A savvy couple saved £16.2k on their wedding by bagging second hand outfits and buying Buck's Fizz from Aldi . The couple set themselves a strict budget of £4,000 - and managed to stick to it.
Amy Louise Barnes, 34, had been engaged to her partner, Rhys Pryor, 32, for 13 years before the pair finally decided to tie the knot. Up until that point the couple had decided to put their money towards a house deposit and raising their three children - Lola, 10, Mila, seven and Charlie, four. When the pair decided to finally tie the knot, they hired their local church for £531, the village hall for £250 and spent £550 on fish and chips for the evening meal.
Amy also picked up her son and daughter's outfits for as little as £12 on Vinted. Amy decorated the village hall herself - finding decorations such as glow sticks and fake flowers from charity shops and bargain sites such as Shein. The couple loved their special day and estimate they saved £16,202 on the average £20k wedding in the UK.
Amy, a teaching assistant, from Ashford, Kent, said: "For me spending huge money on nine hours is not worth it. I'd rather put it towards buying as bigger house. "My dress was £90 from eBay .
It was worth £1,150 - it still had the price tag on it. It had come from a bridal shop and been on display. It's beautiful.
I wouldn't want to have spent anymore on the dress - it's completely black now. "It got caught on brambles but I wasn't concerned. The decorations are Vinted, Shein and charity sh.
