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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.

Petition to make wedding venues place deposits into holding accounts until the wedding has happened.
My daughter was 36 hours away from celebrating her wedding when Covid-19 forced us to postpone, we rescheduled the event to April 2021, however, we have now received an email to tell us the venue has been sold and will not continue as a hotel, so our wedding is cancelled. They will not pay refunds and are advising us to…
Am I entitled to a refund?
My partner and I were due to marry in March however we were put into lockdown just 10 days before. We hastily rearranged our date for next April however have since decided to cancel all together, get married at the registry office and have a party for our anniversary instead. Our plan is to use the venue we booked for the…
Can I get insurance after making my bookings?
My fiancé and I are planning our wedding for next summer. I know many insurers aren’t providing insurance now but I imagine they will in the future (albeit there will be a Covid-19 clause). My question is, will I be able to get insurance once I’ve paid Deposits etc?
Wedding postponed due to Covid-19 Are we in our right to cancel?
So our wedding venue postponed our August 2020 wedding due to covid at the start of June. We asked for all possible options - the only option they gave us was postponement to a later date in 2021 & would extend to 2022 as a gesture of god will. We explained that we are very anxious to have our wedding in the near future…
Wedding Reception Going Ahead
Hello,I am best man to a wedding happening this week. This date was planned pre Covid. The original plan was to have the ceremony in a church, then have the reception at a marquee in a private field for circa 150 people. Due to Covid, the marquee plan is not happening. Bride and groom are still going ahead with the church…
Wedding help!
Hi, I wondered whether anyone could offer some advice please? My partner and I are due to get married 30th October. We are unsure whether to go ahead with 30 people and feel that we would prefer to postpone the wedding to next year when it is more likely that we can have full/increased numbers. We have reserved a wedding…
December 2020 Wedding Uncertainty
Hello All, I am due to get married this December. I am seeking some advice with regards to whether to go ahead or not. A few months back I reached out to our venue to ask if they are reviewing the contract Terms and conditions, with considering to the virus. I was advised that they are in limbo and have plenty of brides…
Wedding venue keeps deflecting
Hello I have been actively trying to engage in some form of constructive communication with my wedding venue but to no avail. I am due to get married in 5 months. We really wanted to learn about their contingency plans, and how they are to manage weddings while adhering to social distancing. I outlined my specific…
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Reclaiming deposits/ payments from postponed wedding
Hi! we are due to get married this September however due to COVID it is unlikely to go ahead/ wouldn’t be the day we hoped for. Our venue have given us a postponement date in 2022 however we really would like a 2021 date. The venue is a DIY marquee venue who use outside caterers. We paid our deposit and first payment via…
VAT reduction
My fiance and I, are going to view wedding venues this weekend with the view to get married in October 2021. With the recent VAT reduction in hospitality, does anyone if VAT rate charged is at the time of booking or the time of the event taking place? Any help would be great! Thanks!
Wedding cost query
Now weddings are resuming my local area is saying in certain registry office locations they will only be allowing the couple and 2 witnesses in and in other offices it will be the maximum 30 people that the Government have stated. Regardless of the amount of people the ceromony will only be the basics of what is needed for…
Registry booked but reception postponed
Hello, Me and my Finace had to change our wedding from April to August. However, as per the Government guidelines, we can only have up to 30 guests, which includes staff etc and cannot have a reception party, unless it is with 1 other household (please do correct me if I am wrong). We have asked our venue to have the…
December wedding
Hi all, We are getting married in December and it's exactly 6 months away. We have the dilemma with the invites as we were originally inviting 90 people. We are in the situation wher we dont know who to invite due to not knowing how many people are allowed to attend. I know people will say jeez it's 6 months away but the…
Wedding postponement
Hi all. New to the site. I have a wedding booked for 26.09.20, however, the venue will not let us more the date to next year until 6 weeks before the wedding date. This would cause a huge rush, suits, bridesmaid dresses, bands read etc.. and take the fun out of the build up. Can the venue make us wait until then?
Wedding deposit returned
Hello All, Just wondering if anyone could shed some light on this situation for me. Me and my partner had a wedding booked for November 2020 and due to Covid 19 were unsure if this would be able to go ahead- we have a large amount of family and friends due to attend. We had a meeting last week with the wedding coordinator…
Wedding insurance
Hi, I have 2 questions that i am looking for some help with please I submitted my wedding insurance claim back in March and have finally been given the decision that they are not paying due to "claims arrising directly or indirectly from government regulations or act". They have decided on that date of March 21st as the…
Wedding Venue Cancellation Fee Advice needed please
Hello all, I am hoping someone can help me with my situation. I had booked my wedding date for April 24th 2020. I had paid upfront £5000 for the venue which was then fully paid, but part of the £5000 payment was a part payment for food (£1800) I had not agreed final numbers for guests, however I had to cancel the wedding…
Wedding venue restricted numbers - reduced venue hire charge?
Hi everyone My wedding venue is planning for social distancing measures and their initial indication is that the capacity could be reduced from 250 to c.120. I'm wondering whether we have any legal basis for claiming that the venue hire should be reduced, as we entered into our contract on the basis the venue could hold…
A Wedding in September?
Hi All, We have an invite to a wedding in September, it's indoor and will be for 100 people. No social distancing. The event is at an hotel in the North of England. Originally we were told it was cancelled, however, other the past few weeks the groom to be has said it's business as usual for September. Is this in any way…

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