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'40th' Birthday Party ideas
We are going to host a late 40th birthday party, but are wanting some advice on what to do in terms of invitations? We are wanting around 150 people to attend, but these days we are unsure what to do, as around half of the guests are on Facebook and the other half aren't. Would you send invitations to everybody, or with it…
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Second hand decorations
Hi everyone, Just looking for some help. Does anyone know of or have used a specific website/forum etc to purchase second hand or unwanted decorations? Getting married in Oct of this year & rather than buying brand new bits, was thinking of purchase second hand items. Many thanks, Rach!
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Small Lakes/Peaks/Dales wedding tips?
My OH and I have decided to start wedding planning! We would really like something countrysidey, small (max 45) and low key that we can tailor to ourselves this Autumn 2019 (neither of us want to spend forever planning and this would really set my anxiety off!). Is this massively unrealistic? I've had a quick look on…
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10th Anniversary Ideas
Hi all Just looking for some ideas for what to give OH for our anniversary in Nov been together 10 years I've already done a photobox (cheers mcdonalds monopoly :T) but now hit a bit of a brick wall TIA x
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cheapest way to get married abroad
we want to get married abroad, to have a fairly low key affair, can't be bothered with the whole pleasing family with lavish wedding affair. Limited funds so as cheap as poss. Any ideas where to go?, who to book with and how we go about it. Thanks in advance Oh in August this year
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Advice for Venue issues
Hello! Our wedding is booked for July 13th this year, and we booked a lovely country village hall for our wedding reception, mainly because we are short on funds so thought we would have a nice DIY wedding in a pretty location. However now we are now having problems because although this venue stated that they seat 100…
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Manchester Wedding
Anyone know where I can buy cheap flowers? Perhaps wholesale? Or a decent cheap photographer? Thanks
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Budget Wedding dresses
My daughter is getting married on a tight budget and needed to pick up a dress. We discovered Oxfam bridal stores and visited the Coventry store. Although you have to be patient looking through the rails there were so many amazing dresses and many still had the tags on. The manager was amazing made us cups of tea and left…
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Top saving tips
Hello! I'm new here and got engaged in December in Paris. We have a date held to get married in May 2021 and are pretty close to booking it. I'm starting some little things to save money - one being every Friday I'm moving any money in our accounts that doesn't round up to the nearest pound into our savings account, and…
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Wedding dress refund?
My daughter rushed into buying a wedding dress yesterday. It's too big for her. They said that alterations were possible and wouldn't cost much. Upon enquiring it will be in the region of £200 to £300. The dress was £700 on sale. She's save up for a year, just for the dress. She cannot afford to be spending £1000 in total.…
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Insurance for a UK Wedding when living abroad
Hi, My fiance and I are both from the UK but are living and working in Hong Kong this year. We are planning our wedding back in the UK this winter and have been trying to get wedding insurance. However the insurers we have come across specify that you are a UK resident and are registered with a UK medical practitioner. We…
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Emergency supplies - nice little gift for bridesmaids?
Saw this kit in the Oliver Bonas & thought it might be a nice little thing for the wedding party or hen do :) https://www.oliverbonas.com/gift/emergency-kit-break-open
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TUI Weddings in Sorrento
Hi all my lovely daughter is getting married in Sorrento we are going over to see the wedding ceremony venues in a couple of weeks to choose one but you do not speak to a wedding planner regarding the reception until you have made a firm booking but we would like to have a look at some venues before making a decision . Has…
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Selling your wedding dress
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had experience of selling their worn wedding dress? As much as I would love to keep it, there is really no point so it makes sense to try and get some money back from it to ploughing into our house/future. Any websites recommended? Where do you start when it comes to pricing? My dress…
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HELP!!! NO wedding contract
Hi Everyone I'm just after some advice, we initially booked a wedding venue for February 2019 but do to unforeseen circumstances we've had to cancel the venue, I paid £3,000 deposit in June 2018 to secure the date but We never signed a contract or giving a contract in our hands. In October 2018 we notified them we were no…
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Looking at getting married in Zante in 2020. Looking for practical help/advise
Hi If you have already read this as ive had this in the marriages forum my apologies as i posted in the wrong forum originally. My partner and i are looking at getting married in aug/sept 2020. We both have been married before and registry office wedding doesn’t sound appealing to either of us but that just our opinion. We…
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HELP needed for wedding (Edinburgh, UK)
A pair of young couple who is new to the city, actually UK, but planned to get the wedding registration on 10th Dec. Another couple (our friends) who were supposed to be visiting and be our witnesses just told us, they have changed their travelling plan :( Anyone can help on that day to be our witnesses ? That will be a…
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Overseas Wedding Insurance & Brexit
We are getting married in Cyprus in 2019 and have spent ages looking at wedding insurance. Because nobody knows exactly what is going to happen after Brexit regarding flights to Europe etc. Martin Lewis did say on This Morning to make sure that your overseas wedding insurance covers wedding cancellation costs should…
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Hate Weddings...
I couldn't be happier to be engaged to the man I adore. The problem is, I hate weddings. The pomp and circumstance makes me cringe and the money people throw away on them makes me want to throw up. So, I'm trying to plan a very low budget, low faff wedding. I'd rather not get hitched in a Register Office so I'm trying to…
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Berketex Bride Administion
Just seen the above company has gone into administration with immediate effect If you have brought a dress from one of their stores and have not yet collected they are asking you to contact 0114 3491388 or email berketex@wilsonfield.co.uk Hope not too many of you are affected
