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No-Frills Weddings

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Peter WhitePeter White|14:28 UK time, Friday, 24 June 2011

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A picture of Jenny Gerrard's no-frills wedding in 1972.

We'd love to hear your tips for saving money on what can be the most expensive day of your life - your wedding day. After all not everyone is working on a budget like Prince William and Kate Middleton.

On the face of it the story about the Church of England setting standard charges for performing marriage ceremonies (and in so doing raising the price) seemed like one of those which, how can I put this, one which would just come and go.

Not a bit of it. Hardly had the item finished than Jenny Gerrard had told us about her wedding which she felt had been a perfectly lovely and had barely cost anything at all - then again she was a Sunday schoolteacher at the church in question. Could she send us photos? Yes she could. Hardly had Jenny's story gone out than we'd heard from Judith Livingston with the story of her austerity wedding. Could she send photos too? Yes she could. They're here. We'd be delighted to receive more - by e-mail only please!

We also detected in our inbox that some of our church organists feel very under-appreciated and we're planning a piece on that soon.

Our piece on the trend of showing films outside the fixed cinema - in museums, zoos at festivals etc - also prompted a big response. We asked where you'd like to see your favourite film and we were deluged with responses including Top Gun in an aircraft carrier, Roman Holiday on the Spanish Steps, The Jungle Book in the rainforest and the original Star Wars trilogy at Penultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, shouting out the lines along with everyone. Keep those coming in too!

Peter White presents You and Yours and In Touch on BBC Radio 4

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