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We are getting married in late 2013 so doing the budget now and it is coming in at about 19-20 not including honeymoon.

Please give me some tips on haggling. I do not know what to be saying to hotels etc.

Our hotels etc expecting u to do this?

Be great to get costs down.

Don't want to start married life in debt from the wedding but would love to keep out ideas for venue etc.

Just keep asking is that your best price i was thinking a lot less

Our package was advertised at €60pp and we have it for €50 - includes 4 course meal, wine at meal, canapes, prosecco, evening food, centre pieces, chair covers/sashes, bathroom baskets, table plans, fairy light back drop, rooms for parents - having 150 people and 15 of those will be children with half meals so thats €7000 approx,

Band and DJ foe under €2000.00

Church singer/musician for €200

Photographer for €700 - disc only until we have extra cash,

Video - €700 - he is good but semi professional and will be there all day,

MUA €190 for 6

Hairdresser is my cousin,

Invites/mass booklets I will make myself - ebay is my friend there - €200

Pew ends - costing €12 for organza and ribbon - and nicking flowers from a few aunt's gardens

An aunt is making the cake,

Cousin is getting cheap deal on vintage car through a friend,

Veil is a tenner on ebay,

Shoes are £30,

Suits are €712 for 8 - Groom, BM, GM x 2, dads x 2 and my brothers as ushers x 2

Flowers - not sorted yet but €400 max budget,

My dress - parents are buying this and so I am trying to get it for less than €1000

BM dresses - lady in london will make them for the 3 girls for approx €400

With all the other small things I reckon we will come in at around €15,500.00

If we have anything left we will have a small honeymoon.

€23,000 for our wedding and that is keeping it all very simple, the hotel is where most money is going €16,000.00 and honeymoon another €5,000.00 on top of €23k

cherrytime wrote:€23,000 for our wedding and that is keeping it all very simple, the hotel is where most money is going €16,000.00 and honeymoon another €5,000.00 on top of €23k

How many guests you having?

I'm trying to keep mine under 20,000 - seems crazy spending anymore! Like most the hotel/food is coming in at approx 10,000 for 110 people maximum.

Dress - parents buying it
Church / drinks reception music: 990
Photographer: 995 - CD only package - until we have more money to get an album
Cake: Mother making it
Flowers: Mother in law to be doing the flowers, church decoration & hotel bits and pieces
B/maid dresses: Cousin making flower girl dress, 3 bridesmaid dresses I plan to get on bridesmaids.com all three for a maximum 500
Band: 2,000
Videographer: only if we can afford it - so not booking anything just yet.
Honeymoon: Nothing deceided yet - waiting to see if we can afford it.
Invitations: Getting a local print shop to do up a plain postcard thing - maximum 100euro
Hairdresser for 5 people: 300
Makeup for 5 people: tbc but not paying more than 300.
Suits for Groomsmen etc: tbc
Cars: Uncle has a nice car so he is driving me

Think that's about it!

If you would like to save on your video costs and have something fun for your guests have a look at Shotclip.com

PM if you are interested as we are currently doing a promotion.

Regards
Conor

CarolinaMoon wrote:Our package was advertised at €60pp and we have it for €50 - includes 4 course meal, wine at meal, canapes, prosecco, evening food, centre pieces, chair covers/sashes, bathroom baskets, table plans, fairy light back drop, rooms for parents - having 150 people and 15 of those will be children with half meals so thats €7000 approx,

Band and DJ foe under €2000.00

Church singer/musician for €200

Photographer for €700 - disc only until we have extra cash,

Video - €700 - he is good but semi professional and will be there all day,

MUA €190 for 6

Hairdresser is my cousin,

Invites/mass booklets I will make myself - ebay is my friend there - €200

Pew ends - costing €12 for organza and ribbon - and nicking flowers from a few aunt's gardens

An aunt is making the cake,

Cousin is getting cheap deal on vintage car through a friend,

Veil is a tenner on ebay,

Shoes are £30,

Suits are €712 for 8 - Groom, BM, GM x 2, dads x 2 and my brothers as ushers x 2

Flowers - not sorted yet but €400 max budget,

My dress - parents are buying this and so I am trying to get it for less than €1000

BM dresses - lady in london will make them for the 3 girls for approx €400

With all the other small things I reckon we will come in at around €15,500.00

If we have anything left we will have a small honeymoon.

Hi, that is an amazing price for your MUA. Can I ask where you are getting your suits?

we're trying to keep ours around €15000 but the little extras just keep on popping up. Hopefully we wont reach the 20G mark

OMG i havent stated planning yet hope i dont go near 20k mark scary for one day but i am sure it all adds up in the end when there is sooo much to factor in!! i am scared now eeek!

Don't b scared maxi. A girl I work wit spent €3,500 on her wedding. It will be as expensive r as low cost as u want it 2 b. Just shop around. X

re wedding costs mine is coming in at 13k for 100 ppl

BUT 2 weddings lately iv heard frm friends at hotels is ppl not affording to turn up due to recession r stayin for dinner den leavin come 9 due to mad hotel prices taxis etc.... one particular girl had 35 left out of 100 at 10pm n 30 just didn bother showing after rsvping n dat happened just last nite sis n law 2b was at it bride ws devastated my own bf had 150 rsvp n 98 turn up on d day n all der guests new dey had lost der jobs n encouraged em to go ahead with it

ANY ONE ELSE STARTING TO WORRY BOUT THIS RECESSION

Doh!!! I voted 10k-15k but H2B said we are in the 15k-20k. I'm actually gobsmaked at how much our wedding is costing!! It's not like there are loads of frills just band and DJ for entertainment. Cost of Weddings are ridiculous. But it's one special day in our lifes!!!

Our budget was €7,000 and managed to stay within that. We had 72 guests. We had a lot of help from friends and family who took photographs; provided transport (for me and the parents); made the bouquets (my brooch bouquet and buttonholes, small bouquet for the lst minute bridesmaid); made the cakes (fruit cake and a cupcake for everyone). In addition a friend stepped in as DJ when our original one fecked off with our deposit - we just hired the equipment for the weekend. We had another friend make cocktails for us instead of expensive fizz for the drinks reception. We picked wild flowers for the tables so we saved there as well and my uncle bought my dress as a gift.

We did spend a lot on hiring the venue (an old country house) but that was the bulk of the spend. I think you can be canny about what you spend by thinking about what you really need on your wedding day. Having a late afternoon start for our civil ceremony helped, put quite simply the less time you have your guests hanging around the less food/drink you'll have to give them, now I sound like a cheapskate We did have an amazing day though as will all of you

shumbles that's amazing that you managed all of that!! We have about 140 guests. Most of them are actually family so not much we can do about numbers. We have a very small amount of friends that are being invited!! Ours is a civil ceremony starting at 3.30pm Was that including your honeymoon? Our honeymoon is costing around €2600 for flights and Accommodation! So looking forward to honeymoon!