Wedding must-haves?

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DP and I are getting married next September. Teeny affair with a budget of £5k and we've managed to get it to £4k which is lovely. We're happy to just put the £1k towards general life savings but also it was put aside for the wedding so I'm just posting to see if there are any lovely touches within that price range that you did for your wedding? Maybe something a bit out there or particularly special for the guests, or for you and your DH/DW? Thank you

Focus on food and music.

People remember good food and good music. They don’t remember wedding favours, flip flops or camera booths (although all lovely IMO).

A good band is talked about afterwards. And food is always a topic that people bring up as a memory linking to the day.

Seconding the importance of good food and music!

And drink.

Your guests would appreciate it towards either food or the bar. If you’re happy with the food offering, then I would look at something for you two. You can put it behind the bar but honestly I think it’s a waste and not what I would personally do.

Our priorities were photography and honeymoon and I would put it towards one or both of those (if I was happy with the food provision). If you’re happy with your photographer, then you can use some of the money to get some prints or maybe an album. We ended up increasing our photography budget after the wedding because we loved so many photos and got a better album with more pages in it.

Something nice to do (but won’t impact your budget) is to write each other a letter. We took some time a few days before and wrote a letter to each other to open on the morning of the wedding. That day we picked up DH’s suit, then we had a break for few hours where we didn’t mention the wedding. We came back home and then wrote our letters. It was a really lovely day to reconnect a few days before the wedding, to have a moment not thinking about it and use that opportunity to then put something into words after.

I agree. Food is very important. And drink and entertainment.

What’s your plans?

How about putting it towards a weekend away for your first anniversary?

Food, drink, music for the guests

Photos and holiday for us.