My name is Craig Petty and I am a magician. I have been a professional magician for over 20 years and I specialise in close up magic. I run a company called Slightly Unusual that supplies close up magicians to weddings and corporate events all over the UK. Over the last 20 years I have performed at thousands of events and supplied magicians to tens of thousands of events. Over the course of the last 20 years there is one question I hear time and time again. This question

People say that planning a wedding is one of the most stressful things you can do. It is also one of the most expensive. In a recent survey The Independent states that the average cost of a wedding has risen in 2017 to £33,884. That is an incredible amount of money to spend on one day. It’s generally accepted by brides and grooms that planning a wedding will be very expensive however these days there is less financial support. Parents are no longer the sole financial contribu