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Wedding budget......please help!!
So……my truly wonderful boyfriend proposed earlier this year and I was over the moon. This is the 2nd time around for me but the first for him. So we had already been planning a 3 month travelling expedition around Japan, Indonesia, West coast of Australia and then back to India before reality kicked in. This is a major…
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Married on the cheap?
We have been engaged 15 years now, the reason we haven't got married is the cost, my OH works part time, myself I work for min wage. We want something that doesn't look cheap as we would be talked about, I mean if its registry office out for a meal then something in the local pub lounge its not gonna do. I've been looking…
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Guest list etiquette
We've found a venue and set a date! Yay! Now on to the hard part lol We have already done a rough guest list of who we really want to invite - mostly family and close friends, our intention is to keep things fairly small and intimate. I know that my in-laws to be have some friends that they would like to be invited to the…
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Help me to bargain please!
Hi, I am doing a lot of the organising (and Paying) for my daughter and son in law to hes wedding . We have the venue but need caterers and florists. My dilemma is, do I say we want three courses, plus canapes, how much per head please? And they try to somehow bring that down or Do I say we want three courses, they say X…
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Making my wedding dress
Hi all, my fiance and I have been engaged for just over a year now, and are getting married next April :D After spending ages and ages trying to find the perfect dress, and after much deliberation and research, I've decided to make my own dress! :eek: however it is quite money-saving, as my favourite dress I tried on in…
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Engagement cards - just a rant
I come from a big family who usually send cards for everything. I have 7 females in my generation (2 sisters and 5 cousins) and I'm the 6th to get engaged. When my sisters and cousins got engaged they had cards and gifts within days, my older sister got these despite not seeing most of the family members for years. I've…
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Did you have a contract with your wedding florist?
Hi, I met a florist which I want to book for my wedding next year. When I contacted her to book she said I just needed to pay a 50% deposit to secure my date. I replied asking if she had a contract for me to sign and she said she doesn't tend to get me to sign anything but I can sign the quote if I want! Is this the norm…
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Struggling to choose venue...
Hi everyone, Got engaged two weeks ago and I know you're supposed to find this a majorly exciting time but I'm a bit overwhelmed. My fianc! is very chilled so he doesn't mind where we get married really or how we do it so I feel like it's a little all on me to choose. I really wanted a cheap barn type wedding. However it…
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MSE Blog: Why I baked a wedding cake (and saved £430)
"As long as I can remember I’ve been into baking, be it cakes, scones, biscuits or flapjacks..." Read MSE Rebecca's full blog: Why I baked a wedding cake (and saved £430) Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Working out a cheap honeymoon to Hawaii
Hi guys, I am hoping to stay at the turtle beach hotel in honolulu for our honeymoon next April and i was wondering whether anyone had any good tips for booking cheap flights, when to book them and where? I was thinking of booking it in January? But is that the best idea? Cheers
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Creating your own wedding album
We've just received our wedding photos from our photographer, and he's told us that albums are £350+ each. We were planning on getting a few of them, so as you can imagine, spending £1000+ on photos seems ridiculous. I did see this thread posted before, but just saying 'Vista Print' or 'check the internet' isn't really…
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Best man can't attend - legalities
Hi. My daughter gets married tomorrow. Looks like the best man may not be able to attend. He is, of course, down to be a witness. It's a registrar conducted ceremony in a hotel. Will it cause any problems if someone else has to step in as witness at the last minute ? Thanks for your help.
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People Judge Me for my Wedding, but I Love It
So, reading through the threads here, I figure there's quite a few of us that are having 'alternative weddings' y'know, the kind of weddings where we tell people what we're doing, and they have a right old laugh and then say "No really, what are you actually going to do?" the kind of weddings where people say "You mean…
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Wedding Insurance
Morning all, Has anyone come across a wedding insurance company who will cover you for deposits already paid? Buying the actual insurance slipped my mind somewhat and now I've paid several deposits. There are none I'm hugely concerned about but I know I should have cover *just* in case. We were going to go with John Lewis…
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African Theme Wedding in Winter?
Hi all, I really want an African safari themed wedding- bright bold prints etc- as I grew up in SA and I like it- however I also want to get married in Winter (jan/feb 2017) both to save money as out of season but also as it fits in with(soonest we can tie the knot) work and busy lives. This is the UK winter, wet and…
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Show me some geeky engagements rings...
...that you can ACTUALLY buy! I've seen lots of Buzzfeed articles and the like, but often the vendors only ship to the US or it was a commission. I found this, and love it: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180500748/the-sonic-solitare?ref=shop_home_active_3 (well, I love the whole shop to be quite fair!) ...but would like…
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I dont like my invites
If anyone has any experience of this, or suggestions of how I get around my dilemma, I would really appreciate it. Wanted really simple invites, got a local printer just to print invites with the outline of a bride and groom, with the intention of adding a little ribbon for a bowtie onto the groom and a few diamantes on…
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Top Table Dilemma
Removed ............ now sorted thank you Ted.
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Cheapest big wedding flowers
Long time lurker here - so go easy on me :) Myself and my WTB have booked a wedding a barn next summer, and we're trying to do a fair few bits with friends and family, or hobbyist enthusiasts to save budget, But, one thing the barn owner has told us to be careful with is flowers... as the barn needs quite a lot flowers to…
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Wedding menu tasting
Hope someone can help- think I'm going bonkers!!! Booked my wedding may 14 for wedding dec 15- lots of small niggles along the way with venue but finally somewhat happy. Looking through wedding documents yesterday and I read about food tasting- contract says will be invited at the 6 month point (June) now it's August and I…
