[michael21]

no reason for asking

just wonder

[Kizzy]

Not a lot on silly flowers and fripperies but I'd have an amazing dress, do and photos, not fussed about a honeymoon abroad either really.

[Vicky.]

Planning on spending about £500 at the most tbh. Registry office as neither of us want a fuss. Will get the do free due to gavs dads business, will probably get the venue free too.

[Niamh.]

I spent way too much on mine

[Josy]

Probably between 8-10k

I don't know if I want to get married though

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Josy

Probably between 8-10k

I don't know if I want to get married though

You could get a 2010 Toyota Hilux for that




lasts longer than a marriage, wont let you down, cheaper over 10 years, starts every time, no road nose and no fecking outlaws



its a no brainer

[InOne]

Depends how much I'm willing to spend on a divorce

[King Gizzard]

Originally Posted by Josy

Probably between 8-10k

I don't know if I want to get married though

Christ

[armand.kay]

Depends on my income in the future.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I spent way too much on mine

Same here.

[armand.kay]

If I'm poor I would rather not have a ceremony and go somewhere nice for the honeymoon.

Doubt I would ever want to get married tho.

[Crimson Dynamo]

its a racket. but gathering all your friends and family together and making a public commitment in front of them is important

[smudgie]

The cheaper the better.

No way was I walking down the aisle looking like a blancmange

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by smudgie

The cheaper the better.

No way was I walking down the aisle looking like a blancmange

...no, me neither Smudgie..the important bit isn't the wedding for me, the trick is to find the right guy.....

[Ramsay]

As little as possible. dunno if i'd ever want to get married tbh. i have this weird ''fear'' of jewellery so **** that wedding ring crap and i hate being centre of attention so it doesnt seem like the thing for me

[smeagol]

£100 for the tai bride. £200 for the booze and £15 for a b & b lol

[Natalie.]

Marriage isn't for me but if it had been I wouldn't have spent much

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Josy

Probably between 8-10k

I don't know if I want to get married though

i think you do as you one of the only members to give a amount

[Ryan57]

Originally Posted by smeagol

£100 for the tai bride. £200 for the booze and £15 for a b & b lol

Link to the page you bought your Tai bride from, please. Mine disappeared after FedEx left her on my doorstep.

[CaudleHalbard]

Originally Posted by smeagol

£100 for the tai bride. £200 for the booze and £15 for a b & b lol

Sounds about right to me!

[MTVN]

At least £50k, the bride's family are supposed to pay after all, it's the only time you will get the woman picking up the tab

[Sophiee]

far less than most people do nowadays.

[user104658]

We got married in April and the total was well under £2000 (not including rings, and my suit which my dad bought as a wedding present).

We didn't want anything massive and ridiculous though, so there were only about 30 guests, which is what makes the difference. We also didn't bother with sillinesses like bridesmaids, flowers etc. Which people often spend thousands on. Also, we made the cake ourselves, as she doesn't have gluten OR dairy and frankly, hers is the only good gluten and dairy free cake I've ever tasted, so there wasn't much option there.

The reception venue was amazing (almost all guests stayed over night) and the meal was perfect.

To be fair the price was brought down because she used her journalistic contacts and a bit of free publicity, e.g. Her hair and make-up were done at a massive discount.

Our original wedding being planned 6 years ago had far more planned guests and a gorgeous venue in the Lake District, and was still pricing up at under £10k. I have no idea how people manage to spend so much. That wedding was halted by the pitter patter of little, expensive, feet though .

This time we just wanted to be married, we've been waiting too long. We were going to just rock up to the registry office and do it but once family got wind of it, it snowballed a bit, and in the end was a "proper" wedding albeit with only close friends and family as guests. Anything bigger seemed a bit daft, as we've been living "as married" for 6 years and have two children...

Anyway, my thoughts on wedding costs are, spend as much as you're comfortable with SO LONG AS you have the income or savings to afford it, or someone else is paying. Far too often, young couples get themselves into tens of thousands of pounds of debt to pay for their wedding and it's just madness. Saddled with debt is no way to start out married life. Not for the sake of one day. If you're taking out loans or putting things on credit cards, then you're over-stretching, and in the end it just won't be worth it. 6 months down the line it'll cause nothing but stress and arguments.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We got married in April and the total was well under £2000 (not including rings, and my suit which my dad bought as a wedding present).

We didn't want anything massive and ridiculous though, so there were only about 30 guests, which is what makes the difference. We also didn't bother with sillinesses like bridesmaids, flowers etc. Which people often spend thousands on. Also, we made the cake ourselves, as she doesn't have gluten OR dairy and frankly, hers is the only good gluten and dairy free cake I've ever tasted, so there wasn't much option there.

The reception venue was amazing (almost all guests stayed over night) and the meal was perfect.

To be fair the price was brought down because she used her journalistic contacts and a bit of free publicity, e.g. Her hair and make-up were done at a massive discount.

Our original wedding being planned 6 years ago had far more planned guests and a gorgeous venue in the Lake District, and was still pricing up at under £10k. I have no idea how people manage to spend so much. That wedding was halted by the pitter patter of little, expensive, feet though .

This time we just wanted to be married, we've been waiting too long. We were going to just rock up to the registry office and do it but once family got wind of it, it snowballed a bit, and in the end was a "proper" wedding albeit with only close friends and family as guests. Anything bigger seemed a bit daft, as we've been living "as married" for 6 years and have two children...

Anyway, my thoughts on wedding costs are, spend as much as you're comfortable with SO LONG AS you have the income or savings to afford it, or someone else is paying. Far too often, young couples get themselves into tens of thousands of pounds of debt to pay for their wedding and it's just madness. Saddled with debt is no way to start out married life. Not for the sake of one day. If you're taking out loans or putting things on credit cards, then you're over-stretching, and in the end it just won't be worth it. 6 months down the line it'll cause nothing but stress and arguments.

Firstly congratulations! I totally agree, I thought my nieces wedding was spoilt a bit as everyone was soooo strung out on everything running smoothly and all the silly things planned happened it was like a flipping circus
If it's truly what you want then fine but in a group of friends I got the impression they were just trying to 'out do' each other really.
My sis is a coeliac, I don't suppose there's a chance of that cake recipe?...

[michael21]

Originally Posted by MTVN

At least £50k, the bride's family are supposed to pay after all, it's the only time you will get the woman picking up the tab