WEDDINGS can be expensive, but one bride and groom found a way to make some cash from one item they purchased for their big day.

Bride Sam shared how she had initially forked out £1,500 buying a wooden cart for her wedding – but she now rakes in £19,000 a year renting it out.

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Bride Sam bought a wedding cart for £1,500 and makes £19,000 a year renting it out[/caption]

Taking to her @sammschultzz account, she revealed more about her easy side hustle.

She wrote: “Best thing I’ve ever done.

“POV you spend $2,000 (£1,500) on a mobile bar cart from Etsy and rent it out twice a weekend for $250 (£189).

“You make your money back in one month and have an extra $24,000 (£19,000) a year.”

Sam said she started her party rental business a year ago and is triple booked almost every weekend.

To market it, she mainly uses TikTok or Instagram to reach as many customers as possible.

Sam added: “I just provide the cart! 

“However, you could totally do a charcuterie business/snack cart business with it.”

Sam delivers the cart to each wedding in a trailer they have, but it also collapses to fit in her husband’s car.

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She added: “It folds up pretty well! We store it in our storage unit with other rental items but it would fold up in a garage corner no problem.”

Not only does she rent out the cart for weddings, but she also sells carts she has made for around £2,000 on Etsy on her Thatpartygirlco account.

People were seriously impressed with her side hustle business, particularly as weddings can be so expensive.

One person wrote: “I love it! It would be so fun at a party!”

Another added: “This is actually genius.”

And a third commented: “I need to do this.”

Sam replied: “This is your sign that you should.”

MANCHESTER UNITED and Tottenham have discovered the eight teams they will face in the new-look Europa League as the Red Devils prepare for a reunion with Jose Mourinho.

Both Man Utd and Spurs will also face Rangers in the league phase, with Erik ten Hag’s men hosting the Scottish giants and Ange Postecoglou’s side travelling to Glasgow.

Follow SunSport’s live blog of the Europa League draw

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Man Utd’s fixtures: Rangers (H), Porto (A), PAOK (H), Fenerbahce (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Twente (H), Basel (A).

Tottenham fixtures: Roma (H), Rangers (A), AZ Alkmaar (H), Ferencvaros (A), Qarabag (H), Galatasaray (A), Elfsborg (H), Hoffenheim (A).

Man Utd will travel to Mourinho’s Fenerbahce where ex-Red Devils midfielder Fred also plies his trade.

While Spurs face some tricky European away days outside of their clash with Rangers as they prepare to head to Galatasaray and Hoffenheim.

The competition will follow the same format as the new Champions League, with all 36 teams playing eight matches in the “league phase”.

The top eight progress straight through to the last-16, with ninth to 24th going into a play-off round.

The bottom eight teams are immediately eliminated.

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Another change means no Champions League sides will drop down into the Europa League this season.

On Thursday, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa learned their Champions League fixtures.

SunSport has a full breakdown of the fixture list for each of the English clubs here.

Man Utd failed to earn European football through their Premier League position last season after they finished eighth.

But their FA Cup triumph over Man City salvaged Europa League football for Erik ten Hag’s men.

Tottenham qualified for the Europa League by finishing fifth in the Premier League, two points adrift of the Champions League places.

This year’s final will take place in Bilbao on May 21.

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BIRMINGHAM CITY have launched an ambitious £10million deadline day bid to sign Fulham striker Jay Stansfield.

The 21-year-old was a huge hit with Blues fans when he scored 13 goals while on loan last season.

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Stansfield added another goal at St Andrews when he scored AGAINST Birmingham for Fulham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Blues boss Chris Davies is now hoping to smash the League One transfer record by paying more than double the £3.48m he paid for Christophe Klarer earlier in the window.

But according to the Telegraph reporter John Percy, the Cottagers have rejected the £10m bid from Birmingham for the striker.

The striker memorably scored a 95th-minute winner against Plymouth Argyle on his Championship debut for the club.

He then went on to make 47 appearances for Birmingham becoming a popular figure amongst the St Andrews faithful.

If Fulham decide to deal it would take Birmingham’s spending to an eye-watering £24million in this window alone.

The Blues were relegated from the Championship last season after going through five managers including Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney.

And the club’s new American ownership has done some big spending on the players and staff which made dropping into the third tier more heartbreaking.

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With Stansfield’s arrival, it seems the spending has not stopped with Birmingham desperate to make it back to the Championship for the first time of asking.

This summer they signed prolific striker Alfie May from Charlton, with the Blues paying £768,000 as an initial fee and a reported £16,000 salary to the player.

Centre-back Klarer arrived from German side Darmstadt, while Lyndon Dykes left Championship side QPR to move to St Andrews for £1 million.

Scott Wright has arrived from Rangers on deadline day, while a series of loan deals have been brokered.

Davies’ side have won two and drawn one of their opening League One games this season.

FORMER Premier League star Chris Basham has announced his retirement after failing to recover from a horror injury.

The versatile defender, 36, has not kicked a ball since breaking his leg in Sheffield United’s clash with Fulham last October.

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Basham’s ankle gave way in a freak movement as he attempted to cross the ball.

And he received emergency treatment from medics, including oxygen, while still on the field.

Basham had hoped to recover in time for the start of United’s new Championship campaign.

However, his ankle has still not fully healed, leading to the expiration of his Blades contract.

And Basham has now called it a day in an emotional social media post.

It read: “This is a post that I think many knew was coming, but it has been easier to accept after the past few months as I still recover from the injury last October at Craven Cottage.

“I would like to thank everyone who has made my career in the game a special one including those that taught me important lessons. 

“The highs and lows of football since being a teenager, getting released and then having the drive, along with opportunities, and belief from another club to go again.

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“Newcastle United give me the pedigree, the coaching and the chance to be able to play with the best players of my year. They gave me the structure and the mindset of being a player. 

“They taught me the sacrifices that I would have to make in order to have any chance of a successful career in the game.

“Bolton Wanderers, who nurtured me and gave me the opportunity that I dreamed of from being a young lad. An appearance in the Premier League, and a Premier League goal. 

“To be part of a team full of footballing icons, and train along side with, was incredibly surreal, and one in the past that I could only imagine. 

“But this experience gave me so much determination, which little did I know at the time would be monumental for my future achievements.

“Blackpool FC, for believing in me to be part of a working culture and team. I was taught the importance of team work at this club. 

“The dressing room was filled with hard working lads and staff that had experienced promotions. Everything they did emphasised the importance of working together as a team and becoming a unity.

“Sheffield United, wow, a club that I never expected to play for. A club that I quickly fell in love with and for ten years. 

“I found the real me as a footballer here, they inspired me and pushed me as a player which brought on a whole new drive and passion for the game, giving me my best years of football. 

“I gave everything to the club and got everything back, from the staff at the club, to the amazing fans that will forever be in my heart and most of all the successes, and the fantastic memories that came with it. Thank you!”

Various former teammates paid tribute to Basham online.

Callum Robinson said: “Congratulations Bash on your amazing career. What a player and an even better teammate.”

Tommy Doyle declared: “Legend of the game! All the best Bash.”

Conor Hourihane noted: “Incredible career, wishing you all the very best moving forward.”

Former club Sheffield United added: “Congratulations on an outstanding career.”

Basham started his career in Newcastle’s academy before switching to Bolton’s youth system in 2006.

After loans at Stafford Rangers and Rochdale, he made his Premier League debut for the Trotters in 2008.

21 games and two years later, Basham secured a move to Blackpool.

He played 94 times in four years before dropping to League One with Sheffield United.

Basham became a stalwart at the club, featuring 394 times and helping them to Premier League promotion on two separate occasions.

He was also crowned the Blades’ Player of the Year in 2020.

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COPS have issued an urgent warning over “suspicious” meat after experts warned it could cause “serious health issues”.

Three medicated sheep were burgled from the village of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, over the Bank Holiday weekend, say West Mercia Police.

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Shoppers are urged to stick to reputably sourced meat, as the sheep in question are unfit for human consumption due to the medication they were on.

Although the incident took place in Worcestershire, police also extended the warning to residents across Herefordshire and Shropshire.

PCSO Kate Easthope said: “We’re concerned that if the meat from these sheep has entered the food chain it could cause serious health issues for those who consume it.

“As always, for your safety we would only advise buying and consuming meat from reputable sources. 

“As well as being unsafe for consumers, illegal butchery is a serious offence which can cause unnecessary suffering to the animal. Rural crimes like this also have serious emotional and financial impact on our farming communities.

“We’ve launched an investigation into this incident and I would ask, as always, that people contact us if they think someone is selling illegal meat.”

The news comes after a similar incident earlier this year, in which two Reading businesses were found in possession of 400kg of illegal meat products.

The meat, which included sheep heads, cutlets, leg joints and offal – some of which was more than a year old – was found to be in breach of food hygiene standards.

Two weeks ago, the National Sheep Association (NSA) also warned of an “alarming rise” in illegal sheep meat imports – with sheep being transported from abroad without adequate checks.

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said this could introduce new diseases to the UK food system, and urged the Labour government to roll out “swift and effective measures.”

Anyone with information about the theft of the sheep, or who may have been offered meat for sale in the last few days which may be suspicious, is asked to contact PSCO Kate Easthope on 07773046202 or kate.easthope@westmercia.police.uk quoting incident number 453i of 25 August.