A savvy bride-to-be is using yellow sticker shopping to slash the price of her supermarket trips and save for her dream wedding.
Mum-of-two, Clare Greaves, from Leeds, has been using the thrifty techniques to cut down the cost of her food shops by half as she plans for her big day next year.
The 37-year-old used to spend £150 a week on food for herself, partner Nick and kids Sofia, eight, and Freya, two, but has whittled that down to just £70, and admits she used to be terrible with money.
She said: "I kind of stumbled across yellow sticker shopping by accident.
"One evening after I put the kids...to bed I went to the supermarket to grab some bits.
"This is when I spotted the yellow labelled products, so I just kept going back for more and looking for other bargains I could pick up.
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"Once I started getting discounts and realised how much money I was saving, I didn't want to pay full price for things."
Clare does a regular food shop once a week where she mainly buys fresh produce.
Then she visits different supermarkets around twice a week to pick up her yellow sticker food bargains.
If there are some good deals on meat in the reduced section, she often stocks up and freezes for future meals.
In the past year the bargain shopping has seen the couple save around £4,000, meaning they have already paid a deposit for a venue and registrar.
"One of my top tips for reducing the price of your food shop is knowing what you already have in your house before you go shopping," said Clare.
"By doing this I know what I don't need to buy. There is no need to waste money and by things for no reason.
"It's not a bargain if you end up throwing it away."
Clare recalls one of her biggest savings was during the festive period last year where she managed to bag £127 worth of shopping for just £7.
She says the family were stocked up on food for two weeks with this haul.
They have also recently got an allotment where they grow vegetables.
Clare's savviness doesn't just stop at her food shopping and she has also been securing herself some bargains for the wedding day itself.
She bought two wedding dresses which been "really heavily discounted", one of which had been reduced to £50 from £1,500, while her wedding shoes were £25 on eBay.
"It's all about keeping your eye out and making sure you know what you want so you don't splurge on unnecessary things," she added.
