And the dress I fell in love with I tried on in a shop and then found on ebay for a quarter of the price. I ended up buying two secondhand dresses that I’m re-selling as they didn’t fit or look right. Also, as I was passionate about buying a second hand dress for environmental reasons, it was difficult to find the right dress. Making decisions and sticking to them! Because we’ve moved really fast on setting a date for the wedding we have been a bit rushed to find availability for the date we wanted. It was really important to us to cater vegan but also show people that doesn’t have to mean a plain salad, and will have plenty of protein! What have you found the hardest bit of wedding planning? Working with the caterers on an amazing vegan menu that we’re hoping to wow our 90% non-vegan guests with. Although I’ve certainly had to remind myself that and not get carried away! What have you found the most fun bit of planning your wedding? We just decided that with buying a house 6 weeks before getting married, there’s more important lasting things to spend our money on, and that it’s more important to celebrate with friends and family than spend lots of money. We’re trying to stick to a budget of £5k (check out the budget breakdown at the bottom of this page!), which I have learnt is very tough! But by shopping around (and finding a £500 wedding dress for £120 on ebay) we think it will be doable. We want to make it as eco-friendly as possible. Very loosely beach themed, as we live near the ocean, met at the Banff Ocean Film Festival and are passionate about ocean conservation. Then we’re having a ceremony and reception, with my mum giving a blessing a week later at a village hall. We’re eloping to Scotland on the 13th July to be married by a humanist celebrant on Seacliff Beach next to Tantallon Castle. Read on for all of Amy’s tips and insight into how the wedding planning process is going as well as a breakdown of their £5,000 budget. The bride and groom are also keen to encourage their largely non-vegan wedding guests to change their mindset when they try their fantastic catering, so that’s where they’re spending most of their money. Theirs is going to be just the sort of wedding we love – lots of DIY, family and friends helping out and repurposed elements as they want their wedding to be as sustainable as possible. They’re expecting 60 daytime guests and 80 for the evening reception. We're all about showing you how it can be done creatively and beautifully but not cost the earth so we spoke to Amy to get the lowdown.Īmy and Martin are getting married in the beautiful seaside town of Whitley Bay in North East England this summer. This real bride is planning a £5,000 budget wedding and wants to share her wedding planning highs and lows. The £5K wedding – tips from a budget brideĪccording to a recent survey UK weddings are costing an average of £30,355*! We think this is a crazy amount for what will be a very special, memorable day regardless of what you're spending on it.
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