You deserve a blue peter badge if you manage a wedding on £1000! lol
A registrar alone your looking at about £300, depending on your area. Mine is costing £370!

But congratulations and welcome to the nut house :-) You'll get loads of advice here, I'm normally pretty rubbish lol x x x

our budget is even smaller, its cost £110 for registry office service. we have booked a room in a local social club for £40 for an evening do. we are doing our own catering with help from family. h2b has a cousin who can do the music. will be doing very little decorating of the venue. our cake is one of our presents. budget £400 plus my dress and flowers. not having special cars or a photographer am planning on giving close family members a list of photos we want and getting them to send us copies.

55 guests at registry office then about 85 in total on the evening

its tight but thats all there is in the kitty at the moment

Hun your budget is very close to mine!

Its possible!

So far we have got quotes for

Registry Office Booking fee £20
Ceremony £45
Licences £67
Reception Room - £25 (with a £50 deposit but we get that back after)
Balloons £105
Photography £50
Dress £97
Suit £100


Ive added you as a friend if you want any help etc xx

thanks kinkyemo. where bouts u from? xx

yea true. im getting married in Birmingham registry office then coming home (derbyshire) for evening party xx

thats actually a good idea lol xx

ebay! Make stationary yourself. Artificial flowers can be done yourself too if you are at all creative. Bridesmaids ushers etc to pay for own outfits.

Kirsty what colours are you having hun? Just wondered as there are one or 2 ladies bought double of some things or bought something that doesnt fit and ya never know if its something that could be of use. xx

hiya,
May is a lovely month in which to get married, the weather (hopefully) will be as kind as this may has been, can you opt for an outside reception maybe, where you and some guests put together a load of BBQ's and instead of each guest buying gifts, ask instead for something to put on the BBQ? enlist the help of some people to 'look after' the cooking and thats ur food pretty much sorted? just a thought.
also can you have a look at the flowers that are in season now...look in normal gardens, what bulbs are around....have a look at some big blousy double headed tulips (they come in sooo many pretty colours) come september this year, plant your own in your garden, or even window box ( you can buy bulbs well cheap!).....next may, you will have loads of flowers free! get a colour co-ordinating ribbon and make your own bouquet bunch, and have lots more for decorating wherever!
Ask friends and family to start collecting jars (different sizes) decorate them with pretty ribons, gems etc and use these as vases or tea light holders.
good luck with your planning xxxxxx

BHS for cheap BM dresses and Bridal gowns and PB outfits good luck oh E Bay has been great for me!!!!