Quote from: zpyderIts silly. A step cousin was stating how her fiancee couldnt believe how expensive it is, with the example of the photographer costing £500.

Itd be cheaper and much more memorable to spend half that on disposable cameras for all the guests to take snaps throughout  the ceremony etc. Id reckon thered be quite a few high quality shots as no doubt on top of the £500 for the "professional" itd cost ££ per photo they want printed afterwards!

and for £500 shed better be feeling lucky, I didnt see a single one under £900 I would actually hire.

I reckon I could call myself a wedding photographer and charge myself out at £500 without the slightest fear that I wasnt up to the standard of the others charging that rate. £500 basically buys you a guy with a dSLR. If you want a photographer, think more like £1200-1500.


Its all about what matters to the couple in question

Im kinda hoping if I go I can take just a couple of decent shots that might rival the photographer, just to wind them up

Two of my mates got married in the last couple of years, one went all in, 20k, instruments being played, fancy place booked out with multiple flavour chocolate fountains.

The other went to the registry office literally opposite my place of work, then went to the pub where he had hired the upstairs out and had selected the beer.





Both equally as good imo, yet couldnt be further apart expense wise, the people make it, not the place.

Quote from: matt5cottBoth equally as good imo, yet couldnt be further apart expense wise, the people make it, not the place.

WELL SAID THAT MAN!!

Weddings are ridiculous affairs nowadays. I personally cant stand church ceremony nor christian hypocrisy. A piece of paper, a few pints with my favourite people in the world and a wife to love me long time would tick all the marriage boxes for me...

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Quote from: ShaunMarriage is also a good way of getting free stuff! ...presents in other words!

Call me cynical but thats what always crosses my mind when I get a invite to one  and the wedding present list is produced!

for the average wedding it would be a full order of magnitude cheaper to just buy the gifts yourself.

acording to my Fiancees wedding magazines, the average wedding currently costs ~£25 grand and the average total value of gifts given is £2500.

...but the bride's father pays for it if you do it right! Pretty sure at 25 grand a pop I wouldnt know as many people as I do that have been married 2 or 3 times tbh!

Don't fall for your Fiancées cunning plan its sounds like a trap to me!

Quote from: matt5cottTwo of my mates got married in the last couple of years, one went all in, 20k, instruments being played, fancy place booked out with multiple flavour chocolate fountains.

The other went to the registry office literally opposite my place of work, then went to the pub where he had hired the upstairs out and had selected the beer.

Both equally as good imo, yet couldnt be further apart expense wise, the people make it, not the place.

Pretty much the same here.

My cousin got married to the tune of £15,000.  All the trimmings.  Divorced two years later - 15 years on and hes still paying for it.  

Ive been happily married 17 years now.  £35 Registry job.  Cheers, easy!  

Thing is; the media and c*nts like Jordan perpetuate the myth that marriage should be a flash affair in order to be valid.  Clearly, it doesnt.

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Quote from: matt5cottTwo of my mates got married in the last couple of years, one went all in, 20k, instruments being played, fancy place booked out with multiple flavour chocolate fountains.

The other went to the registry office literally opposite my place of work, then went to the pub where he had hired the upstairs out and had selected the beer.

Both equally as good imo, yet couldnt be further apart expense wise, the people make it, not the place.

Pretty much the same here.

My cousin got married to the tune of £15,000.  All the trimmings.  Divorced two years later - 15 years on and hes still paying for it.  

Ive been happily married 17 years now.  £35 Registry job.  Cheers, easy!  

Thing is; the media and c*nts like Jordan perpetuate the myth that marriage should be a flash affair in order to be valid.  Clearly, it doesnt.

I always had hopes that one day youd get with me.

But now I find out youre married

Once got asked did i believe in sex before marriage & of course i replied "Instead off actually" ^^

Were trying to keep the budget low;

~£1500 wedding & party, we got an awesome location.
£1200 engagement ring I can pay cash for, were getting the one she likes not the most expensive thing we can put on a card.
£700 wedding rings, again ones we both like.
then £1000 other stuff.

I am not paying some twat £900 to take photos.

Im a twat and Id only charge $700

Quote from: zpyderIts silly. A step cousin was stating how her fiancee couldnt believe how expensive it is, with the example of the photographer costing £500.

My Niece got married, for the 3rd time, earlier this year. I and my two brothers took our cameras and photographed the event. She got a load of good pics, as good as a pro would supply, to remember the day and it cost them nothing.

Quote from: GoblinNow, like Christmas, any religious connotation is purely voluntary. My wife and I got married because we are very much in love and its just a nice thing to do. There was exactly zero religious overtones to the ceremony, which was purely secular.

I went to a humanist ceremony recently and thought it was really well done too.

Though modern marriage in UK law still has religious (specifically Christian) roots and restrictions even if you chose to go for a secular ceremony.

A gay couple cant marry but are restricted to a civil partnership a muslim cant legally marry another one woman whilst he still has a wife from a previous marriage.
The current rules are based on Christian values and IMO should be modernised - I dont see why marriage has to be strictly between people of the opposite sex nor does it necessarily have to be a one to one relationship.

The thing that gets me is, if you try and book a venue for a party, its £xxx.  Mention the word "Wedding" and its suddenly £xxxx

Everyones on the take when it comes to Weddings.

Quote from: zpyderIts silly. A step cousin was stating how her fiancee couldnt believe how expensive it is, with the example of the photographer costing £500.

Itd be cheaper and much more memorable to spend half that on disposable cameras for all the guests to take snaps throughout  the ceremony etc. Id reckon thered be quite a few high quality shots as no doubt on top of the £500 for the "professional" itd cost ££ per photo they want printed afterwards!

£500 is dirt cheap.  I wouldnt get out of bed for any less than £1500 for a wedding - and thats just me throwing a CD at you.

What makes me laugh is couples who say that the photographer was expensive at £400-£500 when the daft cnuts are quite happy to pay nigh-on £1000 for flowers - which last all of one day.

Photographic memories last a lifetime, bitches - put your hands in your pockets!!!

 :mutley:

I paid £1300 for the most basic service from a photographer, 4 hours of photos on a CD, and Im so glad I did. It was one of the best uses of money from the wedding. So happy with the results.

I generally think all the extras or additional services are pretty overpriced.

Once you realise how long a good photographer will spend post processing and add that to the time they spend getting to and from your wedding and at it the prices seem far more reasonable.

Weddings FTW!