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    These are the most expensive places to get married in the UK

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    By Delphine Chui
    Published 7 August 2017 In Features

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    When it comes to your big day, we know you've searched extensively for your perfect wedding venue - but does it fit in with your budget? When you read about how much the average wedding costs, it's easy to feel like your options are slim - but there's now an online calculator that can show you the average cost of getting married somewhere...

    And yes, London is £17K more expensive than the national average. (Gulp.)

    What does that take into consideration? Catering, music, floristry, venue hire, planning, stylists, make-up, beauty, photography, videography and baking services - so yeah, pretty much everything. You can even put in all of your key factors like how many guests you'll have, if you'll have extras like a photo booth (which, come on, you will), etc.

    The average cost of a wedding

    Inner London

    £46,200

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    Greater London

    £41,060

    North West

    £39,120

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    South East

    £33,005

    Scotland

    £30,280

    North East

    £29,005

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