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Money Moral Dilemma: Can we uninvite guests to our rescheduled wedding?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I'm re-planning my wedding after having to postpone it three times due to the pandemic. Some important guests who originally couldn't attend now can. But we'd already invited other people in their place, and the guest list is starting to look pretty long. We're beginning to…
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Selling Wedding Items
So my wedding was due to be Dec 2020 but has now been pushed back to Dec 2021. We are even talking about making it Dec 2022 as we literally have no money saved up now due to having to dip in to it to pay for rent and bills with me being out of work. So with no wedding for at least a year, if not longer, I want to sell my…
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Wedding Insurance Question
Hi, Our wedding venue has just gone into administration. They've verbally told me "The company has no cash in the bank so we won't be able to refund your deposit (about £6k) but the company has a lot of assets so hopefully you'll be able to get your money back when the firm responsible for the administration has sold…
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Postponed wedding - now increasing pricev
I was suppose To get married may 2020. The venue was excellent and let us move to may 2021. We had 42 guest originally now we are only allowed 30. They have said they would refund in alignment with the difference in numbers however they are now trying to change the menu and charging 17 per head more than my original price…
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Has anyone ordered from lightinthebox?
I have seen some really pretty flowergirl dresses online with this company... http://www.lightinthebox.com/Cute-Princess-A---Line-Satin-Flower-Girl-Dress--HSX472-_p27530.html Im just wondering before i go and pay, has anyone ordered off here before? are the reliable and are the dresses good quality?? Any help appreciated.
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Search for wedding venue
Hello.. we are looking for a rustic wedding venue in the North east, ideally one where we can get married in, have the function and stay over - any suggestions? We are looking for somewhere outside of the norm I.e slaly Hall etc etc thank you. Joanne.
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Wedding deposit refund
We were due to get married last October, but due to COVID , we moved the date to this September. As the situation is still unclear and the venue can’t guarantee that we will be able to cater for the 50 guests we agreed , we asked for a refund on the deposit we paid , which they have refused . Does anyone know what our…
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Wedding Blues
A little help with our wedding fiasco if you don't mind. We booked our wedding back in the halcyon days of 2019 for 08/08/2020, putting down an £800 deposit for the reception and another amount for the church and caterers. As the pandemic unfolded, like many, we started haemorrhaging money left, right and centre. We soon…
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Wedding refund
Due to Covid-19 my brothers weddings was unable to go ahead in April as planned. The wedding cannot be rearranged for several reasons ( partly due to the lack of options provided by the venue) so we have asked for a refund on payments made less the deposit which was non - refundable. They are refusing to refund the…
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Wedding Haggling?
I recently got engaged and am starting to plan certain things for our wedding in June 2022. My question is a simple one - is haggling/negotiating acceptable when it comes to wedding planning? I'm talking about caterers, photographers, marquee hire, flower hire and everything in between.
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Wedding in 2021 - How does Covid impact refunds?
Hi All, My partner and I are planning on getting married in October 2021. We got engaged during the first lockdown and were lucky enough to get a date in 2021 before many people rearranged their dates further. Before I explain the situation, I'd like to make it clear that we are planning the wedding based on multiple…
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Wedding company in administration
The wedding company has gone into administration. Two payments have been made by bank transfer (bride) and 2 payments by mothers credit card. Could a claim be made to credit card company ?
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Diamonds factory - help with purchase
Hi All - hoping you could help. After lots of browsing, I decided to purchase an engagement ring from Diamonds Factory. It has great reviews on TrustPilot and they have a branch in Hatton Garden. The picture below is of the spec. As you'll see, the Cut/Pol/Sym shows as excellent, but on the receipt, it shows the 'Cut' as…
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Valuation for engagement ring (Antique Solitaire Diamond 0.5ct 18ct gold platinum)
Hi All, The better half has found an antique engagement ring she loves however it is over my budget so I am intending to go in and try and negotiate a better deal. Before I do though I am interested to know what a fair value would be for the ring and would be grateful for any advice at all! The ring is described as…
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Venue & caterers fallen out
We’ve just been informed by our wedding venue that the caterers (that the venue recommended!) are no longer allowed on-site. They have given us no reasonable reason as to why, and are telling us that we have to use their new in-house caterers. We don’t want to lose our caterers as they are providing a lot more than just…
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Wedding insurance for pre-existing medical conditions
Has anyone managed to find the golden goose of wedding insurance which covers pre-existing medical conditions for the bride and groom?
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Wedding firms warned over "unfair" coronavirus refund policies - MSE News
Several wedding firms have been warned by the competition watchdog after concerns that couples still aren't receiving fair refunds for weddings which couldn't go ahead during the coronavirus pandemic... Read the full story: 'Wedding firms warned over "unfair" coronavirus refund policies' Click reply below to discuss. If…
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Wedding insurance / protection
Hi All Ive never posted before so I’m hoping for your kindness so someone in need of help but lacking in the ways of forum-etiquette. I have recently got engaged and we are planning for the latter half of 2022 due to the covid postponements. We’ve hit the block that naturally no insurance companies are taking on new…
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Dripping candles
Heya! I am after white candles that drip wax, for my upcoming wedding, as part of our decor. I can only find them from overseas, which as you can imagine is very expensive. Has anyone got any recommendations of where I can buy them from? I don't want the colour bleeding candles. I am after the type you find in a pub…
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Wedding Abroad - Insurance
Hi guys, To cut a long story short, my Fiancée and I are due to get married in Santorini in August next year. We need to take out wedding insurance but we cannot seem to find any companies who offering new policies due to Covid. Does anybody know of any companies who are taking on new customers? Thank you!
