Looking to make friends who can help me set a target date, hoping to start saving after Christmas but on a tight income, like everyone I want as close to a fairytale as possible but cheap. I'm from Newcastle if this helps. Thanks Leanne xx
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
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CommentAuthorChrissy
Welcome hun. Everyone will help you on here, ask the girls about Anne who makes the beautiful dresses at a really good price for starters. I didn't use her but wish I had as the dresses that she has made have been gorgeous xxxx
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CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
Babe we are all friends and most of us have bought/buyin dresses from ebay or ann. Some are buying from shops. Alot of us are buying from ebay for everything else. Suits if you go into moss or debenhams they do a deal where you buy 3-4 suits any size and colour and get the grooms free.
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CommentAuthorMrsCandlin2B
Welcome to the site - do you have no idea when you would like the wedding to be then?
Start making a list of all the most important things to u, with as much or little detail as u have available, and u can guarantee some1 will know how to make it or source it cheaper than ud thought! Once uve saved on the top priority bits, it leaves u to either buy the little extras or forget them & not be stressed about the pennies!! 1st money tip is getting married out of peak wedding season! Good luck x
CommentAuthorkimi1987
what is peak wedding season?
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CommentAuthorMaggielou
Most ppl offer discounted rates Oct-feb as the majority of weddings r march-sept. It's always worth checking ur local venues 4 packages too, u can get deals like "a grand wedding" 50 day guests 4 3 courses, 70 for an evening buffet & a disco for £999. Get googleing!!
CommentAuthorkimi1987
im gettin my photographer and disco as 1 package for £799 was pretty much the cheapest i could find on here
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CommentAuthorGem1102
Welcome!!! I've been on here just over a month and it's given me so many ideas and answered so many of the questions i've had. Its a great site!
CommentAuthorangel
Hi Leanne,
bridal shops sell of last seasons dresses reall cheap, you have to buy the one that people have tried on in the shop, but once they dry clean it, its good as new. I got a real bargain xx
CommentAuthorLeanne & Dan
Oh my, so much help, thank you soo much ladies. and Emma hoping to get married a.s.a.p. really. I'm only just turning 21 but happy and settled. Currently making those lists and on google. Any ideas on what type of venues for ceremony/reception work out cheapest? Also I've heard late-afternoon weddings can save, has anyone experienced one or any input on that? Thanks so much! xxx
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Chain hotels usually do quite economical packages. Register office is way cheaper for ceremony- but you get transport costs for split venues.
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CommentAuthorMaggielou
My friends got married at 5 in a church then had an evening buffet & band 20mins away. Smaller places r often more flexible, especially if u point out where u r happy to spend and which bits aren't important. If you book a hotel venue & have lots of guests staying, many places r happy to make more revenue from that
CommentAuthorangel
i am getting married at 4.30, and cutting out the wedding breakfast,
at 5pm will be serving sandwiches , peanuts , crisps and drinks for the day guests,with a little entertainment, then back into the rom at 6.30, for cake cutting and speaches, inviting the evening guests for 7pm and buffet being served at 7.30 for everyone xx
CommentAuthorLeanne & Dan
Do many have a marriage license? Or would their rates for the ceremony itself be ridiculous? x
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
The most expensive thing for other than a church is the registrar to come to the venue- usually a few hundred pounds.
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CommentAuthorMaggielou
Loads of places have licences now, some will charge a room hire, then u have the registrars fee and then ur reception costs on top.
CommentAuthorMrsCandlin2B
My initial idea was to have a late ceremony and then an evening buffet at the same venue.. then you don't have to worry about the double food and transport. Like maggielou said, theyd just charge me for the room for ceremony, and then food and drink was all that I had to pay for the evening do.
Make sure you look out for the little clauses at each place. My venue is making us have all three - ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening do.. but its still a reasonable price so thats ok :D
CommentAuthorLeanne & Dan
How much would I be looking at paying to get married at a Methodist Church?
CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
we are having a reg office for £230 having a pub reception which is a function room with a dance floor and 2 course wedding breakfast for £700. Getting my bms and my fg's dresses from ebay for £260 for the lot. My suits are £510 with the groom free
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CommentAuthorRags
Hi welcome, do you have any dates that are special to you both or are you quite flexible? My friends got Married the day before her birthday. My date is October half term as my Bro and my SIL are teachers and I want a midweek wedding. Most people chose their anniversary of getting together or getting engaged.
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CommentAuthormrs_rothnie2b
We are having a mid-week wedding as our venue was £3000 pound cheaper to have it then. Also lots of photographers etc give discount for mid-week weddings
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CommentAuthorMaggielou
Fridays & Sundays r usually cheaper, fine if you've got flexible friends & enough notice. Have u got a rough budget in mind?
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Methodist churches aren't tied into any charging structure so it can vary from nothing to hundreds.
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CommentAuthorLeanne & Dan
Nah we're really flexible when it comes to dates, no idea of budget as of yet, basically just as cheap as possible but as close to my dream wedding (which would be like a castle setting) I could have it if I wanted to wait but really want to do it a.s.a.p (that being hopefully within the next two years). Midweek would be a nightmare for out family and friends however a Sunday sounds like a possibility.
CommentAuthorLeanne & Dan
Would I be able to get a church on a sunday?
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
depends on the vicar hun the best thing is to approach them and see
im having my ceremony and reception all in the one place and got a really good deal :) try ramada hotels if you got one near you :)
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CommentAuthorSoon2beMrsHall
Most big chain hotels do deals on weddings One we looked at was doing food dj honeymoon suite and room for guests to get ready in for 2500 and i so wish i had the money for it. I might have i just need need to work out how much it is for the hotel for the reception
Cant wait to to marry Martyn
Wishes the wedding would come faster
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CommentAuthorRags
I went to the local registry office who gave me a list of licensed venues, they're not all hotels (which was something I didn't want) Its a good place to start for looking for places that cater for weddings.
Other cheap options I have come across is to have a registry office and go to a beafeater etc. and get your guests to pay for themselves.
There are many wiered and wonderful ways to get your cheap as chips wedding. Happy hunting.x
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CommentAuthorMrsOwen
We are getting married in a methodist church, its costing £175 that includes the organist, others we looked at was £400 plus, get your yellow pages out or google and get ringing, p.s welcome and congratulations xxx
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CommentAuthorloubylou
we are getting married in a methodist church on a friday, its costing us £235, that includes, church and minister, organist and steward.(which acts like an usher) i think it depends on each individual church to be honest. we are getting married at 4pm and then having a reception and evening buffet, cutting out a meal to save costs. :) x
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