A late night was had by all, but none the less we all still made it down for Breakfast and managed to devour a full english breakfast.  Some of us were probably still a little drunk but it was great to see everyone and share the happy stories of the day before, and to let the ones who were too drunk what they got up to!

This is something that should be done as a matter of course I thnk.  All your guests of family and close friends together for the last time which helps make your special day last even longer.

More memories are kept which will stay with you always.

I have just spent last wekend at a fabulous wedding in Rugby.  The venue was a stately home in the middle of beautiful countryside.

The Bride looked stunning and so did the Bridesdmaids.  All the Groomsmen scrubbed up well too

The sun shone, but there was still a slight breeze to keep us all cool so the weather was perfect.

The wedding bReakfast was amazing too, soup (although a little hot for that - sorbet would have cooled us down!) chicken veg followed by a delicious apple crumble and icecream.

And so it continued into the night - a blues band, dancing, yet more jugs of pimms were drunk.

I thought I had eaten and drunk enough but then a hog raos appeared - it was set up outside and we all just helped ourselves to a roll and the pork and stuffing - what a wonderful way to end the day and to help soak up the alchohol!

Getting married, as we know is a very expensive day to spend all your hard saved money on.  If you’ve spent a few years penny pinching and cutting back on things you normally enjoy doing, you need to make sure that every penny is accounted for and well spent.

Looking through websites and magazines and talking to all your friends who have gone through the experience already - ideas and thus more money will soon run away from you.

The best thing to do is write a list of everything you need and a budget to go alongside it - and stick to it.

If you have any money left over that’s when you can get and add the things that you would like and which will make your day just that little bit more special.

So many Brides get caught in the wrath of pleasing others by having to invite Great Aunty Doris even though you’ve not seen her for the last 15 years.

The day is about YOU and your future Husband and this gets forgotten in all the preparation.  Yes you want to look stunning and yes of course you want the wow factor. But what will most of your friends and family members rememeber most?  It’ll be how happy you look and what fun they had.  Most just want a relaxed day without all the pomp and ceremony.

So if your local pub is where you REALLY want to hold your wedding breakfast, then order the chip butties and pints of beer in - It’s your Day do want you want to do and Aunt Doris will just have to go do one!

It is the Brides perogative to only think about herself as this is the one day of her life when it really is ‘all about her!’ And the Groom to a certain extent!

However, as you get carried away, choosing dress, organising bridesmaids, flowers, church, venues, food, what champagne you’re going to drink, also bear in mind what your guests are going to have to fork out too.

I’m going to a wedding this weekend, it’s the Neice of my boyfriend and so far he has spent nearly £700.  new dress and jewellery for me, new shirt, shoes and tie for himslef, suits and shoes for his boys, 2 rooms to stay at the hotel - gift for the bride and groom and god knows what it’s going to be be once drinks have been paid for for the day and night!

We’ve not spent extravagantly at all but money has ran away with us and luckily he can afford it.  MAny guests may not though. your close freinds and family will always spend what they need to to ensure you do have the best day of your life, put wine on the table during the meal will help ensure your guests also have  day to remember.

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A pet owner who obviously has a lot of money to burn has spent a whopping £20,000 on a lavish wedding for her terrier dog Lola.

Louise Harris arranged the wedding after running a competition to find Lola a partner using Facebook; eventually settling on the Chinese-crested Mugly. Whether the dogs actually even like each other is unclear, but it won’t matter as they live a long distance from each other and will only meet up occasionally.

The pet enthusiast Harris dressed the ‘bride’ in a Swarovski crystal-studded dress, putting on a sumptuous buffet for 80 guests and spending more than £4,000 in decorations and flowers.

Ms Harris herself is currently single.

Decorating the church or the room your getting married in and the place your having the reception is hard to do.  Do you chooes flowers, do you have an array of balloons both, what?

This is a personal opinion but unless balloons are done correctly they can look extremely tacky so be careful.  Make sure you get a company in do to arrange them and not Uncle Bob and Aunt Flossy to stnad around and blow them up for you.

Ask the Vicar about the flowers for in the church - you could be lucky and his wife could be a flower arranger and a third of the price of a professional florist.  You could also share the cost with if there are other brides getting married on the same day.

My flowers were done by the Vicars wife in the Church and they were fantastic and would have cost thousands if done by a florist.

Just remember you are only in the church for an hour at the most so if you have a tight budget - don’t go over board and just have one or two displays.

Money does run away with you so try not to get too carried away.

Choosing the perfect venue is probably one of the hardest decisions of the whole wedding palava.

When it was my time to get married as neither of us had really been to church for the 15 years we didn’t want to be hypocritical and get married in a church, so we made appointments at all the local hotels to see the rooms where the service would take place.  Each and every one just felt like I was in a meeting room with work - there was nothing special about them at all.

Where we took our vows meant alot so I wanted it to feel right…my childhood was spent going to sSunday school and Guides and I actually made it into the choir - so if I was going to  get married in a church the Vicar i grew up with would have to do it.

We visited the church and on opening the main door I could hear the wedding bells ringing - perfect!

An appointment later with the vicar - who actually remembered me after 15 years and the day was booked in one of the most beautiful old and quaint churches in Cheshire.

So my advice on this one don’t just settle for any old room - its like the first time you put ‘the’ dress on - the venue has to feel right too.

Every propsective bride wants their day to be absolutely perfect.  After all its the one day most girls have dreamt about since playing with their dollies at a young age.

Having been through it myself and of course wanting perfection too - I now wonder why?  The day passes by in such a blur - you’re dressed, walked up the aisle and said I do before you know where you are.

It’s true though that the effort is of course for your guests.  Have the wrong colour scheme or a bridesmaid that has a dress which doesn’t fit properly and it’ll the talk of the weeding for weeks after!

So to all young ladies who are arranging their weddings - do strive for perfection - its worth all the stress just to hear the words from guest mouths saying ‘it was a perfect wedding!’