PLANNING Wed Like a Wag 2 8552 views

The average cost of a wedding in the UK is £17,000, a worldaway from the average cost of a WAG wedding, which comes in at anything between £250,000 and £4 million. However, leading shopping comparison site Kelkoo (Hitwise UK), has some handy cost-saving tips.

Bruce Fair, managing director, Kelkoo, says: “When you’re planning a wedding it’s all too easy to let the budget go out of the window. But, just because it’s your special day, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t shop around."
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WAG vs BLAG
1. Marquee
WAG – John Terry and Toni Poole pitched their extravagant, purple-carpeted marquee in the grounds of Blenheim Palace for their wedding day last year. A full specification luxury marquee can cost anything up to £12,000.
BLAG – Re-create the marquee wedding in your own garden. You can get a 100 person garden marquee from £899.
SAVING – £11,101

2. Wedding Gifts
WAG – One generous guest treated Victoria and David Beckham to a luxury Harrods Hamper as part of their wedding gift, estimated to cost around £450.
BLAG – Give your own stack of sweet treats, with the Duchy Originals Hamper from Virginia Hayward, at £30.50 with delivery.
SAVING – £419.50

3. Wedding Favours
WAG – The treats that Wayne and Coleen dished out to wedding guests were kept a top secret but the recent celebrity trend has been for the Tiffany silver clock, engraved with the all-important date. Reported cost around £275 each.
BLAG – Make sure your guests always remember your anniversary by giving them a personalised, engraved silver compact mirror, at £9.99 each.
SAVING – £265.01 per guest

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