Nowadays, weddings can come with a pretty hefty price tag and with higher living costs, it can be hard to make the day of your dreams a reality.

But with proper planning and realistic research, you can build a budget to reduce financial stress and focus on the fun of your wedding day.

Here to help navigate the cost of weddings is author and founder of ‘This Girl Talks Money’, Ellie Austin-Williams. Ellie shares insights and a safe space for her 42,000 followers to help them gain confidence and ownership of their finances.

Ellie joins our host Kia Commodore to share tips on how to budget for your big day, ways you can reduce costs along the way to reduce the financial stress for couples.

You can play the podcast and find other useful content on Legal & General’s website:

https://www.legalandgeneral.com/podcasts/a-little-bit-richer

Legal & General asked 2,000 married or engaged couples about their weddings and you can see the results here:

https://www.legalandgeneral.com/insurance/life-insurance/cost-of-i-do/

You can follow Ellie for more tips on Instagram @thisgirltalksmoney

Kia and her guests share their own personal thoughts and opinions in this podcast. These might be different from Legal & General’s take on things. They give information for a UK audience that’s relevant at the time of recording.