Perfect weddings on a budget

According to My Wedding Workbook, 62.3% of brides'' wedding plans have been affected by the recession. Spare finances are in short supply as we embrace a new decade, so extravagant wedding plans are a thing of the past.

They surveyed 13,000 brides and found that 75% are planning to incorporate hand-made and do-it-yourself items into their weddings this year. Add the proliferation of hand-me-down wedding dresses and low-key ceremonies, and weddings are starting to become more personal and understated.

At 67.1%, invitations are the most popular hand-made wedding item. This was closely followed by hand-made reception table place settings at 65.8%. Both of which are easy to make but add a special character to the wedding.

6.6% of brides are taking the whole DIY idea to a completely different level and plan to make their own wedding dress. A further 4% even hope to make their bridesmaids'' dresses.

An area for cutting back that won''t affect the guests is the honeymoon budget. Almost 60% of brides said they are planning to curb their honeymoon plans to something less tropical and more wallet friendly. Continuing with the ''staycation'' trend of summer 2009, many newlyweds are planning to have their post-wedding holiday on home soil.

Another big area on the cutback/do-it-yourself list is the floral arrangements. Almost 50% of brides will be arranging their own flowers and almost 60% claiming this is their biggest area of cutback. This means buying flowers as wedding gifts might become more popular. Guests could group together to buy wedding flower bouquets for the ceremony or reception.

Instead of buying a traditional wedding gift, guests are also being encouraged to pitch in. Offering ''wedding favours'', such as DJ for the reception, is popular with 65.1% of brides. While almost 25% would like their guests to help bake wedding goods for the reception and specifically 15% want assistance with the wedding cake.

The recession therefore is not resulting in a great decrease in the number of weddings taking place in the UK. They may be taking place on a scales back level but the quality remains as more personal effort and care are being put in by both brides and guests meaning the big day is more about the love between the bride and groom and less about an extravagant party.

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Tamiko Shirvanian is the author of this article about gift ideas and wedding gifts. To find out more visit the Not on The High Street website.

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