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Your venue is probably going to be the single biggest wedding expense that you’ll have to pay, with many of the more popular venues charging £2000 upwards. There are many over options that you could look at to see if you could save some money for example;

Many village halls, golf and rugby clubs have suitable rooms available for a fraction of the price.  The main things you need to do are look past the existing decor and imagine it with hundreds of fairy lights or candles for a romantic theme.

(Remember that lighting is a major key to any room and you can transform it for very little cost).

If you’ve found the wedding venue that you have set your heart on, but it looks as if it will be out of your budget, not to worry.  Many venues offer significant discounts for mid-week or out of season weddings which can run into thousands of pounds. Many wedding couples are considering Friday and Sundays to get married as they can work out alot cheaper.

Hiring a photo booth is becoming more and more popular with wedding couples as they like to have something different to save as a memory of their big day.

How about taking it one step further by setting up a photo area at your reception, you could drape matching material from your colour scheme over a back drop, add a couple of cushions or chairs to the area, I would suggest that you provide an area that would be big enough for a group photo. You will be amazed by the photos that you will have of your friends and family.

Cupcakes have been the popular choice for the last couple of years now, but two tier wedding cakes are making a fast comeback.

Some wedding couples are ordering smaller two tier cakes and using them as a centre piece for the guest tables, by having a simple cake design they will make a great eye catching display.

Dream of having a wedding ceremony/reception outside, well 2009 is the time to do it, on a farm, vineyard or in the back garden it is a massive trend right now. Outdoor settings make a laid back vibe.

Why not use vases full out of the garden flowers, these are a great way to add to your outdoor theme.

AILING crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood have called in administrators to its UK arm and parts of its Irish business, this is happening to alot of businesses all over the UK with the recession hitting the UK hard.

As we all know that we are all trying to save money where ever we can, and people who are planning weddings it is that little bit harder. Just remember when you are booking suppliers for your wedding, try not to leave a large deposit as we all know that many companies are going in to liquidation and you don’t want to lose your deposits.

We strongly advise you to take out wedding insurance to cover you for any lost that maybe caused (check with your insurance provider that you will be covered).

We all love getting a bargain and the same goes when you are wedding shopping alot of shops and websites offer great sale offers so you could save yourself a small fortune.

Don’t be afraid to ask for discount in shops as they are looking for your business so they may be willing to offer you money off your purchase.

Jewellers are great places for getting discount, alot of people think that you have to pay the price on the tag, this isn’t the case jewellers are always willing to discount their products.

If you don’t ask you don’t get.

Navy is the new “something blue”

The new sophisticated “something blue” is navy, why not wear a pair of navy shoes, or the groom could wear a navy suit, and you could even add navy in to your jewellery or the wedding flowers.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Calls off wedding

It has Now been confirmed that Ghost Whisperer Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt and her fiance Actor Ross McCall have called it a day on their engagement.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff announce their engagement

After meeting on dancing with the stars, Chmerkovskiy decides after six months of dating that it was time to pop the question to Karina Smirnoff and he asked her to marry him on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas.

Alyssa Milano annouces engagement

The 36 year old actress has confirmed her engagement to fiance David Buglairi (Agent from Creative Arts agency). They have been dating for just over a year and David proposed on the 18th December 2008.

This will be her second marriage, as she was married to musician Cinjin Tate briefly in 1999.

Fergie and Josh Duhamel are due to marry in January 2009

After nearly five years of dating, Fergie and her man Josh Duhamel will finally tie the knot this month.

According to Access Hollywood, the couple, who got engaged last christmas, will say “I do” during the weekend of January 9-11in Southern California.

Katy Perry engaged?

Looks like christmascame earlyfor Katy Perry, who reportly got engaged to her long-time boyfriend Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes.

Travis apparently popped the question recently in Paris by kissing Katy with a diamond ring in his mouth. Glad he didn’t choke on that one.

Travis had already given his ladylove a yellow diamond promise ring this past summer, but they had denied engagement rumours. Two diamond rings in 6 months?

Eva Marcille & Lance Gross

America’s Next top model season 3 winner Eva Marcille (formerly Eva Pigford) is engaged to her boyfriend Lance Gross.

Surrounded by friends and family, the actor, got down on one knee and popped the question on christmas eve with a 3-Carat Pave Cartier ring.

The pair met on the set of the Tyler Perry television series, but Marcille first spotted her fiance at an audition two years ago.

We are being told that you should try to be different when it comes to buying your wedding shoes, if you are going to wear White or Ivory shoes you may want to re-consider.

Shoes that stand out are the must have this season,

not just bold colours but sequins or crystals too.

Actress Bree Turner who has recently got married wore Crystal Prada pumps to make a statement.

The top colours seem to bright green, yellow, pink and purple.

The bolder the better!

Remember to flash your striking shoes from underneath your gorgeous gowns.