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Around 10k, had everything at a hotel but in december so it was a bit cheaper than in summer,

Honeymoon was from Trailfinders as gift list

Im sure going through all the magazines the average is like 15-20k
 
I was going to say simply 'How much you want to spend' and then I realised my error...

How much does she want to spend?
 
Are you after specific information or just a general average?
We got married abroad 7 years ago, so it was cheap compared to these days. Think in total it cost about £10k.
 
Your question is very much a "how long is a piece of string" one - I'm not married but of cousins/friends who have got married the wedding costs have probably varied from the very low thousands to £20k+. It depends what is important to you how you do it.
 
just need a bit of info to tell my friend that he's nuts if he thinks he can get married for less than a grand, i can only assume (and hope) he's winding me up

i thought the average marriage these days was circa 20k
 
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cm1179 said:
just need a bit of info to tell my friend that he's nuts if he thinks he can get married for less than a grand, i can only assume (and hope) he's winding me up

i thought the average marriage these days was circa 20k
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I know a few that have spent more than that but £10k seems a more realistic average to me
 
Reception: £5,500
Church: £600
band: £650
Suits: £700
Dress: £1300
Shoes: £700
Tiara: £75
Makeup and hair: £200
bridesmaid, flowergirls etc dress: £1000
Flowers: £750
Favours: £100
Gifts: £300
Wedding Rings: £1500
Cake: £150 (made by a friend, this will often be more)
Photos: Free for us but usually £1000+
Other stuff: Hotel rooms, 'wedding underwear', visiting wedding fairs etc etc etc came to a couple of thousand all in.

Not cheap.
 
At the moment I have this idea I'd rather spend as little as possible on the wedding and spend the entire saving on the honeymoon.

Because the perfect DAY followed by 2 weeks in Spain sucks compared to a nice day followed by a 2 month tour of the world. I think the latter offers the better memory.

I'm sure the flaws will present themselve soon enough :(
 
cm1179 said:
just need a bit of info to tell my friend that he's nuts if he thinks he can get married for less than a grand, i can only assume (and hope) he's winding me up
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It might be possible to do but they'd have to be very careful with what they choose for the wedding and would miss out on a lot of 'traditional' things to do so. If they've got a lot of useful friends who are happy to pitch in with the catering/band/venue etc then it becomes a slightly more realistic proposition.
 
You can easily get married for under 10K, just don't expect anything ridiculous.

My sister got married at a register office, had the reception at a village hall (a very nice village hall), my grandfather did a simple ceremony in the hall, all the food was home made including the cake (luckily we have a rather good cook for a cousin), they hired a local jazz band who had their own speaker system etc and everyone brought their own booze (Be careful doing this, we ended up with so much Rum I'm surprised we all survived). They didn't do wedding presents and instead got people to pay for their honeymoon.

The reason people think weddings have to cost 20K or whatever is because they think they should be done a certain way, that you HAVE to have catering, that you HAVE to have a 3 course sit down meal, that you HAVE to hire a ridiculous venue. Not the mention the brides dress etc which is one of the leading suspects in the case of the great wads of money being thrown over a bridge.

Just to give you an idea, my sisters wedding cost 3K and she it was still amazing.
 
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At the moment I have this idea I'd rather spend as little as possible on the wedding and spend the entire saving on the honeymoon.
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i concur with this. i look at the list the other poster has posted and some of the figures are crazy. over 1k for a dress that will be worn for one day? (the best day of her life hopefully granted) but it's a bit over the odds imo and far better spent on a once in a lifetime trip or on a house deposit, childrens fund etc
 
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