There is a wedding to suit every shape and size, every budget, every bride and every groom and every personality in between. For some people, a DIY wedding would be their worst nightmare and for some it could be no other way. For us, it was a bit of something in between based on need and the type of wedding we were having.
Read MoreAs much as I love live music and want to support some businesses and bands, our budget was never going to stretch to having someone play at our wedding and I have never seen the point of a dj at a wedding. For 25 quid instead we hired the speakers at our venue and I got the Spotify Premium free trial and we created and downloaded a playlist which spanned the whole wedding party and had everyone on the dance-floor.
Read MoreI thought long and hard about wedding presents for our closest family, friends and suppliers. I knew I wanted to get them all something because they had all gone the extra mile to help us and support us and although I knew they’d be livid we spent cash on them, it was important to me to get them something personal to show our appreciation.
Read MoreSuppliers can make or break a wedding and the planning process in my opinion so if you have a good feeling about one, hang onto them for dear life. It’s worth seeing if your chosen venue or current suppliers can recommend others they like to work with - don’t forget these are professional people who have done this a million times before and they have got to know who’s the best in the industry and who is worth avoiding. Your wedding venue might also have a list of approved suppliers they won’t deviate from so worth checking that out when you’re booking too.
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter how big or how small your day, how much money you’re spending or how many guests you’re having, at the end of the day it’s a life changing set of legal words and a change to your marital status and you want to be feeling your best, most confident, sparkly, happy version of yourself.
Read MoreCentrepieces are essentially a really unnecessary and potentially expensive part of a wedding, but a piece that makes the whole thing look ‘together’ and an element I was looking forward to creating. Pinterest was of course my starting point but I also wanted to stick to my mantra of cheap and reusable.
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