Well after reading one of those wedding mags I can easily see how people rack up huge amounts. You can spend a couple of hundred quid on table favours that people just leave behind anyway.
"Martin proposed to me with a three carat marquise cut dimond ring on a platinum band". Erm, right. I wouldn't expect Ray to remortgage the house for a ring. It's only a symbol, after all. My rock is .30 of a carat, for the record, and I still can't stop admiring how it sparkles. 
As for dresses, BHS do a range that start at £60, or you can go up into the thousands.
The internet is full of "make your own" tutorials. I am quite crafty, but tend to lose interest in things, like not picking up a pair of knitting needles in months. But I do usually finish a project once started. Going to try making own invites and stuff. All those cold winter nights when we're staying in saving...
What am I on about? We've not even booked the church yet!
