uk weddings
Don't fancy splashing the cash or using up your annual leave? Etiquette experts say you don't have to.
Strangers are donating jewellery to be melted down and gifted to couples like Sophie and her husband Michael, who has a life-limiting illness.
Her father Prince Andrew wasn't at the engagement party.
"We chose to spend the money on an extension," and other reasons why marriage isn't right for everyone.
In hindsight, brides and grooms say these wedding expenses just weren't worth it to them.
Think bright colours, sparkle and a whole lot of texture.
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan took their battle for 'a relationship of equals' to the Supreme Court – and won.
All of which cost less than £1,000.
Three spritzes in the morning – and my bridesmaid's face stayed put for a solid 16 hours.
"Having a man love your child as much as he loves you is an indescribable feeling," the bride said.