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19 Nov 18, 11:02 AM |
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congratulations
best tips for doing it on a budget are 1) to haggle and never accept the 1st price straight away ask for time to think about it. 2)make a budget and then add a buffer as the costs can really get away from you if you don't need it then bonus. 3)stick to what you really need and avoid adding luxury extras unless you really want/need/can afford them my sdd got married last year and due to circumstances they did it last minute and on a tight budget they got family members to take photos & do hair/make up bridesmaids dresses were regular evening dresses brought in the sales- "bridesmaid" dresses can cost double for virtually the same thing she got her flowers from a local independent florist who was prepared to haggle more over prices. We have a friend with a rather nice car collection who supplied the brides transportation as a wedding gift she even managed to get her dress off the rack in the sale and an extra discount on it too. her cake was ordered as a birthday cake rather than a wedding one and was a lot cheaper- they had a 3 tier sponge cake with mickey heads on they did have the ceremony at the registry office but the rest was done on a cheap hotel package which covered the meal & evening do along with overnight accommodation for the bride/groom and discounts on any other rooms wanted One thing I would check is the arrangements between the meal & the evening do as a few we have been too were done in the same room and that leaves an awkward hr or so when everyone's stood around in the bar area not knowing what to do while they turn it around. We have friends who are getting married next year doing the whole hotel wedding and they are paying out serious money as they keep getting talked into adding extras and making upgrades. |
19 Nov 18, 11:38 AM |
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Congratulations!
February 2020 for us. Very traditional though - married in the minster and then reception in a victorian country house. In the thick of the planning with deposits going out left right and centre :/ |
19 Nov 18, 02:28 PM |
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Thanks ever so much for your message. We have a friend who is in a covers band who does weddings often, and we are hoping that if we can line the dates up to use them, they are offering us a very very good deal. He's said 2 x 1 hour sets, and then we can pick our playlist for the breaks.
Controversially I know we won't be having a photographer. Just getting a couple of our friends good with photos to snap a few. Going to the venue on Thursday hopefully to see if we can make it all work
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19 Nov 18, 02:47 PM |
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We went to my nieces wedding yesterday! It was in a local hotel
they had the hotel wedding package, very nice too what a lovely way to get married! speak to your hotel and see what packages they do, they will suit it to your needs.
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19 Nov 18, 03:16 PM |
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This is exactly what we've got - I can't wait! We choose the material used in the sets as well. We weren't going to have one, until we came across them at a wedding fair and then it turned out my OH knows the lead. Then my mum and dad fell in love with them and the rest was history
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19 Nov 18, 03:33 PM |
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We were married in a hotel nearly 8 years ago, and whilst we blew our budget (our choice), we did do a couple of things which made it individual and saved us some cash!
One was not to have a buffet in the evening - we had a meal for those there all day, but in the evening we had a cheese wedding cake (a huge tower of cheese stacked up - happy to pass on the details of the amazing company we used) which we provided and the hotel agreed to provide fresh bread, crackers and chutneys. I have a bit of an issue with tepid buffet food or curled up sandwiches which will happen about 15mins after the food is served - a cheese board stops this from happening. We also cut our wedding cake and served some of that too. Our music was provided by friends who I roped in and they sang fabulously for us, and we had no cars either. I made the table decorations and the confetti/cones to display it in and reimagined an old hamper to store it all in. I bought 30 pairs of VERY cheap flip flops online which I tied in pairs with ribbon and left by the dance floor for girls to change into in the evening - nobody likes sore feet after standing in heels all day. Our reading was a poem by Pam Ayres - Yes I'll Marry You which was lighthearted but still appropriate. My best friend got married in September and her mum read the Dr Seuss "Oh, the places you'll go" and there was not a dry eye in the house - it's really great for a wedding. Congrats and enjoy the planning together!
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19 Nov 18, 04:42 PM |
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Thankyou ever so much, just read the Dr Seuss and I love it.
I'd love to know who you used for you cheese too please..
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19 Nov 18, 04:56 PM |
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We used The Cheese Shed (thecheeseshed) which is a British company who specialise in UK cheese. They are based in the west country and also do cracking cheese gifts - we have sent cheese to lots of people at christmas etc! We always order our own Christmas cheese to be delivered from there - they are reliable, helpful and have excellent customer service if there is a problem.
That's reminded me... must go and order our Christmas cheese now!
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19 Nov 18, 10:15 PM |
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Off to look at cheese now.
Have spoken to our hotel and just waiting for the registrar to ring me back in the morning, see if they have any availability for our preferred dates
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