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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.

Choosing bridesmaids... Fiance's family
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Just having ceremony and reception... no sit down meal. Anyone done this?
Hi MSErs :) After a long engagement, we have decided to bite the bullet and attempt to get married next year (probably between March and May). We have to do this within a pretty small budget, so already looking to book it for a Friday in an attempt to get cheaper prices. However, have any of you got married or been to…
Wedding budget planner
Does anyone have any links for a wedding planning site. Seem to remeber one of my nieces had a blog, photos of how they met, with an invitation RSVP on it. It included wedding venue places to stay etc, been looking and can't see anything like this. Anyone have any ideas
Wedding budgets ? How much
My daughter has just got engaged. They want to get married next August and have decided they must invite 125 to the wedding meal and another 30 to the evening ( very few family are on their list). To me this seems a lot. I am getting hints that I should be paying half as they have to buy a house. But everywhere they look…
Videographer
Hi fellow brides and grooms, We would really like a videographer at our wedding but they are so expensive. We like the idea of 2 friends filming it and then the company edits it but these cost around £900 (about the same as a professional!). We live in Hampshire, Portsmouth area but close to surrey and West Sussex. Does…
Nice wedding gift ideas if gong to evening do
Hi we have been invited to the evening do of my friends daughters wedding (who I've only met once so don't really know them). I asked my friend what we could give as a gift and she said they haven't asked for anything so don't have to buy anything but up to us... The thing is we would like to get them something but have no…
May 2015 Weddings
Well thought I'd start a thread to see if there were any other brides or grooms getting married next May. My big day is 30th May 2015. It's only 9 months away so creeping up on us fast. I think I'm pretty organised, at least that's what everyone keeps telling me and last major things to organise are groom's and groomsmen's…
How do I find a wedding barn in the North West?
Morning All, My fiance and I are now starting the fun (if not slightly overwhelming!) process of planning our festival themed wedding next summer. We're looking for a venue where we can get married indoors and probably have the wedding breakfast there too but then have a marquee / tipee with a live band and some outdoor…
wedding jewellery sample sale
Over 50% off wedding jewellery in a sample sale here https://www.facebook.com/Bridaldesigns
Getting married in Vegas - a question
Hi all, we're getting married in Vegas, just the two of us, and we'd like the ceremony to be on a live webcam, so that our families can watch. A lot of the packages don't mention a live webcam. Does anyone know if it's standard for wedding chapels to have a webcam link or do I need to look specifically for one that…
Buying chair covers
I want to use chair covers at both our ceremony and reception venues ( we can put on/ take ourselves at both venues - not me, a friend) Has anyone bought them before! I've seen eBay sellers advertising them for as little as 1.99 each which is great but are they any good or not worth it? I could hire but it looks like it'd…
London - looking for a relaxed 'non-wedding' venue, any ideas?
Hi I am looking to get married next year in London and am looking for a wedding reception. We don't have a big budget but have managed to find lots of venues (pubs, restaurants and halls) that don't break the bank. It's just none of these places feel very us. The closest I found was a little crepe and waffle house that was…
what type of things would you hire for a party
hi i was recently married and found this forum a great help. im now considering starting a small business hiring things for weddings and partys starting with items i bought for my own wedding and increasing stock with time, and was wondering what things you would consider hiring and what price you would think was suitable.…
Ok so tomorrow we are booking the venue...What on earth do we do next?
Ok tomorrow me and my partner are paying the deposite on our venue for a wedding taking place next August which is brilliantly exciting, but it has just hit me that me that I have no idea what to do next? I am the first in my group of friends to get married, and although I have attended weddings (mostly when I was a child)…
Wedding photo book (MSE worthy!!)
I'm just waiting for our photos to come back from our photographer, and wondering if anyone can recommend a good place to go for us to get the photos made into a wedding album. The photos will be electronic, so I'm looking for somewhere that will print them as a book. I know places like Boots, Snapfish, Photobox etc do…
Going to look at venues -advice
We have some viewings booked tomorrow-is there any advice you have on what we particularly need to look at or ask about? We are only after a small low key day affair with larger party after.
Can't Decide Between Two Photographers
We have met two photographers and got on with both of them. Now's the time for us to book one of them but we simply can't decide which one to go with! One photographer is a team of two, a man and a woman, which we like as they will cover the wedding from two different aspects. They seem to have a lot of experience and have…
Best way to finance wedding? Deposits or save lump sum?
Hi I was just wondering how everyone paid for their weddings? Is it better to pay deposits for things and then pay things off or save a lump sum so have enough to pay for everything in one go?? Thanks
Disposable (and biodegradable) party tableware: any standout suppliers?
Hi all, Long-time lurker, first-time poster :) Please would you give me any advice you have on a supplier for disposable tableware? Straight after our wedding ceremony we’re having tea and cake for everyone – probably 100-125 people. I need to buy paper plates, napkins, table cloths and cups for hot and cold drinks. Some…
2016 bride to be
Hello All, This is my first post on this part of the forums so please be gentle. After 7.5 years of engagement my partner and I have decided it’s time to set our date. We’ve gone for the week commencing 22nd of May 2016 and have started our venue search. I am quite a crafty person so plan on making most things myself with…

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