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Modest By Mon Cheri Bridal Gowns
I am getting married in December this year and will be buying a ready made gown. I have looked at many but my heart is set on a bateau neck silk caddy gown in a champagne colour with three quarter sleeves and a short train with no beading or lace something modest and elegant. I already have my veil a very pale champagne…
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Sister getting Married in Cyprus August 2024 - Book now (limited options) or chance it and wait? ££
Hi My sister is getting married in Cyprus in 2024 - We have priced up with Tui and it's around £1200 per person per week AI. We have no kids and most of the others going do so I was considering staying at a nearby Adults Only hotel and attending the wedding/purchasing a day pass to their hotel which is apparently possible.…
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Wedding venue in liquidation but venue won’t cancel
Hi, im wondering if there are any sort of timescales or rules that our venue has to follow now that they are in liquidation. Because we are just over two months away from our wedding and the venue has gone into liquidation. The liquidator has asked us to fill in a claim form for lost money. However the business is still…
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Church blessing help
My son got married in China last year and really wants to have a traditional church (blessing) wedding here. He has contacted a couple of churches local to us but they want to know his reasons for choosing that church. He hasn't got a connection with the churches other than they are local and they are a church. Also they…
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Sustainable wedding
Any recommendations when it comes to a sustainable wedding planning? Thanks
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Honeymoon Collection Site Alternatives
Hi all, We are getting married next summer but getting the invitations sorted now. We wanted to include something about no gift being necessary but if you did want to give can you put something towards our honeymoon please as we already have everything we need..or something a bit politer than that, but hopefully you get…
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Wedding Gift for Neice
Hello Forumites, My adorable Niece is getting married in August (fingers-crossed after several re-schedules) and my second equally adorable Niece in January (same finger pose same reason). I am rather at a loss as to what to get them for their Wedding gifts. Neither have a list and both just say they'd like money - this is…
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Money Wedding Gift
I've been invited to a relatives wedding who has requested money as a present but I'm not sure how much to give. We're not very close & tend to only see each other at other family weddings & funerals. I don't want to give too little & look mean. What is a good amount to give? Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Money Moral Dilemma: Friends' wedding will be smaller than mine was, so should I get a smaller gift?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I’m going to a wedding soon and the couple getting married came to mine, which was an all-day event including a three-course meal and an evening buffet. They gave us £30 and a bottle of Prosecco as a present. Their wedding doesn’t start until 5pm, and the invitation says only…
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Wedding websites
Hi, We are getting married May 2023 and want a wedding website to make it easier for people to RSVP and for us to ask other questions i.e dietary requirements. Can anyone recommend a free website that is easy to use or is it work paying the one off fee for an upgrade? Any people's experience/recommendations would be very…
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Buying bridesmaid dresses online??
Where have people bought their bridesmaids dresses? We went into London, Oxford Street, Regent Street hoping to see a range of dresses and find something appropriate but in store there is very little choice. Online there are many dress websites but I just haven't heard of them before, just wondering if anyone has used one…
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Best places online for diamond jewellery
Hi All, Looking to buy my other half jewellery for our 10th Anniversary. Was hoping some advice on which retailers are recommended. I have used Ernest Jones in the past but havent bought jewellery for a few years. I came across the diamondstore.co.uk and they seemed to have good reviews. Does anyone have any experience…
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Wedding Insurance / Credit Card protection
2 parts to this post 😊 Part 1 - Wedding Insurance Step daughter getting married in 2024 and looking at wedding insurance. Who are people using for this right now? Not many providers and mixed reviews for all. Part 2 - Credit Card Protection The deposit for venue has been paid for using debit card. If she were to pay any…
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Help! Hair and make up artist changed prices after deposit - do I have to pay a cancellation fee?
I cancelled my hair and make up booking after the company significantly changed the prices after I booked and paid my deposit. They won't refund my deposit, even though it was she who changed the costs. I'm now out £100. The deposit was non-refundable, but does that apply if they change the prices? I had to chase 3 times…
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Free bar at a wedding: yes or no?
Will you be providing a free bar at your wedding celebration, or will guests pay their own way? And if you are providing a free bar, what's included? This question has come up many times in the past, but it's been a while since the last thread closed. In 2021, with the world having shifted in many ways, where do you stand…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we pay for my fiancee's family's accommodation at our wedding?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Our wedding venue has eight rooms to stay in, three of which are being used by my fiancee and I, and our parents. We've offered the remaining five to my fiancee's family as they have the furthest to travel. My family's quite large, so we're paying more for all of them to…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask the bride-to-be for my money back?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I paid £150 towards a hen weekend away but the bride-to-be has now decided to have the hen do in her garden instead. Originally she told us she'd return the money, but has now said she's put it towards the cost of her new hen do. While I don't mind paying £30 or so towards…
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Wedding Venue - Non Refundable Deposit.
Myself
& my partner have booked to get married on 14.07.2023 Upon viewing the venue, we agreed a date and paid a £2000 ‘deposit’
which would come off the balance of the venue. We have had a change of mind and no longer wish to proceed
with the ‘big wedding’ we want to have something small and intimate with our
immediate…
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Wedding day disaster
On our wedding day nothing the venue had control of went well. They provided the incorrect food throughout the day of what was agreed, charged quests for drinks during a free bar we had paid for, gave gluten meals to guests who where allergic, served cold and undercooked food. Didn't have enough dinners to provided to all…
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Cancelled wedding
So I was due to get married June 2022 but unfortunately it is now cancelled, the venue etc was all paid at the end of 2019 but due to Covid we had a few date changes, what I would like to know is can I get any renfind from the venue, I do also have insurance but don’t quite understand terms for cancellation
