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Money, stress and tinsel - why couples are opting for winter weddings

George Sandeman
BBC News
@reelallaboutit Michael and Sinead Lysaght kiss after marrying in a forest in December. She is wearing a white coat and silver hairband and he is wearing a dark coat with grey checked scarf. @reelallaboutit
Michael and Sinead Lysaght initially thought their wedding might cost £40,000

Sinead and Michael Lysaght thought their wedding might cost as much as £40,000 - such were the expectations of others.

"Ten years ago our vision would have been a big, contemporary tuxedo wedding with 120 guests," he told the BBC. "Given the cost of living crisis, we kind of asked ourselves 'who are we doing that for":[]}