Starting to wonder what I want out of our wedding! Plan is Jamaica with a UK reception. He could happily live without the UK bit as he doesn't have many friends or family to attend. He's now getting really stressed about saving 4 it all & wants a couple of months where we can splash. Do I just give in & say no reception? Trying to do that side as cheaply as I feel I can as it is, only bugeted £3k 4 that part!

3k for a uk reception is quite steep imo. as you are having the extravagance in jamaica, if i were you i would hire a function room for the evening when you got home and just have a buffet and a cake 2 cut, a dj and some decoration xx

10k total 3 for UK. We live in Leicester but our families r in Cambridge and Essex so it needs to be substantial enough to warrant travelling. Would hate for ppl to travel in the winter to a couple of curly sandwiches

Want to wear my dress again too :)

The cheaper places h2b doesn't like so I'm kinda stuck!!

for my actual reception I'm spending no more than £1500 - and thats with a big buffet, overall £750 on food, £200 on room, 100 for dj and the remainder for cake and decorations 3k is a hell of alot.

I'm booking the only place that lets you do your own catering in my town as i really totally begrudge paying out for a catering company when my parents have come from a catering background, they dont do it anymore but i grew up sorting buffets out and know that what the catering complanies are charging is not what i want to pay! Lol. i am sooooo cheap! My party will come in at about 500 all in to feed 150 ish, that includes the room, that comes with a dj! x I havnt budgeted a cake into that cos H2B not sure we should bother and i am set on the cheese ones i saw some of you discussinfg a while ago! X I really like sorting buffets out tho and my family are all a big help, fellas will watch kids and we women will cook to our hearts content all day with wine and enjoy each others company! Sad i know. lol. x