Although Claire’s budget was £20,000, they ended up only spending £4,926 on their big day. “When push came to shove we couldn’t justify spending all of that money on one day so we had a smaller, cheaper wedding and we were below budget by a lot,” she says. “The bridesmaid dresses were a steal at £50 each on sale. Table flowers came from a market (£25) and we put them in jam jars. Bouquets were only £95. Servers, food, wine with dinner, toasting prosecco, corkage, pre-dinner-drinks, unlimited soft drinks, plus tea and coffee on arrival was £2,671. We paid an extra £60 for breakfast for the five guests that didn’t need a hotel room.”