I thought i'd start a thread telling you all about my wedding I am doing on a very tight budget. So far i've saved on everything. 2x wedding cars = FREE!! (or more so 2 crates of beer!) My, MOH and bridesamaid's hair = £30 Favors = £27.84 Disco = £175 Flowers and table centre pieces = £129 Bouncy castle = £50 Ice cream van = £50 Caricaturist = £160 Photos = £100
So far so good im thinking. My aim for this week is to find my dress under £150, so if anyone has any ideas i'd be grateful.... Wish me luck xx
CommentAuthorTori
She who must not be named Hun or try local charity shops they have beautiful dresses for next to nowt.
Well done on your other bargains btw x
CommentAuthorlizzylou
Good going! You really are a savvy budget bride! xx
Lizzy. x
CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
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Well done you ZeeMee - we did something similar and our wedding cost about 4/5k (including the wedding package!) My dress was £50 from a charity shop x
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CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Thanks ladies, I'd never had thought of that, will look in the local ones next time im up town.
Tori who is this 'she who must not be named' can someone pop her site on my page please so i can have a look, thanks xx
Posted details on your wall hun. Everyone on here raves about her x
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Thanks i'll try her too then xx
CommentAuthorAmyP7
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Wow your doing very well, congrats x x
CommentAuthorRosyF77
Wow you have been busy. How did you get your photos that cheep? xx
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
I went to the local photography college in my area and asked the more professional students if they would do it. We look at all their work first and we could choose whos way of photography we liked the most. All they want is the price and to use some of the photos taken on the day in their portfolios. Bargain! Some of them had some really funky work whilst others were really weird. Our's does a bit of everything so we're having some romantic ones and some funny ones too. I can't wait xx
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Well done on the bargains so far.
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CommentAuthorRosyF77
wow that sounds really good. Well done you xx
CommentAuthorHannahW21
Hello Ladies,
I'd love some thrifty tips please! we've had to move our wedding from june to Jan because I'm expecting so we're really going to have to scrimp now! So far i've nearly paid for my dress but I'm panicking about the ceremony etc. Has anyone ever got married or is getting married just at the registry office? We were thinking of doing that to save some money then have my mums best friend who's a vicar run through our personalised vows with us in front of our friends and family. I'm worried it sounds a bit daft. Any thoughts? xx
CommentAuthorTori
If your mums friend is a vicar can't he/she just marry you anyway that way you won't need the added expense of a registry office wedding?
CommentAuthorHannahW21
No cos it would have to be on 'consecrated ground' i.e a church and his church is in bristol and we're in bournemouth. I wish it was that easy!
CommentAuthorTori
Oh that's rubbish!!!!! thought it was different for vicars (I am catholic). I am sure H2B brother was married by the vicar at teh hotel but that was in Scotland...
CommentAuthormadison_uk
try ebay for wedding dresses and pre loved wedding dress shops, charity shops, i found that it was cheaper to marry in a church than it was to do it in the local registry off ice and allot nicer depends on where you are though prices fluctuate like crazy
CommentAuthormadison_uk
you could also hire your wedding dress?
CommentAuthorfloatee
Wooohooo.. Go you! Also, woots, we are not the only ones who are having bouncy castles and ice-cream vans rofl, I was starting to think we were a bit odd for wanting them.
As for your wedding dress, as the others have said there is ebay, preloved, charity shops or what about asking friend if they are thinking of selling their wedding dresses, or family members (you may be surprised). I know someone who coveted a friends wedding dress and on the spur of the moment asked if they could use it, her mate jumped at the chance of having their dress be brought out the box and given a new lease of life. They said it was a wonderful and made them feel as though they were part of the wedding :o).
CommentAuthorsarahh
Where are you getting married? I want a bouncy castle and ice cream van but can't get them that cheap! x
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CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Im getting married in my local reg ofice but have made it cheaper by only having me, h2b, moh and bm. Plus we're getting married on a Tuesday then having party on Sat. By doing this we've made it more personal to us and about £400 cheaper!!
CommentAuthorpink*wink
Gosh! well done you!!! I too am on a budget (most folk r these days!) my h2b wld looove an ice cream van but was quoted £350-£500 how did u manage to get one at such a good price?! xx
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What are your flowers and centre pieces going to be like? That's the bit I'm really struggling to fit to budget without looking budget!
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
MairiN30 it's a friend of mine who owns his own van so he told us just to pay him for the mix, cones, flakes and sauce. I dread to think how much it would have been if he wasn't my mate. If you in my area then I can see what I can do if you wanted him to do yours?
Gracelet88 im having foam flowers then on my top table im having 2 smallish topia trees, when i get them i'll upload a pic. The rest of my tables im making paper mache footballs on grass with foam flowers around it, well im hoping to anyway, am hoping to start them sometime next week xx
CommentAuthorTasha_Q2B
We are having a bouncy castle and a magician :) got 14 children coming so need to keep them occupied lol (not all mine i may add) xx
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Wow that sounds fab, we've got about 25 children so have defo gotta have something to keep them happy. Hopefully the bouncy castle, ice cream and hours kiddy disco should meet their standards and expectations lol xx
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Ok this is kinda wedding related so i thought i'd tell you all. Im trying to lose some weight and tone up for my big day. Having already played Zumba on my Wii and found it a tad boring, i finally gave into my MOH's pleads to join her at our local Zumba class and what can i say.... Why the hell didn't i go before? It's fab and I feel great...... Here's to many more weeks xx
CommentAuthorTatty
ZeeMee83, there is a whole thread on weight loss so check it out, lovely to know you aren't the only one trying to lose weight before your wedding x
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CommentAuthorpink*wink
aw thats very sweet of you to offer but unless ur mate fancies travelling to glasgow for me?!?! lol sounds great though, decoration is where I am really stuggling, have no creativity and no money! not a good combo :) xx
CommentAuthorowlgirl2015
MairiN30 is there an ice cream van that comes by your street? You could ask as I know somone in edinburgh who asked and got there's for 100 and one here in fife got one for 125 and they even put ribbons of the brides colours on no harm in asking :) x
Also well done zee mee for all the bargains :) sounds grreat x
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CommentAuthorZeeMee83
MairiN30 yeah soz i don't think his van would make it that far lol. Whats your choice of wedding colours and have you got a theme? xx
CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Im gutted 2day! The shoes I have been looking at for ages for both myself or my MOH, gone down to £11 insted of £35 each.... and the shop doesn't have either of our sizes :-(
Aarrggghhh back to the drawing board I think x
CommentAuthorKathleenJ
I got my dress from a retailer in Glasgow and they make their own dresses. They are online and they do accept installment payments too - with no credit agreement. Mine cost £320 with p&p and it is perfect.
CommentAuthorAmyK
Love the bargain hunting Hun! I've been hunting out bargains in local charity shops - got all my vases, pearl beads and silver serving platters from our local ones... Plus it's helping good causes! But for your dress look out for samples on the bay of e, or second hand websites where items have been loved before (although many of the dresses on the second website are unworn, and still a total bargain!) Good luck hunting! X
CommentAuthorIslandlove
I ordered my dress from Ebay great bargain £150 was one that was used as a sample in shop.Im waiting on 4 bridesmaids dresses end of line bargain price £15 the lot. Can't wait for them to arrive....
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Great bargains...I'm gonna start being more risky xx
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CommentAuthorPoppy x
ZeeMee, seriously, £25?!!?!?! Oh WOW!!! Now that's a find, congrats!! :D I only hope I can be as frugal and shop savvy when I start to get things together.
CommentAuthorlizzylou
£25!!!!!!?????? How!! Where!!!??? Tell all. xxx
Lizzy. x
CommentAuthorShelleyM46
great bargains well done : )
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CommentAuthorZeeMee83
Ahh cheers ladies.
Well a friend, of a friend, of my maid of honor is getting married in March and she couldn't decide which dress she wanted so her 'more money than sense' Daddy brought her 3 dresses.
Anyway word of mouth got round at how late I was leaving it and how skint I am....... then I got a phone call from my MOH telling me she was taking me out for the day. She took me to Donna's house and told me to pick one of the dresses. (Donna had finally picked the 1 she wanted) They were both stunning but I couldn't believe that one of them was the exact one I was looking at on the bay of E!! It fitted so I told her i'd have it, without even asking a price... BAD ME!!
Anyway when I did ask, she told me its fine and that Hayley had brought it for me for £25, and H backed her up.
All I can say is MY MOH IS ONE IN A MILLION AND TRULY THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx
CommentAuthorPoppy x
Oh wow, what a story! That's just fabulous, and has totally made me smile :D I'm dead chuffed for you - and it sounds like you've got amazing people behind you too :))
