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missynat
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Posting Time: 19 Sep 2008 at 10:14PM

Hi, i know only to well what its like to plan on a budget...heres mine

The ceremony music os beign played by my cousin whos doing music at uni on his violin...cost free

the cake is being made by my aunt who has a cake business...cost free

the photographer is a graduate who is not charging as long as she gets rights of photos...cost free

the food is whats costing the most ..about 1,800 for a buffet for 100 people (we have to use the venues caterers)

we are getting married and haveing the reception in the same venue (but diffrent rooms)...cost 750

dress bought on ebay (tried the designer version in a shop for 800 quid and got a copy by a woman in birmingham and its JUST the same...cost 300

chair covers are a indulgence but transfer the room, cheapest one i could find was 2.50 a chair so cost...250

flowers from ebay again..the foam roses look like the real thing and i can keep them after, my bouquet, the bridesmaids bouqet and 2 corsages and 10 buttonholes cost 70

chocolate fountain is a gift from my mum so cost... free

hotel is another indulgence cost...180

rings were from same place as engagement ring, because of this i got 20% discount...cost 320 for 2 matching rings

invites i made myself (am also making own table name cards, place cards and order of services), made 70 invites for cost...25.00

grooms suit is white and found a ben sherman suit for 130

bought 5 white waistcoats for the bestman, groom and groomsmen from ebay cost...70
registar to perform cival cost... 390

then there is all the little stuff like the ring cusion and flower girl basket which my nans making..i would say that ebay is a godsend!

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