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Weddings & anniversaries

Planning a wedding, civil partnership or anniversary celebration? This is the place for MoneySaving tips to ensure your big day doesn't break the bank.

Advice or experience of "buy our honeymoon" websites?
Hi all, I just wondered if anyone had any experience of the sort of sites where guests are able to make a contribution to our honeymoon in lieu of presents? Have you used any, either as the couple or the guest? Which ones are good/ bad / indifferent? What should we bear in mind? Just looking to glean some of the collective…
Ivory wedding shoes
Hi Everyone, This is my first post. I've just bought a pair of ivory wedding shoes that were £75.00 but I paid £20.00 because they were on sale. They looked perfect in the shop and I do love them however, when I got them outside one of the shoes are slightly darker than the other. They have been sold as seen. I love them.…
London hen night
Hi all, I am helping organise a hen do for my best mate in London. For the later part of the night we wanted to do dinner and dancing at Kensington Roof Gardens but they don't accept hen groups and we've decided not to chance it. I've then looked a few other places such as Circus and Cafe de Paris but they all seem to not…
Warning! Giving Notice To Marry - Now 28 Days Waiting Period (from March)
Hey all, Apologies if this has already been posted... I've had an email confirming that from 2nd March 2015, when you give your notice to marry the waiting period will no longer be 15 days but 28 DAYS!! Make sure you factor this in when booking any notice of marriage appointments after 2nd March otherwise you may find…
Blackpool Wedding & Reception Help Needed
Hiya Everyone. My Mam and her Fiance are wanting to get married this June but we are on a very very low budget we have no savings and looking for somewhere nice for them to get married and hold a Wedding Reception after. We are doing our own save the dates, invites & wedding favors for defiant and anything else anyone can…
Warwickshire/Coventry Wedding
Hi Guys I'm getting married in Warwickshire/Coventry (I live in Rugby) and my and my OH are looking at ways of saving money. My parents have visions of grandure and a 3 course sit down meal, canapes, welcome drinks etc etc. My OH has visions of a village hall without all of those fancy things as he wants to do it as…
Outdoorsy wedding venues in Yorkshire
I have been wedding planning for just over a week and already pulling my hair out. I am looking for a outdoorsy type wedding venue - I am thinking barn, farm, that kind of thing. I want something a bit different - big wooden picnic tables, no chair covers... A bit rustic looking and something we can put our own stamp on.…
Paying for Honeymoon with Airmiles
Hiya everyone and congratulations on your engagements yay! I've been trying to save as much as possible on the honeymoon, I wondered if anyone had paid for their honeymoon with their airmiles? I travel a lot with my job and I now have around 70,000 miles with Jet Airways, and 70, 000 with the Star Alliance group. Has…
M&S Wedding Fizz extra cheap
Hello, I am doing my wedding on a tight budget and thought I would share with others the deal I got today. M&S prosecco currently reduced from £9.99 a bottle to £7.50 a bottle. Buy 4 bottles through the checkout and use the £5 off £25 spend vouchers that are found at the end of every checkout. You also get a 5% discount on…
Entertaining my children on my wedding morning HOW???
I have 2 lovely boys, by my wedding day they will be 5 and 2 years old. I am not getting married till 2pm and they normally get up at 6am. how do people keep their kids entertained on their wedding day? no idea what to do with them while everyone is getting ready the bridesmaids and MOB and myself are all getting hair and…
Anyone used allfordress.co.uk???
Have seen a copy of the Maggie Sottero wedding dress I want on this site. Has anyone ever used or even heard of this site before? http://www.allfordress.co.uk/ TIA
Surrey/Sussex Venue Help!
Hello everyone, I've been on the forum for ages but not posted a lot, but I'm hoping you might be able to help me. I've just got engaged (woo hoo!) but I'm already getting a bit miffed with wedding planning. The problem is finding a venue... As I want to get married this year (October) I have got on to venues straight away…
Turquoise dresses
Hi all, my bride to be is going crazy not being able to find any turquoise bridesmaid style dresses around at the moment (she needs 4) - does anyone have any idea what time of year this colour may come into season for weddings at all please? Our wedding is in August. Thanks :)
Not Diamond Engagement Ring - Jewelry Quarter still one of the best ideas?
My other half proposed at Christmas (:D :D :D :D ), with a temporary ring - he said he knew I'd be happier with one I picked, and we are fortunate enough to live within an hour of the jewelery quarter. However, like many things about us - my ideal engagement ring is rather non standard: I don't like gold! I'd rather have…
Wedding Gift List - Which is the best one?
I'm overwhelmed by the amount of wedding gift list services there are. Which one did you use and was it any good? My cousin who is getting married in 3 months time has used the John Lewis one but the gifts on there look very expensive. I don't want my guests to feel pressured into buying an expensive gift. Having said that…
£1000 Wedding Glasgow
Hi all, My partner and I had our wedding planned in our heads but we've come to the realisation that we just can't afford it. We have now set a limit of £1000. I'm struggling to find a venue in or around Glasgow where I can provide my own catering. If anyone can recommend anywhere or give us any tips on how to make our…
Budget wedding gowns
Been a while but saw this https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=995154343832053&id=864748530205969 If you are looking for quality, genuine made to measure check this out. Not china based so you get exactly what you pay for.
Wedding dress without corset/boning
I went out wedding dress shopping for the 1st time this week and was dismayed to find that even the fairly minimal/straight dresses I'm looking at all seem to have some sort of corset/boning inside. Does anyone know where to look for dresses without this? I refuse to be uncomfortable all day on what is meant to be one of…
Christmas wedding venues Northamptonshire
Hi lovelies! Am really after some help with my wedding venue. Myself and my fianc!!! got engaged at Christmas and I am already confused by venues. We would absolutely love to get married somewhere that is covered in Christmas decorations and looks amazingly festive. The more twinkly lights and sparkle the better! For the…
Paperwork needed for actual registry office ceremony itself?
Daft question perhaps, but I've read through all the guidance on the council website and it seems that it's the "giving notice" appointment (which has been done already) where you bring all the docs along and fill out paperwork, and, provided you've paid in advance for the ceremony itself, all you have to bring along to it…

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