I'm planning my wedding on a very tight budget. (under £600) Obviously it will be a register offfice reception and a meal at the local restaraunt, Anyone got any idea's on money saving or places to get things for a lower price... etc cake/suits/DRESS?
CommentAuthorTigerlily
you can find some gorgeous dresses on ebay...alot of the girls on here recommend ebay for alot of money saving ideas, you could always ask a fmily member to bake a cake...or even a friend of mine brought a selection of birthday type cakes from the supermarket and displayed them nicely, have you looked into hiring a suit or again ebay it!
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CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
what are doing about flowers ??
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CommentAuthordebs
Debenhams have a lovely selection of dresses and outfits for the groom to. You could have a look. They even have sales on could pick up a bargain you never know. Good luck xxx
CommentAuthorjenniebean
ebay have everything you need i would say barring maybe flowers and cake
could you not have even two or three flowers as a handtied type idea...i know it doesnt sound impressive, but if you had some really beautiful striking flowers it would look very simple and elegant. just an idea.
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CommentAuthorhay
EBAY!! its great on there if ya on a tight budget got my wedding dress off there for £102 av got a pic of it on here, but yeah it's got everything on there apart from wedding cakes and fresh flowers x
CommentAuthorspooney24
If you know anyone who has a lovely garden you could ask if they could supply you some flowers for your wedding, also try garden shows in early summer as many grow floweres to be judged and its possible to ask them to help out. Then you would only need to buy ribbon or ties to make up the bouquet. Another idea is silk flowers which you can purchase quite cheaply from ebay. Another route is asking a flower arranger if they can help with supplying flowers and arranging them for minimal cost. Just a few thoughts. x
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CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
Love the idea of 2 or 3 flowers. (would also stop attention been taken away from THAT dress) Your right ebay has some gorgeous stuff. Had no idea i could get that kind of dress on such a tight budget. And as for the cake my mum has informed me her work friend bakes them! Marvellous! Does anyone know if there is a limit on the amount of people who can attend a register office wedding?
CommentAuthorFordie
For the cake, what if you brought 2 or 3 supermarket type plain white cakes, and decorated them yourself with a co-ordinated ribbon around the bottom of each tier, and some lil bits on top...I think it was on here that I saw you could buy the cakes from Asda..it's something I've contemplated doing for my sister as a wedding gift for her when she gets married x
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
I never thought of making my own cake but now you have mentioned it i have seen those in sainsbury's i think it was. Great idea's every one. Things are looking up!
CommentAuthorTigerlily
it depends on the size of the room, my registary office has 2 rooms, one holds 15 people and the other holds 50...its costing us about £335 for the larger room.
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CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
i believe the smaller room is around £120. only problem my other half is one of 9 children then theres his parents and grandparents and his siblings family's. thats around 35 people there. dont see where my family will go. Will have to stand my mum at the back. lol
CommentAuthorspooney24
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you would need ask at where you are getting married how many guests the actual room you are marrying in can hold safely.
Also I think tiggs said that she got her h2bs suit with all the trimmings for £69 in BHS as a deal but unsure whether this is still on. I know they have a sale on at the moment for their shirts n ties sets. x
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8th August 2008 - the day he was mad enough to propose to me
24th July 2010 - the day I felt beautiful inside and out and
became Mrs Dickie for life. xx
CommentAuthorTigerlily
we are having the same problem as both our families are quite big...but we have a friend who is going to do a blessing for us at our reception, its the same as the ceremony, but obviously unofficial. you could consider just having parents and grandparents and getting someone, like a friend, to do a blessing (could probally find details of service online) that way you coul extend your ceremony to include everyone! xx
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CommentAuthorMrs Buzzlightyear
some supermarkets do lovely plain cakes and you could add some bit to it yourself.
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CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
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thanks guys this has all been a big help. Found a company on ebay that make dresses in hong kong absolutely gorgeous for like £60! anyone know anything about them or what theyre like? x x
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
posted a couple of links for you mrsrobo that might help as they show how to make things yourself hope it helps xx
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
ok i'm new to this. where did you post the links? many thanks, x x
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
go onto your profile you have like a little wall where people can post things (a bit like facebook if you use it)xx
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
found it :) thanks x
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
no problem hope they are a help to you xx
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
ok you ready for this,wedding on a budget
1,bhs mens suit offer,trousers,jacket,shirt,tie and shoes £69 2,ebay,wedding dress,little extra bits 3,depending on age of bridesmaids go to high street shops and but normal dresses,some of them are just as pretty as bridesmaid dresses,i wouldnt recomend debenhams,lovely dresses but i payed £200 for my bridesmaid dresses from there 4,flowers,group together 4 arum lilies tie with ribbon,always looks pretty 5,wedding cake,buy 2-3 asda special cakes stack them on top of eachother,put ribbon around them and there you have a beautifull cake
CommentAuthorfergatron
we are on a really tight budget too. for the flowers i am having a flower bomb, on the morning of the wedding my step mum is going to go down to our local market and pick up about £40 worth of fresh flowers, she is then going to tie them together with ribbon in about 5 different bouquets and then all together with a big ribbon. when i go to throw the bouquet im going to discreetly untie the big ribbon so when i throw it, it will seperate in to lots of mini bouquets. therefore getting a stunning bouquet and something a bit differnt for very little cost! there are even sites on the internet showing you how to put bouquets together if you want a little bit of extra help! :-)
CommentAuthorMagsy
fergatron, that sounds lovely!
CommentAuthorfergatron
i hope it will be! i wish i could take credit for it but it was my friends idea! she did it for her wedding as she too was on a tight budget and ended up with some really nice photos of her actually throwing it and also some really nice ones of the 5 girls who caught it aswell! i think the key is to keep it secret so when you throw it its a surprise!
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
tiggs is the budget queen lol :) xx
CommentAuthorstacey
alot of supermarkets do cakes starting from £6 per tear then ebay does do sugar paste flowers and just have a bit of a play it looks really good!!
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
lol iv done ours just under £5,000,,and im proud that i didnt go over it at all lol,,shop around and if you can buy in cash you sometimes get a discount!!!!
CommentAuthorammo
all i can say is ebay ebay ebay.................
CommentAuthorGeordieBride81
wow I'm really impressed with all these tips! I was thinking there would be no way we could stick to our budget but I think you've proved me wrong, we could actually do it under budget thanks to all these great ideas!!! Cheers girls x
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
ebay seems like my best option so far! found some beautiful things! as for the space issue we are having close family at the reception office then everyone else is welcome to the meal after!
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
im the same tiggs so far im still under the £5000 and hoping to stay that way plus ive been looking out things i can sell on ebay my new best friend :) ive got some good tips/ideas on here too im always on here this site is about as addictive has chocolate lol x
CommentAuthoremster
I'm hopefully aiming for £2000 with everything in with 100 day guest and going onto 200 evening guests. Im mainly going to save money on catering. We will be getting married at 4pm so by the time we arrive at the reception we'll have speeches and roll straight onto a buffet (saving mega money on a wedding breakfast, no hassle with seating plans, numbers etc). I like making desserts so make them up and freeze them and allow them to defrost on the day. Me and my sister are also attempting the cake. We will ask certain guests to make up food on there invites instead of getting us gifts. That way they are really involved and dont have to spend a fortune on a gift, that we will probably never need! My brother is our driver for the day. My aim for the day is to use all the family around us and get them involved. To me thats what our day is about familys coming together xx
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
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wow £5000. Im looking to do my wedding way under £1000! Around the £500-£600 mark! That's what having kids does! They're so costy! Love my darling though wouldn't be without them! Keep idea's coming ladies :) x x
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
your right! i'm marrying the man i love more than anything in the world. and as long as our kids and our close family is there we are happy! x x
CommentAuthorCarlyroo
wow, everyone has being saying to me that im doing my wedding on a really tight budget, i totally dont feel it now!!!!thanks ladies, you have all really put it all into perspective for me!!! mrsrobo2be, thankyou!!!!!!! ebay all the way!!!!!!!!ive so far spent 49 pounds on favours, and 12 pounds on flowers, try some of the shops on ebay, a lot of them do bulk purchases on incredible discounts!!!
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
wow mrs robo - my church costs £600 alone!!! Good luck with that!
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CommentAuthorGoff
Ours is just short of £2000 - and thats EVERYTHING covered :-)
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CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
and here was me proud of my £6000 :( although h2b insisted on a sit down meal so I think I'm doing well if you consider that
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CommentAuthoralibum
hopefully ours will be no more than £1500,the church is about £350including the organist htb has got his rockabilly shoes already and a shirt he already owns that he adores, he hates wedding smart!! so its summer linens etc.
CommentAuthormitch2509
omg, i think my budget is upto 12,000 x
CommentAuthorCeCe
Gerberas are STUNNING in a bunch of 2 or 3...a pal bought a bunch of flowers from asda and made a handtide bouquet..you an find bridal bouquet handles on ebay and also the ribbon that goes around a handtide posy..it has velcro to close it so tidies up the stems a treat - look in 'Northern Lights' ebay shop...
Ikea do CHEAP glass vases...you an get florists submersible coloured lights..fill the vase with water and a complimentary food dye and perhaps wrap some ribbon and a gerbera head...?
Cake - M&S and Asda ready done akes are delicious..wrap your hosen ribbon round them and either add on the ready made icing flowers (asda) or put a few flowers of your choice on the ake?
I am using feathers NO flowers for me..have a look in ebay at peacock feather bouquets and get an idea what a feather bouquet could look like..any kids for bridesmaids give them a teddy to hold...I will get back to you when I think of anymore...
CommentAuthorCeCe
...no dj...use itunes on a laptop or ipod, that will take time to organise music for different parts of the day but will save a fortune..see if one of your guests caould act as your 'Emcee' and take care of the laptop etc...remember when doing music that you use the 'fade' button thingy to make sure your music has no silences between them!
Photo's...ask as many people to take digital cameras. Write down a list a pictures you would like..family, friends, you and fella...etc etc...check out 'poses' from professionals pictures...scope out good picture spots and spend some time getting pics..perhaps at the wedding reception somebody could use a laptop to upload everyones pics so you get to see them and then choose the best...?
CommentAuthorJay
i thought i was cutting corners doing everything for £8000 (:o) !some really good ideas on here though, although id be wary of ordering your wedding dress from japan/china because one of the other girls on here did that and is now selling her 2 dresses that she bought because they just werent good enough, so maybe stick to the ebay theme for your dress, try some on in the shops, see what you like then find it online. ive also noticed on ebay they sometimes do group sellings of bridesmaid dresses, i got my 3 dresses and matching flower girl dress for £80 good luck!x
CommentAuthorrachael595
hi, instead of having a venue or anything like that, why dont you have your wedding, a meal with only close family and then a buffet at someones house. hope that helps.xx
CommentAuthorjojomc5
its was me with the dresses,they on profile,dress 1 was poor but 2 was lovely but found a dif 1 now!! hobby craft are good for your flowers and cheap!! ive made my own except my bouquet,i made 8 bridesmaids,10 buttonholes all for about £100,i thought that was good lol x
CommentAuthorDiana89
E-mail invites and if there are people you cant (e.g. grandparents or whatever) try to hand deliver them to save on postage. You can get tonnes of wooden flowers on ebay for very little and if you trim stems they can be used as button holes, used for centre pieces, part of your bouquet, for your bridesmaids, as favours, and best of all you can keep them forever :)
CommentAuthorMrsRobo2b
yes i know its a very tight budget. We are a young couple with 2 kids and a house to run. not too bothered about a big do aslong as im Mrs.Robinson. lol. Here's what i got so far... anything i missed? Dress (uk seller on ebay) £100 Reception Office £120 Meal Afterwards £50 (family coming kindly offered to pay for their own meals so only me kids and h2b) Flowers £10 (going to make my own with some ribbon) Cake £50 (once again making my own) H2b outfit £60 (asda) Son's page boy outfit £35 Daughter's Bridesmaid dress £35 Hair on day £20 Rings - £100-£150.
If only we could all spend that much on a wedding. Lol. x x
CommentAuthorCeCe
...now get some family or friends to throw you a party in the evening and pay for your meals and you are sorted!!!
