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5 Creative Uses for Your Wedding Dress

Guest post by Leah We all know that a wedding dress can be cleaned and box after the wedding, or donated to bless someone else’s big day. But what if you can’t bear to part with it, yet can’t bear … Continue reading

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Scotland’s Exclusive Wedding Event…ahem…

It’s 11pm and my eyes are stinging, I started flagging at about 3pm. Wedding fairs (fayres?) are completely knackering. Today I accompanied my sister in law, mother in law, Aunty, and my sister in law’s mother in law to be….following … Continue reading

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Disney Photoblog: Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

The spa at the five star Grand Floridian resort. Wedding carriage complete with wigged horsemen. The Disney 7 on the beach in front of the wedding chapel. Lunch at the Grand Floridian, strawberries, feta, leaves, strawberry vinaigrette and roast cashews.

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 9

It’s The Little Things That Count As the title says it’s the little things that count, and the little things that you and your guests will remember. The hand-made but very beautiful table centre pieces, the table toy for someone’s … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 8

Gifts and Rings Aaaah so you thought you were the only one to get gifts….. nope! It’s tradition to give the attendants a gift to say thank you for their contribution to the day. So that’s the bridesmaids, flowergirl,and pageboy. … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 7

Wedding Favours & Decorations Once again, the best advice I can give you is make them yourself. Buy sugared almonds by the bucket load, a length of voile type material in your wedding colours…get all the ladies around and have … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 6

Wedding Stationery Invitations (ceremony and evening), order of service, menu cards, place cards, thank-you cards. It all adds up. I have one thing to say… Make Your Own! This is the single biggest way to save money on stationery. Go … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 5

Food Beware the budget buster! Feeding people is expensive: fact. A conservative price for a three course meal with coffee would be around £25 ($55) a head not including wine. You have two options here. First option, have a small … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 4

Clothing Wedding clothing doesn’t start and end with your dress. You will need a suit or kilt for the groom. A suit or kilt for the best man. Bridesmaids and flowergirl dresses. Pageboys and ushers will also require outfits. It … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 3

Location, Location, Location Products and services vary in price greatly depending on your area. It’s obvious that a wedding in London or Edinburgh will cost considerably more than a wedding in Swansea or Aberdeen. To combat this consider both you … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 2

Contributors Your next step is to deal with contributors, by which I mean mums, dads and anyonelse offering to pay for something or donating money to put towards the big day. I had the cars, cake, honeymoon, decorations and photographer … Continue reading

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Save Money and still have a Dream Wedding – Part 1

You can have the wedding of your dreams and it doesn’t have to cost anything like the exorbitant ‘average wedding’ figures you see in the magazines. Slash your bill to as little as two or three thousand pounds, or less … Continue reading

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