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paid for our wedding and the venue has closed
was hoping someone may have some advice We were due to get married May 2020, our wedding was paid in full to the hotel. Due to covid we have had to postpone 3 times, the Hotel has been closed since the second lockdown and has not reopened. The owners have been really bad with communication, not replying to emails and now…
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Diamond hallmark 'DIA'
Hello! Hopefully someone knows the answer to this! - I have a diamond engagement ring with 4 small diamonds and on the inner ring I can see that it's 18k white gold, but there is also a mark relating to the diamonds: ".13 DiA" Does anyone know, would this be the total for all 4 stones, or would it account for each one?…
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Non-refundable deposit
Last year (before lockdown) I paid a deposit for my makeup to be done for my graduation, on the understanding that the makeup artist said it is non-refundable. I have tried to book in MULTIPLE times since the restrictions have eased however this makeup artist is not responding to my messages but is reading them and…
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Marriage counselling !!
I wanted to know if a couple is having a tough time as mum is going through post natal depression & lock down made it worse. No matter what they discuss l, they end up arguing & she gets more depressed & crying all night out.Couple decided to seek help from professional marriage counsellor. Would a counsellor can involve…
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TERMS & CONDITIONS CHANGE
Hi, I’m just looking for some advice. When I booked my make up artist I signed her terms and conditions (contract). She has changed them without informing me (says she sent an email but must’ve been lost in the cloud!!). I have not accepted them nor do I want to. The original ones did not state that they were subject to…
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Wedding venue has hiked their fees
Help Daughter has gone into meltdown. Wedding venue booked for sept 21, at all times they knew she was going to have the actual ceremony in their newly built wedding ceremony venue and they promised it would be ready and licensed and she could go ahead and book the registrar. Deposit paid April 20, agreed price £6k. Less…
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Planning a wedding on a budget of £1,000 for September 2021
Hi all, Me and my partner have been together 8 years now, we've just bought a house together in 2018, had a baby together in 2018, we've been engaged for 4 years now and I'm sick and tired of my current surname, my married surname, which is Bull, (as in sh*t....lol). My 2 daughters are stuck with it until they get married,…
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40th wedding anniversary gift
It’s our 40th wedding anniversary in June. My husband is a red wine fan so can anybody recommend me a good, and I mean good, red wine. I know he likes chateau neuf de pap so any recommendations on this would be really helpful as I’m not really a drinker myself! Thanks
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Wedding Venue Not Contactable
I am looking for some advice. I am getting married in July 21 and suddenly our reception venue's website, phone line and emails have all gone down and we have no way to contact them. There has been articles in the local paper saying the venue is linked to other companies (all owned by same people) which are under…
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Problems due to covid
How do I make a section 75 credit card claim when I have balance transferred my card to a new card provider? Do I claim against my old card provider or the new one? I have paid in full for a wedding, which cannot go ahead due to lockdown. The venue for months have said they intend to keep the full amount even if the…
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Wedding venue refusing refund
We were due to get married July 2020, which obviously never went ahead. We tried to work with our wedding venue to postpone to summer 2021 but they are asking for us to pay an extra 50% on top of what we’ve already paid, or they said we can do it for free before 31st March 2021, which is not possible for us (plus we are in…
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Wedding Cancellation Fees - Covid-19
Me and my partner were due to get married in May, however due to the restrictions on the number of people allowed to be present, we've decided it's not the day we want. We've instead decided to postpone the wedding until 2023/24 when the wedding backlog is over and our guests have got confidence in the world so to speak,…
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help needed with cancelled wedding due to covid restrictions
Hiya - completely new to this but i really need some advice. To keep it short my original wedding date was 3rd October 2020 this was moved to April 30th 2021. The venue charged no extra extra to change date or new wedding cost.good news! Upon the new restrictions advised on the 22nd February 2021 weddings can only take…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Can we uninvite guests to our rescheduled wedding?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I'm re-planning my wedding after having to postpone it three times due to the pandemic. Some important guests who originally couldn't attend now can. But we'd already invited other people in their place, and the guest list is starting to look pretty long. We're beginning to…
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Selling Wedding Items
So my wedding was due to be Dec 2020 but has now been pushed back to Dec 2021. We are even talking about making it Dec 2022 as we literally have no money saved up now due to having to dip in to it to pay for rent and bills with me being out of work. So with no wedding for at least a year, if not longer, I want to sell my…
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Wedding Insurance Question
Hi, Our wedding venue has just gone into administration. They've verbally told me "The company has no cash in the bank so we won't be able to refund your deposit (about £6k) but the company has a lot of assets so hopefully you'll be able to get your money back when the firm responsible for the administration has sold…
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Postponed wedding - now increasing pricev
I was suppose To get married may 2020. The venue was excellent and let us move to may 2021. We had 42 guest originally now we are only allowed 30. They have said they would refund in alignment with the difference in numbers however they are now trying to change the menu and charging 17 per head more than my original price…
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Has anyone ordered from lightinthebox?
I have seen some really pretty flowergirl dresses online with this company... http://www.lightinthebox.com/Cute-Princess-A---Line-Satin-Flower-Girl-Dress--HSX472-_p27530.html Im just wondering before i go and pay, has anyone ordered off here before? are the reliable and are the dresses good quality?? Any help appreciated.
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Search for wedding venue
Hello.. we are looking for a rustic wedding venue in the North east, ideally one where we can get married in, have the function and stay over - any suggestions? We are looking for somewhere outside of the norm I.e slaly Hall etc etc thank you. Joanne.
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Wedding deposit refund
We were due to get married last October, but due to COVID , we moved the date to this September. As the situation is still unclear and the venue can’t guarantee that we will be able to cater for the 50 guests we agreed , we asked for a refund on the deposit we paid , which they have refused . Does anyone know what our…