If you don't want to pay €30k for a wedding, here are alternative ideas for your big day

The traditional format costs €30k and takes 18 months to plan, so some couples are opting for more intimate, personalised ceremonies

Agnostics Kiara and Fran Geoghegan had a ‘Lord of the Rings’-themed wedding.

Weddings are a joyous occasion, a snapshot in time to be shared with family and friends, every tiny detail meticulously considered to ensure everything runs like clockwork.

However, despite what Billy Idol and the Dixie Cups think, it’s not always a nice day for a white wedding and not everyone is goin’ to the chapel of love.