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rtandon27

Awwww - thank-you my dear forum friends for all your well wishes!  We are wedded & have the rings and paperwork to prove it!

As I am the queen of practicality, and stoic to a fault, OH was rather pleased when I started weeping while he was saying his vows!  TBH I was puzzled, but then again who knows what has been bottled up these past few months and had bubbled to the surface! 

Great fun was had with our two witnesses and two friends who joined us for the occaision.  We had several drinks at French wine bar and then a 4 course meal at the attached bistro!  OH took off his jacket after the cermony and his waistcoat less than 5 minutes into dinner!  I suffered hours in a formal, season appropriate dress with heals no less, and am more than happy to be back in jeans today!

Now shall we get practical?  Being married means we get a tax break right?  He can pass me his tax credits or something like that?  We have a medical appointment in 10 minutes and then I shall spend my second 24 hours as a married person trying to figure out what I can do about lowering my taxes!!! Very MSE 😂😂😂

Greying_Pilgrim

Congratulations Mr & Mrs rt!  

Sounds a perfect celebration 😁  Well done you both 😁

Greying & co X

redofromstart

Congratulations!

If he doesn't use all of his tax free allowance and you are not a higher rate tax payer then he can transfer some to you. 

EssexHebridean

Also remember that any wills you may previously have had drawn up are now invalid. 

badmemory

A pity this no longer applies.  I am talking around 50 years ago when a woman became another person on marrying.  So 2 personal allowances.  I think that was why so many got married in September (as I did).  Even in the early 90s a husband was responsible for his wifes tax & would get charged if their total went into the next tax bracket.  People don't realise how recent any semblance of equality really is.

Cheery_Daff

Congratulations Mrs & Mr RT! So glad you had a lovely day 🥰🥰🥰

Yep, go ahead and investigate tax 😁 Obviously Martin has a handy calculator which you have no doubt already found but here it is anyway: 

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/marriage-tax-allowance/

Worth £252 a year if you're eligible 😊

Cherryfudge

Congratulations both of you! So lovely to hear about your ceremony, thank you for sharing with us.

And good thinking on the taxes.

Suffolk_lass

Just popping in to say congratulations too. It sounds like a lovely day. Well done. I remember saying how different it felt with us too. Many years on, it still does

Watty1

So many congratulations.  It sounds a lovely day.  And I did smile at you now calculating your taxes -love that

rtandon27

Hello Ladies & thank-you for the continued congratulations!

I am saddened to report back that between my salary plus taxable benefits and stupid savings interest mistake, OH and I do not qualify for the tax marriage tax allowance!  We will however be OK when it comes to 'no inheritance tax' for me down the line!  A quick lawyer's visit will sort that out for us!

My dear GP made a hilarious reference to my shiny new husband on her thread!  I had such a giggle because at the moment I'm ready to trade him in for a newer more up to date model as he's a bit dented and needs a few new parts! Yesterday was his first day of being plugged into the cocktail drip and he has been pumped up with a few other drugs as well so this morning had him bouncing off the walls and now he's crashed and back in bed!