send on to you? The most expensive in there was £22 :)
Mrs Clarke I will put the link on your wall :)
Lou xxxx
CommentAuthorMrsWade2B
wow! thats really impressive! I have over 2 years and im still not convinced ill managed so 11 weeks is mind-boggling!! xx
CommentAuthorUnknown
really...wouldnt want you to go out of your way xx
CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
no i don't mind honestly, we really struggled with BM shoes till we found this shop, and i know how fustrating it is. I will be going there on friday anyways because my Mum wants shoes from there.....is it just silver you are looking for? xxxx
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
thanks wiles x
CommentAuthorUnknown
if you are sure. yea i am looking for 2 pairs of silver shoes. not a low heel but not really high either. i think the sizes are 3 and 4 but will have to double check with them.
THANK YOU so much!! xx
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
have you received your rings yet? x
CommentAuthorJilly17
wow that is fab...well done!
CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
mrs clarke i recieved them 3 days after ordering :)
mrs barker this is no problem i will let you know the sizes of the shoes and will make an album on here with the pics on friday afternoon for you xxxx
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
can't believe it, they have got a shop 2 mins from where i live!!! And my ring is like £37 and h2bs is £38. WOW!!!! Thanks so much wiles, im so happy. def gotta get them asap xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Wow that is amazing. You have done so well. I can't belive what bargains you have got. Can't wait to see all your photos.
CommentAuthornickers
that is fantastic hun you have done really well xx
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thank you xx
CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
Brilliant! You have done really well..not long to go now either!! Have a fab day x
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
thats excellent hun! but u sayin ure doin ure own buffet?wen u prepin it? just sayin cos my mate did her own last year the nite before ( made the sandwichs everything) and wasnt servin it til 6-7ish day after and the bread wasnt gud!!! i actually just opedned a pack of crisps lol
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CommentAuthorWifeyWiles2Be
we dont get married till 3:30pm on the day so will be making the food on the morning and serving it at 5:30pm. The replenishments will be made fresh on the night in the kitchen at the venue :) xxx
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
awww thats better1 she dint get married til later so i dotn understand why they did it nite b4!!lol
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