getting married on holiday

Carmk2008

Both, but she was more keen on it than me if I'm honest.

TonyMMM

Fireflyaway wrote: »

Also you can lodge the certificate with the registrar general in London.

That option was removed some years ago now.

maman

Carmk2008 wrote: »

This is what I worry about as I couldn't care less about mine not coming but I do want whats right for her and have repeatedly asked if she would like her family there and she has assured me its about us and the kids so she happy to do this.

Please don't take this the wrong way but, as you've said you have an 18 year old child then family must have long since given up waiting for a wedding invitation!


I think you and your partner need to separate whether you're not inviting people just to save money:money:or whether you just want a very private ceremony for 'romantic' or other reasons.


When DH and I got married (second time for both of us) we didn't feel it was appropriate or important to have a big, fussy wedding. We went to a registry office with just one brother and SIL. Then went for a slap up meal then went home and told the children, in laws (babysitting) and phoned rest of family. Then shared a bottle of bubbly. That was it and 37 years later we're still blissfully happy.:)

Carmk2008

Should've said our eldest is mine from another relationship although my partner has been in her life for 16years so she classes her as ours. My partners parents still think there will be the big day as there is the usual hints but being honest marriage was never a top priority for me don't know if this to do with the cost or the fact you see so many divorces nowadays or maybe I just don't buy into the tradition but I love my partner more than anything and after 16 years together surely we know each well enough to spend the rest of our lives together and as she suggested very low key and intimate which totally appeals to me so we agreed to go for it.

Starrystarrynight1

I got married on holiday. We said to the families that they were welcome to be there if they wanted to, but we'd understand if they couldn't make it (it was a long haul destination). In the end we had a couple of friends and a few family members and it was lovely. Very easy to arrange, much less stressful than planning a wedding here, from what I hear.

It's ideal if you don't want a big fuss and want your life together to be the focus, rather than just a 1 day ceremony.

Jackson_N

In my opinion, you can get married on holiday if you and your husband want to do it, just do it (:

Carmk2008

We have booked the ceremony to take place on holiday, just us two and the kids. I asked her again if she's sure this is what she wants and she was adamant it is. Guess we will just need to deal with any fallout that comes our way, looking forward to it now.

Dizzy_Ditzy

Being nosey, where in Crete are you getting married? Crete is one of my most favourite places on the planet

Carmk2008

Its in Sissi at Sentido Vasia. Never been to Crete any recommendations for places to go.

1972Angel

We got married in Lanzarote and we asked a small number of family and friends if they wanted to come - hubbys parents, 2 sisters, 1 partner and his niece came along with my parents, aunt and uncle and my daughter - my brother and girlfriend didn't want to and my best friend couldn't due to be 8 months pregnant with our now goddaughter.

It was their choice whether to come and whatever they chose was fine with us - at the end of the day it was what we wanted.


We did then host a barbecue back home for a more extended group of family and friends


In total in saved us half of what a wedding in the U.K would have cost but it wasn't about money it was about us and our dream of what we wanted the day to be