If you count youself as a budget bride eg spending under £10,000 all in can you give me a break down of your budget??
The dress - £ The shoes - £ The suit - £ (Rental or not) Bridesmaids dresses - £ Flower girl/s - £ Best man/ ushers - £ Hair and make up - £ ( wether just for you or bms too) Flowers - £ Cake- £ Invites - £ Ceremony -£ Transport - £ Photographer - £ Videographer? - £ Reception - £ Dj/ band - £ Favours - £ How many guests - What day - midweek / weekend Other costs???
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CommentAuthorLauraJo87
Dress £200 Shoes £30 Suit hire £140 Bm dresses £180 Flowers £300 - but my mams made them all. Invites £30 DIY Cake £350 Transport nothing but stopping at the venue the night before Ceromony £500 registra fees Wedding breakfast including canapés and drinks £3125 Evening reception £1000 Band £700 DJ £200 Favours £50 For 43 guests in the daytime and 130 guests in the evening. On a friday, but everything was the same price as weekend. Spending £240 on stopping at venue night before and on the wedding night. Thank you gifts £250
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CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
The dress - £230 &£35 ( i had 2) The shoes - £100 The suit - £ 75 bought Bridesmaids dresses - £105 ( for 3) Flower girl/s - £0 Best man/ ushers - £0 Hair and make up - £ free ( was done as a gift for all of us ) Flowers - £100 ( my bouquets and 3 bms ones were made by me .. orchid plant from Tesco,vases from garden centre in their sale section Cake- £ Gift Invites - £ 30 ( made by me ) Ceremony -£ 200 Transport - £ 0 ( used grooms own car.. i didnt need any) Photographer - £200 Videographer? - £0 Reception - £ 4000 Dj/ band - £300 Favours - £50 How many guests - 50 day 100 evening What day - sunday (day of golden jubilee )
We're trying to do ours on a budget too, but we both have big families! Guest list is 80 for the day, up to 110 for the evening (but I hope far less than that!!)
The dress - £750. Victoria Jane dress from Confetti & lace. The shoes - £30 The suit - Rental £57 each, for 4, including everything but shoes. (BM, FOB, 2 ushers, H2B will be wearing his army uniform) Bridesmaids dresses - £70 each for 3 from Deb-hams, bought when 25% off! Flower girl/s - £N/A Best man/ ushers - £(suits above) Hair and make up - Aiming for 200 for me & BMs, planning to go to salon on the day as its far cheaper! Flowers - £N/A - Dad is doing bouquets :) I am making centre pieces with evergreen cut from the forest and pine cones collected. Cake- £N/A - Mum making the cake, brother's GF decorating it :) Invites - £100 max. Making them oursleves Ceremony -£500 (military church so had to pay extra charges) Transport - £100 - using high end taxi company in stead of official wedding cars. Bentley still, but a fraction of the cost! Photographer - £625 including all images on disk plus album Videographer? - £N/A Reception - £4,500 Dj/ band - £800 Favours - £50 - making Scottish tablet myself so only pay ingredients, then little bags to put them in from the Bay-E How many guests - 80 day, 100ish evening. What day - Saturday in December Other costs???
RINGS!!! Don't forget your rings! I'm getting mine from the jewellery quarter in Birmingham. Its only £100 and its exactly what I want, so why pay more? H2B doesnt really want one because of his job, but has said he'll have a cheap one so its there.
Also paying an extra £100 to stay the night before as its over an hour from home.
Also, don't forget to factor in postage for invites. Depending on how many you have, it can add up to quite a lot with the price of stamps now!
So ours is going to be about £8,000 in total.
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Thank you december for the ring and postage reminders!
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Oh my clive, is=f my grooms suit cost more than my dress i would throw a fit!
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CommentAuthorRachelE65
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The dress - £750.00 including veil and tiara The shoes - £45.00 from Next The suit - £270 for 3 rentals Bridesmaids dresses - £ not yet Flower girl/s - £ not yet Hair and make up - £75 trial for bride/MOB/MOH £120 on the day hair for bride/MOB/MOH/Bridesmaids x2 and £40 eyelash extensions £25 HD brows Flowers - £60.00 from the bay of e Cake- £80.00 Invites - £55.00 bought online Ceremony -£ 230.00 Transport - £360.00 x 2 cars Photographer - £325.00 3 hours + disk. Reception - £2250 Dj/ band - included in reception Favours - £ not yet How many guests - 55 day 100 eve What day - midweek / weekend : sat wedding Other costs??? Chair covers/sashes -£140 Gifts - not yet Rings - not yet Centre peices - not yet
total so far: 4,825
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CommentAuthorBlue
The dress - £587 inc alterations & being made lace up The shoes - £40 Groom's outfit (& BM & FOB & 2 ushers) £420 Bridesmaids dresses x 4 - £200 inc 1 flowergirl (the bay) Hair and make up -( bride + 1 adult BM & MOB) £230 (having airbrush) Flowers - £190 Cake- Free (mums profession) Invites - Making myself £55 Venue inc 4 course meal reception drink/toast drink/eve buffet/DJ/Place cards/first night room £2,900 Transport - staying at venue night before Photographer - beaten down to £650 Favours - lotto tickets £80 How many guests -80 day/ 110 eve What day - saturday Registrar - £400/500 not sure until new prices in november Rings - £300 Seat covers/sashes/swags £80 STD's £15 Guestbook & pen £30 Gifts £100 Garter £10 Tiara/Jewelry £90 Cello player - £275 Thats so far can't think of anything else. Total £6377 xx
Lauren & Andrew
26 . 07 . 2014
CommentAuthorclive
I've always wanted a savile row suit :-)
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
God mines costing loads more than these...possibly cos my venue has a fee before u even think about food!
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CommentAuthorMrs T. 2 Be
Mine is too Kel lol!! But, I guess that's what you get when you have a large family, large Bridal party etc.
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CommentAuthorWhovianbride
kelbell mine has a charge like that "£2000" before food but lucky for me weekdays it waves that fee and does a good deal!
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CommentAuthorKirsty
Dress- mums gift, along with shoes, jewelry etc. Groom and ushers outfits -380 (rented) 3 bridesmaids and 1 flower girl - 300 Hair and make up- tbc Flowers -200 ( by bouquet, 3 bm, button holes and decorating candarbras) Invites - (free, cousin is in the business) Photographer - free, comptition win Venue - 6000 including blessing, 3course dinner, drinks, dj, night food and free room with champers. Transport - staying the night before so 500 for two suits. Church fee- 275 (for the blessing) Registra fees - 300 Chair covers and centrepieces - 250 Sweet cart favours 100 Photobooth and magition 500 Rings tbc but got quotes of 500
Total 9000
On a bank holiday Sunday with 75 day 120 night.
CommentAuthorLiz3yy
LOL @ the comments re Clive's suit! to be fair he does look proper fit in it....and my dress was a Bay of E find... :)
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthorDecember
Lana, we saved a huge amount (£25 per head) on our venue just by telling them there were things we didnt want. We took off chair covers (I dont care what the chairs look like, and in a 4* hotel they are nice anyway!) we have a friend doing master of ceremonies so dont need one of them, changed the evening buffet to bacon sandwiches. That saved us a HUGE amount. £20ish a head for a buffet, £6 for bacon rolls! And people prefer them. Their package included name places and table plan, we're doing that.
Look at venue packages and never accept them at face value. Take off things you dont want. As our wedding is December, we've asked for mulled cider as a welcome drink instead of champagne or pimms and that's saved about £1.50 per person.
CommentAuthorKellyB81
The dress - £300 including hair accessories The shoes - £40 The suit - £80 (rental) Bridesmaids dresses - £300 including shoes and jewellery Flower girl/s - £80 Best man/ ushers - £80 Hair and make up - £150 - just me! :( Flowers - £300 Cake- £150 - bargain as done by a friend Invites - £100 including postage Ceremony -£450 (registrars fee) Transport - £0 - stayed at venue night before Photographer - £520 Videographer? - £0 - didn't have one Reception - £2500 - including £200 behind bar on the day Dj/ band - £0 included in venue cost Favours - £150 How many guests - 51 daytime - 90 nightime What day - bank holiday friday Other costs??? Rings - £810 Thankyou Gifts - £100 Insurance - £28 Thankyou Cards - £40 Chair Covers - £106 - reception only Sweet Buffet - £100 Fingerprint Tree and Guest Book - £50
Total = £6354
Shop around before buying things I saved so much on so many things by having a look and doing a bit of DIY!
Kelly x
CommentAuthorvicki
The dress - £365 The shoes - £25 - for a pair of heels and flats The suit - £500 Bridesmaids dresses - £45 - for 3 BHS bridesmaid dresses from ebay Flower girl/s - £N/A Best man/ ushers - £55 Hair and make up - £45 - at the moment for me and 2 of my bridesmaids I've got to see if the 3rd wants hers done Flowers - £100 - silk from ebay Cake- £200 - from M&S Invites - £100 - I'm making them myself Ceremony -£ 125 Transport - £50 Photographer - £0 Videographer? - £0 Reception - £1000 Dj/ band - £120 Favours - £100 How many guests -45 What day - Friday Other costs Piper - £150 Rings - £50 Decorations - £100 Total = £3130
CommentAuthorKayleighH98
Dress £350 Shoes Free (something old) Suit hire £100 Bm dresses Free, (BM's are paying to hire) - £50 for my little girls Flowers £50 Invites £10 DIY Cake Free (mums buying) Transport Free (as it is a gift off Best man as his dad owns wedding car hire) Ceromony £400 (incl, church, fresh flowers, service and other stuff) Wedding breakfast including drinks £300 Evening reception £600 (including buffet,dj,room hire, room decoration) Favours £10
Once upon a time....
CommentAuthorKayleighH98
SORRY ** Wedding breakfast including drinks £3000****
Grand total = £4570
Once upon a time....
CommentAuthorKirstyW475
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The dress - £500 The shoes - £30 The suit - £150 (Rental) Bridesmaids dresses - £250 Flower girl/s - £30 Best man/ ushers - £200 (our two ushers are female so £50 each for their dresses) Hair and make up - Free ( cousin is a hairdresser) Flowers - £100 Cake- Gift Invites - £70 Ceremony -(H2B's Father is paying for the church) Transport - £500 Photographer - £200 Videographer? - £0 Reception - £400 Dj/ band - £0 Favours - £150
120 guests, on a saturday :-) x
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
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Here’s mine hun :) (a) = actual and (e) = estimated: The dress/ veil/ alterations - £1080 (a) The shoes - £0 – present from mum for xmas (but they were only £14) (a) The suit - £120 (a) Bridesmaids dresses - £160 (a) Flower girl/s - £32 (a) Best man/ ushers - £140 (a) Hair and make up - £150 (a) Flowers - £145 (a) Cake- £390 (a) Invites - £144 (a) Ceremony -£700 (a) Transport - £550 (a) Photographer - £1000 (a) Videographer? - £0 (H2b’s media friend doing it) (a) Reception - £4100(a) Dj/ band - £1150 (a) Favours/ thank yous - £300 (a) How many guests – 122 day, 170 evening What day – weekend – Saturday in August
Total cost = £11506 so a bit over our £10,000 budget but I’m hoping the estimated costs will be a bit cheaper in reality :) xxx
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CommentAuthorLauraM9144
dress- £56 + £8 (for underskirt) bay of e h2b's suit -£80 pageboys x 3 -£34 bay of e flowergirls x2 £50 bm X2 £24 bay of e china!! ceremony /wedding breakafast drinks package for 40 £1250 registra- £415 overnight stay night before and wedding night £99 (mega discount normally £148 per night) evening reception for 150 £500 (pasty , cornish cream teas,cupcakes and nibbles mostly done by me except pasties which are delivered hot for £170) rings £100 (we both dont like jewellery so have gone for token gestures ) hair /make up for me,mil,mob,2xbm -£150 nails for all inc 2 fg who having theres painted -£45 centrepieces just cost of tea lights sandcastles are free lol decorations £100 stationary £40 all handmade flowers all made by me £70 (foam/silk,pins,wire bay of e)
£2891 so far just need thankyou gifts and some jewellery,undies, and not much more i dont think :)
One BIG day will lead to lots of little happy days !!
CommentAuthorAna40
Hmmm, i havnt really set a budget. Although we will not be planning the small bits till January next year, so i guess we will sort it out then. This is a great thread to give a sort of average price for items. X
Venue: was about 4000, including 8 rooms for the night and exclusive use. Did not include meals though. Photographer and videographer: about 2000 for all the day. its expensive but we put most of our money on that to have permanent reminders of the day.
CommentAuthormym72
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The dress - £500 The shoes - £40 The suit - £90 (rent) Bridesmaids dresses - £110 Flower girl/s - None Best man/ ushers - £150 Hair and make up - £50 (approx) hair for 1 bm and myself (make up done ourselves) Flowers - £85 (artificial) Cake- £120 Invites - £60 (approx incl std's) Ceremony -£700 (included photographer, minister etc and booked as part of a package) Transport - £250 Reception - £600 (approx) Dj/ band - £250 Favours - Didn't have favours How many guests - 18 for the day and approx 70 for the evening What day - weekend Other costs??? Honeymoon £2600 (approx which included spending money) Presents for mothers/bm/usher/best man £100 Centrepieces £50 (approx) Rings £550 (approx)
Overall we spent just under £6000 as we got married at Gretna Green, so had hotel accommodation as well.
CommentAuthorFinally Susan B
Will be the first time of looking at cost totals so will not even mentally add it up - don't want to know ;)
The dress - £67 (bay/e) + £55 alterations + £20 underskirt The shoes - £30 The suit - £ 80 - hired Bridesmaids dresses - £ 500 (100 x 5) Flower girl/s - £0 Best man/ ushers - £400 (5 men) Hair and make up - £ Make up £315 (me +4) Hair £440 (inc trials me + 5) Flowers - £140 (me + 5 BM inc all table decs and buttonholes - all DIY) Cake- about £100 (part DIY +topper/flower decs) Invites - £20 DIY (+ £20 postage) Ceremony -£ 700 (inc regisrar + room - +£70 notice fee) Transport - £0 Gift from daughter but possible taxi's for BM's estimate £30) Photographer - £ 250 (friend, 150/200 digital images inc 40 special airbrush images) Videographer? - £0 not having one Wedding breakfast/ welcome drinks: £2200 Reception Buffet - £1200 Dj/ band - £ 300 Dj - £350 singer for 1 hour Favours - £30 (DIY /chocs) How many guests - 51 day/100 evening What day - midweek / weekend- Saturday Other costs??? Tiaras me + 5 BM £60 Jewellery me + 5BM £70 Table plan DIY £15 Centre pieces - fishbowls borrowed from sister +DIY decs £5 + candles £40 Candy Buffet - DIY £150 Cupcakes - £120 (100 cakes) Hotel night before £120 Hotel wedding night for close family £400 Rings - me = £0 (grandma's) h2b = £150 Thank you gifts = £50 Garter/underwear = £50 Flipflop box = £25 DIY Bathroom Box = £30 DIY Chair covers/ top table swags £86 Balloons £52
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
Everyone is so organised! I'm normally very good at budgeting but really struggling with this at the moment, I am now making this my goal for the day to get this done asap :)
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Thank you everyone for you costings, i think i will take all of them and average it out to see how much i should be spending!
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CommentAuthorWhovianbride
osrry to break this to you clive but your wedding comes to over 10,000 with out engravings, ring pillow, swags and honeymoon!
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August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
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CommentAuthorWhovianbride
hey ladies im currently putting all info into a form to work out the average price for a budget wedding, seeming as most mags are stupid and average wedding dresses at £1000 etc this will be a sensible average, the more ladies and gents who input there info will make more precise!
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CommentAuthorJoey35
The dress - £200 The shoes - £20 The suit - £200 Bridesmaids dresses - £ 160 (£40 x 4) Flower girl - £0 ( flowergirl's mother buying) Best man/ ushers - £50 (10 men- matching ties only-wearing their own suits) Hair and make up - £0 (Relative hairdresser & make-up artist) Flowers - £200 for everything (supermarkets, wholesalers and relatives' gardens (hand picked style) Cake- FREE (gift from friend) Invites/order of service - £70 DIY (£10 postage) Ceremony -£500 approx (find out for definite on friday) Reception venue - £280 ( Village hall for 3 days!) Transport - approx £250 (or free if we can think of someone with a nice car!) Photographer - FREE (relative is a wedding photographer) Videographer? - FREE (relative is a wedding videographer) Photo booth -FREE (same relative as above) Wedding breakfast/all drinks: £800 (hog roast & drinks for 100 people) Reception Buffet - £100 (making food ourselves and asking talented friends and relatives to make cakes etc) Dj/ band - £250 approx (Either DJ for 4 hours or Juke box hire for the day, also have musical family members who will perform.) Favours - Not having- (just putting sweet bags on the sweet table so people can take home with them)
How many guests - 100 day and evening What day - Saturday
Other costs??? Tiara me- N/A Jewellery me - FREE (family jewellery) Table plan DIY £0 (Not having one, peopke can sit where they want) Centre pieces - In with the cost of flowers. Having jugs of flowers on tables. Candy Buffet & sweet trees- DIY £150 Hotel wedding night- £150 Rings £250 Thank you gifts = £50 Chair covers-£150 (but I know someone who rents them out so might get a good deal or come to some arrangement :-) Bunting-£120 Balloons £50 Honeymoon (Asking for honeymoney and going away 3 months after wedding)
Total £4,000. Could be less as relatives will help out with bits and pieces as we go along, and I think we're getting the church paid for. Also been buying decorations gradually which I don't really count! Regarding food and drink we're buying supermarket stamps and asking for M&S gift vouchers for christmas & birthdays to buy Cava/sparkling wine when it's on offer-usually at Christmas)
CommentAuthorclive
@lana - yes, I know- these figures on here are a bit all over the place.The budget is closer to £11,000. The total spend so far is £7460. If we max out on our budget, we should get close to £9800, but this won't be the case. We will have around £1200 or so left over, all being well :-)
Thanks for pointing it out though :-)
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
The dress - £50 (from the bay of e) The shoes - £7 The suits hire - £520 (h2b's, best man, 4x ushers, h2b's dad and my uncle who's giving me away) Bridesmaids dresses (estimate) - £185 (2 adults, 2 children) Hair and make up - £160 Flowers - £31.50 (my bouquet, men's buttonholes and mums' buttonholes) Cake- £0 (paid for by h2b's dad's wife) Invites - £20 (materials, made myself) Ceremony -£200 Transport - £380 Photographer - £607.50 Videographer - £725 Reception - £2150 (includes 4 course meal, drinks package and chair covers) Dj/ band - £280 Favours - £20 How many guests - 50 day, 100 evening What day - Saturday Other costs??? Place names - £5 Guest book and pen - £36 Lingerie for day and night - £30 Veil - £25 Bridesmaids accessories - £80 Rings - £260 Thank you gifts - £100 Toastmaster - £425 Table decorations - £20 Accommodation for night before wedding - £30 (going halves with my mum) Accommodation for night of wedding - £180
TOTAL = £6527 thereabouts, a lot has already been bought/paid for and isn't including honeymoon.
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I'm aiming for £5000 fingers crossed, will add more info when I'm actually allowed to start spending :)
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
The budgets in magazines are the average costs and that's going from high end where ppl spend £25k plus to budgets of £4k or less.... Ours will be about £15k which is average x
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CommentAuthorMrsGemmaHanner
I still have my spreadsheet that i kept updating as we went along. These were the final figures - I miss planning this year!!
Church 378 Photos 700 Photo Album 65.4 Hall 554 Food 2173.25 (breakfast for 62 day guests & buffet for 158 evening guests) Drink 525 (welcome drink & toast drink for 62 - sparkling wine & 25 bottles of wine for the tables) Rings 350 My Dress 891 My accessories 275 (veil, shoes, jewellery, underwear) Bridesmaid Dresses 300 (2 adult) Bridesmaid accessories & gifts 130 Hair & Makeup (me & bridesmaids) 200 Suits 581.75 (6 x hire inc shoes) Flowers 500 (mine & bms bouquets, 9 centrepieces, 10 buttonholes, 2 church pedestals & alter display) Cake - Free (wedding present from my aunt) Entertainment 250 Invitations 67.5 Decorations for hall & tables 300 Favours 30 Honeymoon 450 Night after wedding in hotel 195 Cars 0 (my grandad took us) Totals 8915.9
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
thank you to all the ladies who have added their costs to this thread, keep on adding ladies if you have not already . i will add al these to the spread sheet im working on!
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CommentAuthorCatrinG2B
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Dress £400 Accessories (tiara, earrings) £45 Shoes £30 Venue (INC,day/night food, recep drink, toast wine on tables, venue decoration, DJ) £6,000 Bridesmaid dresses etc £0 (families offered to pay) Cake £0 (Mum making) Invitations/Save Date/etc £20 (Making My self) Thank you gifts £50. (making most) Hair - £50 Make up £30 Icicle Tricycle £340 (ice cream man, gift from mum and dad) Favours £15 Flowers £25 (making myself - fake flowers) Photos £500 Rings £200
H2B paying for honemoon.
Total £7,705. so far. :O god it creeps up on you the cost.
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CommentAuthorMrs B
Saved on dress; ex-sample Friday wedding: used this to bargain and asked for discounts on venue, dj, photography , transport Dj instead of band Using a luxury car in taxi firm rather than a wedding car co. Shopped around and online Doing sweets table : friend Put together honeymoon instead of a package deal My wedding will cost about 19000 but only because I have about 200 guests for the breakfast and reception
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
right this is the costing with the use of 17 of the brides an grooms wedding budgets/costs
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CommentAuthor*The NewMrsMalin*
This is just the kind of thread that I was looking for so I can see average costs; I've noticed that some haven't catered for food e.t.c though but didn't think of removing things that we didn't want or changing things :)
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CommentAuthorThe-Future-Mrs-B
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Hey ladies,
This s my budget I've put together:-
Venue - (Got it for nothing). £00.00 Ceremony inc. wedding certificate. £299.00 Intent to marry. £70.00 Photographer. £390.00 Transport. £200.00 Night before & after hotel. £150.00 Cake - mil can bake professionally. £00.00 Food + arrival drink. £600.00 ( having a buffet style wedding breakfast at 4pm so not having evening food) Bouncy castle hire. £300.00 Music. £600.00 Venue Accessories (I'm doing diy). £300.00 Invitations, save the date etc. £100.00 Flowers.(supermarket not florist). £12.00 Hair, nails, make-up. £170.00 Favours. £20.00 Rings (mum paying). £00.00 Dress. (Mum paying) £00.00 Groom & best man suit hire 75each. £150.00 Maid of honour dress & gift £70.00 Moth of bride gift and m.i.l gift 25 each. £50.00 Stag do hen do each pay our own, not From the budget. £00.00 Bridal underwear £100.00 Honeymoon ( asking for vouchers as our Gift list). £00.00 Total. £3601.00 We are having about 40 day guests and about 80 evening guest.
CommentAuthorAussieLinz
The dress - £300 The shoes - £18 The suit - £57 rental Bridesmaids dresses - £170 for 3 Flower girl/s - £40 for 2 Best man/ ushers - £150 to hire 3 Hair and make up - £400 for hair and make up for me, 3 bridesmaids and my mum Flowers - £200 Cake- £30 approx - I'm making it myself so just cost of ingredients Invites - £40 DIY pocketfolds with 4 inserts Ceremony -£375 for registrar, £100 for venue room hire Transport - None - staying at venue night before Photographer - £600 Videographer? - £100 Reception - £500 Dj/ band - £200 Favours - £40 How many guests - 45 What day - midweek / weekend - Monday Other costs - Chair Covers - £120 Rings - £120
Hope this helps :-)
CommentAuthorLauraT41
The dress - £ 400 in the sale The shoes - £56 in the sale The suit - £450 for renatl of the wedding party Bridesmaids dresses - £ dresses and shoes = £250 Flower girl/s - £25.00 Hair and make up - £ were doing this ourselves so free !! Flowers - £150 just for bouquets and thank you flowers for the mums Cake- £175 - 72 cupcake tower and cutting cake done by local baker Invites - £50 personalised day 20day and 40 night Ceremony -£ 800 for the room hire and reg fees Transport - £275 for one car Photographer - £320 a friends father is doing this for us Videographer? - £ my god father is a videographer and is doing for free Reception - £2800 for 47 day guests three course meal, drinks package and their eveing food + 60 additional evening guests Dj/ band - £320 for DJ Favours - £ - not having any but i am having a candy table which i am doing myself and costs approx £45 to do How many guests - 47 day time guests ( 4 children) 60 additional for the evening What day - midweek / weekend - were getting married on a Sunday which has saved us a fotune Other costs??? Rings - £800 , accessories £100,
Hope that helps x
CommentAuthorbrilly
The dress - £200 The shoes - £25 The suit - £ (Rental or not) Pants bought from matalan and shirt Bridesmaids dresses - £0 Flower girl/s - £0 Best man/ ushers - £ same as h2b suit Hair and make up - £ 0 (h2b aunty is a hairdresser and Im doing own make-up) Flowers - £ included in our package Cake- £0 (h2b Aunty makes them so making ours as a gift fo uk do, cake at Mexico included in package) Invites - £40 Ceremony -£ 700 Transport - £0 Photographer - £0 (included in package) Videographer? - £0 Reception - £0 (included in packagefor Mexico, Mad hatter do in Uk £350 including dj, food, room, projector and screen) Dj/ band - ££90 (mates dad) Favours - £30 for kitkats, lovehearts and mini chocs all personalized) How many guests - 11 in Mexico, 65 when we get home What day - midweek / weekend wed 31st aug in Mexico, UK do is 21st sept Other costs??? holiday to Mexico £2300, Rings, £200, Accessories £100.
Total £5100
31st August 2013 I became Mrs Carrick
Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
CommentAuthorFinally Susan B
Brilly, next time I have a function - I'd like you to plan it for me! Wtg girly - that budget is amazing, including a dream holiday too ! :-) xx
CommentAuthorbrilly
Susan Im an absolute bargain hunter hun if I dont get bargains I D.I.Y the stuff instead lol x
31st August 2013 I became Mrs Carrick
Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
CommentAuthor*The NewMrsMalin*
Yep that's what I plan to do too Brilly.
Bump for NicolaC66
Met in 2009
Got together on12th May 2011, proposed on the 12th May 2013
When you get knocked down; smile and pick yourself up again!
Fight for what you believe in!
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
bumped
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
