January 2013 | Ideal Bride Magazine
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Average UK Wedding Budget 2013
If you are recently engaged you will know the feeling of excitement about planning the wedding day of your dreams. Any bride will tell you how much planning and organising goes into creating the perfect wedding day; it’s no wonder that many newly engaged couples are overwhelmed and are unsure of where to begin.
Before you can even start planning your wedding it is imperative that you both sit down together to work out what your budget is. Without a wedding budget it is easy to over spend, leading to unnecessary pressures at the start of your married life. Your budget should be broken down into each category i.e. wedding cake, wedding dress, favours, wedding stationery, venue, grooms suit etc.
The average UK wedding in 2012 cost in excess of £20,000, 2013 brides are becoming more astute with their wedding spending with the average wedding expected to cost around £16,000, this is likely to be due to the economic climate. Ideal Bride Magazine have prepared a sample average spend budget to give you an idea of what to include and what the national averages for each category are.
Average Wedding Budget
The Service: £510
Insurance: £118
Reception Decor: £500
Venue inc food & Drinks: £4,600
Cake: £290
Entertainment: £560
Photography: £1080
Videography: £875
Flowers: £660
Car Hire: £290
Stationery: £300
Honeymoon: £3,225
Wedding Rings: £640
Dress: £1,300
Beauty: £200
Grooms Outfit: £200
Attendants outfits & gifts: £515
Stag & Hen Nights: £314
Total: £16,177
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