1 “I made all of the bouquets and buttonholes myself using origami flowers. I spent my daily commute folding petals and, around 700 petals later, had beautiful paper flowers that still look amazing now!”
Stephanie Dreyer-Richardson, 31
2 “Don’t just accept quotes! I was too embarrassed to ask for discounts but my husband insisted we haggle and, to my amazement, every single supplier knocked off some money – even if it’s only £50, it all adds up.”
Tia Joseph, 27
3 “Avoid tradition. We did – no cake, no big dress, no veil, no fancy car, no ‘wedding breakfast’! Instead we hired a campsite, had a Humanist ceremony outdoors and tucked into a hog roast and cheese-fest with barrels of local cider. Yum!”
Lauren Beech, 35
4 “My mum did…