Here is a list of the Top Eleven wedding cost cutting remedies recommended by Lisnavagh House:

1. Create your own invitations – and if you really want to be eco-friendly you could e-mail a very stylish ‘e-invitation’

2. Ask a talented friend to take the wedding photographs

3. Invite a great friend or family member to bake the wedding cake – they will be honoured, and remember that cheesecakes and delicious puddings are trendy alternatives

4. Let one of your hippest friends take to the decks and D.J. (iPods can also be invaluable for such a task)

5. Flatter your green fingered friends by asking if you can use their beautiful blooms for the church, reception rooms, bouquets and button holes

6. Ask your most trusted and stylish friend to do your hair and make-up

7. Take time out on the ferry to Le Harve and fill up your trailer with wine (remember – there is no corkage fee at Lisnavagh so much the better)

8. Keep the menu simple – a cold buffet is also a clever option and eases any time pressures when it comes to seating guests in case the lamb overcooks!

9. Get married later in the day (avoiding afternoon hours of guzzling champagne)

10. Remodel your Mothers wedding gown – combining style with sentimentality

11. Invite fewer guests! As the saying goes "those that mind don't matter those that matter don't mind!"