The average wedding in the UK costs ?22,858! How much did yours cost?

The main cost is hiring a hall, providing food for the reception.
A friend of mine married last year and the banqueting suite alone was ?5000 without the food, catering staff etc.
Then theres flowers, gifts for the bridesmaids, alcohol, honeymoon, bridesmaids dresses, cars, it mounts up pretty fast!

unbelieveable the costs though, even for a "cheap" affair

I totally believe in marriage, I think it's for life, I think it's for sickness and in health and death do you part..

Which is precisely why I don't ever want to do it

Having said that if in theory I loved someone that much and had a lobotomy and got married, it would be very much a private celebration, after all marriage is about the two of you, not impressing people with how much money you can waste.

My sis got married about 5 years ago, I think in total they spent about 5-6k, It was a wonder full day and much better than some I have been too costing three times that.

My uncle paid out for both his daughters to get married in the same year, he had to take out a loan for 20k. Now he works but he ever gonna get to retire paying that off!

Very little compared to some. Down the Kings Road to Chelsea Register Office and drinks bought for us all night back at our local. We'd both been married before and we decided to keep it simple. The kids are still annoyed that we didn't take them with us but we thought it would be better to keep the waywardness adult only.