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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.

Wedding - legal paperwork etc costs
I am getting married in March next year in a catholic church and was under the impression that I needed a marriage licence. I have however, read on the .gov website that I need to register my intent to marry at our local register office and myself and my fiance need to pay £35 for this at least 15 days before we marry.…
CHEAP wedding
Hi, Me and the other half want to get married but, like most people we have a tight budget. I've come here to tap into the illimitable resource of money saving experts!!! Can anyone give me tips on how to save? I mean, big saves or things people have done that worked out really well! Also, if anyone knows, can you provide…
Name that Wedding Dress!
Hi ladies, some help needed on this one. Recently seen this dress on JJsHouse/JenJenHouse/AmoreModa, bit wary of buying from there as the reviews are so varied. However I know these places usually copy dresses by other people so can anyone help me name this dress? Ive had a look and come up with nothing so far :( I love…
Page boy!?
Hi Everyone, Ok, i've messed up. I got carried away and asked my two littlest cousins (girl 11, boy 10) to be bridesmaid and page boy. I don't see a lot of them both, but my girl cousin was so excited about my dress etc I just asked her there and then to be bridesmaid and then asked her brother to be page boy. Now, my OH…
Waitrose Entertains???
Hi, Has anyone used this service? If so, how was it? Also, do you think they'd be any good at wedding receptions? Thanks!
June 2013 Brides and Grooms
Hi there Although it is 2 years away, have noticed more and more june 2013 brides/grooms lurking about the forum so thought it was time we had our own thread. :) I am marrying my beautiful fiance on 28 June 2013 at The Vu in Bathgate. Have only booked the venue so far but starting to look at other things! :) I will try to…
Jjshouse.com
Does anyone have experience buying a wedding dress from this website? They seem to be very popular and I actually wore a bridesmaid dress ordered from the website two months ago which was excellently made and very good quality. I assume the wedding dresses would be of similar quality and the reviews for each dress seem…
Cheap stationery?
Hi All. I can get my wedding invited printed cheaply in work, but finding it hard to find some reasonably-priced stationery for it to be printed on! I would like to use the brown recycled Kraft wallets to put inserts into. Only problem is, it's around £1 per unit on eBay, which is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a…
20 free save the dates no p&p
I only needed 20 save the dates so this was perfect for me. I'm new ish so can't post links :( but google card gallery. For a very limited time only, card gallery are offering 20 wedding save the date postcards - absolutely FREE! There are no strings attached and no postage charges. Simply enter the discount code…
New bride to be - wedding one year today!!
Hello all, I've read this board on and off for a while now, mainly in the hope one day I'd be able to use it but also to have a giggle at the bridezilla thread (fingers crossed I don't have too many moments of my own! Anyway, after talking about getting married but never really thinking about when we would do it, my…
Wedding Restaurants
HI My girlfriend and I are getting married on a Friday in London, anyone can recommend some restaurants? We are going to be only 20 people , and its at lunch time, and we don't want to spend much money since we will have a bigger party in Poland, so, only looking for a a fancy restaurant with a private room preferably not…
Purple Chiffon for junior bridesmaids
Looking for deep purple (think cadbury's, or darker) chiffon floor length dresses, for juniors aged 9 and 11. Nothing too 'poofy'. Something like this: http://www.bhs.co.uk/en/bhuk/product/children-1739685/older-girls-8-16-1020465/dresses-1020498/purple-jewel-strap-maxi-prom-dress-2104151?bi=1&ps=20 but without the garish…
wedding deposit
Hi We made a appointment and were told booked into diary. Day we went co ordinator wasnt there. We had been booked to see her on her day off!! Made another appointment. Both took time of work. She had double booked us. Tried to fob us off until my fiance put his foot down. We woulda walked out but loved venue. We booked…
Dress wobble dont know what to do
I bought my dress months ago its a sample dress that has been worn in shows etc. it now finally fits (a few bits are being done) but I am having major wobbles. I worry about things a lot and never sure if I have made the right decision, am not sure if its one of those times or maybe the dress just isn't right. Only 10…
Cancelling a wedding
Hi, I would appreciate any advice please!! We booked our wedding in November last year and paid a £500 deposit. However we are unhappy with the service we have so far received and the attitude from the staff at the hotel. I telephoned them today to advise we were considering cancelling the wedding and the reasons why. the…
Wedding competition
Hi all, not sure if i strictly am allowed to do this, but could i ask you all to follow this link and vote for Adele Morgan & Drew Henry. It's to win a £13k wedding here in N.I. Voting started yesterday, but their votes weren't registering (as well as a lot of other couples) so they are now way behind. Gracias muchas peeps…
Wedding + Harrogate = Too expensive!
Many moons ago I came onto this forum and posted that I was pregnant by a fellow student who didn't want to support me and I didn't know what to do. Moving on 3 years later I have a wonderful two year old boy and am happily engaged to a wonderful (different) man who I have been with since I was 14 weeks pregnant. Yes I…
Non-traditional weddings
My partner and I are determined to have a non-traditional humanist ceremony but we're a bit worried about how our family and friends will react to it. If anyone's willing to share their experiences that would be much appreciated :)
high street wedding ring price 7 times value of gold content
Jewellers like to pretend their rings are expensive because they are made of gold. This is not true. The value of the gold in a typical wedding ring is only about one seventh of the price - the rest is markup. Evidence: I went into Goldsmiths jewellers on the high street yesterday, looking for a man's wedding ring. A 5mm…
Gifts for parents - yes or no?
Just over a week to go, and I'm mulling over the concept of gifts for the parents. It seems to be the done thing at every big wedding I've been to that the mothers get a huge bunch of flowers and the Dads get a bottle of alcohol during the speeches. I'm leaning towards not doing gifts for parents, as there are some…

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