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🎊 New to the Weddings & Anniversaries board? Start here
🎊 Useful threads on this board * Wedding tips thread * MSE Moneysaving Wedding Discussion * Our 3K Budget Wedding Planning * Do Your Own Wedding Flowers * Wedding Diet thread 🎊 Money Moral Dilemmas Each week our Money Tips email features a Money Moral Dilemma. Here are some of the wedding-themed ones: * Can we uninvite…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we ask the bride & groom to help with the cost of attending the wedding?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My wife agreed to be her friend's maid of honour, but the bride has since divulged that the wedding will be in Cyprus. It will cost more than £2,000 to attend, and mutual friends have declined invites because of this, so we won't know anyone else there. Given the bride was my…
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Checklist?
Does anyone have a link to anything that could act as a checklist of things that you need to do for a wedding. Most of the things I've seen assumes a level of knowledge that neither of us has. Seen things about favours, gifts for family, flowers, meals, reception, breakfast etc. But no idea what half of this stuff is or is…
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0% credit card for final wedding costs
Hello, We're getting married in June this year and although we thought we were being savvy with saving etc, we now think we might have to get a 0% APR credit card to pay for the remaining costs - potentially just under £5k. My question is - these remaining costs are mainly with suppliers (band, drinks, cake etc.) and we…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Can we uninvite people to our postponed wedding to save money?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... We're now replanning our postponed wedding and we're looking again at the guest list. Some people had accepted our initial invitation, but aren't on our 'A-list' of guests, and as we would now like to spend less, is it OK to uninvite some of those guests who had already said…
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Wedding dress cancellation
I said yes to a dress yesterday afternoon and because my wedding isn’t until July 2025, I agreed to pay in instalments so that the dress doesn’t come in too early. As soon as I got home I started regretting my choice and emailed them asking if I could cancel my order or if they could hold the order. They replied today…
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Wedding Planning...
Daughter has got engaged and has booked registry office for August. She was thinking of farm type venue for reception but not much luck in the middle of a city and we are likely to have over 100 guests, her idea, not mine Found a Boho type warehouse, we thought we could provide own alcohol etc but I think licencing laws…
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Children's Colouring Books - Only £1.50
Found this little business when looking for colouring books for my son, digital download, so instant delivery and pretty cheap. Easy way to keep the little one entertained - etsy.com/uk/listing/1644337746/space-themed-childrens-coloring-pages
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Diamond Engagement Ring - Hatton Garden
Hi, We are looking to go to Hatton Garden soon to buy my engagement ring. We have a good budget for this but with so many jewellers all competing with each other, can anyone recommend the better places to visit there? We are looking for a single diamond set in platinum. TIA
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Am I weird?!
Me and my fiancé got engaged in 2021 and since then, haven't really put any thought into the actual deed of getting married/planning a wedding! Granted, some life events have got in the way of things but the thought of having a wedding and the planning, doesn't appeal to either of us! And the more we think about it, the…
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The new 'Cheap wedding favours' thread
The old cheap wedding favours thread became inactive over a decade ago, but before that it was a treasure trove of wedding favour inspo. Here's a fresh thread, so please add your own questions and ideas for MoneySaving wedding guest gifts, as well as any current deals you spot. Pictures are always very welcome. 💒💕
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I'm getting married -cannot believe the costs!
We are getting married and have started looking into planning our wedding - however we cannot believe the costs that we have been quoted! We are very excited for our big day and we cannot wait to marry each other, but don't want to be paying £10k plus for the big day. I've gone to try on wedding dresses where they cost…
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Is this fair?
We booked our wedding two years ago and were told we had to use the cafe on site to cater the wedding- we were told they could cater to anything but to have a look at the cafes menu for an idea of what we might want. We were told that “as it’s a wedding we should expect to pay a bit more than the menu price”. Fast forward…
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Lost hen do money:
Hi all, wondering if anyone can advise, we booked my hen do via a company online 2 weeks ago with great reviews online etc. we had regular contact up prior to paying the deposit which was £35 each: since paying it via the online portal link, we have now completely been ignored. No more texts being answered or phone calls.…
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Modest By Mon Cheri Bridal Gowns
I am getting married in December this year and will be buying a ready made gown. I have looked at many but my heart is set on a bateau neck silk caddy gown in a champagne colour with three quarter sleeves and a short train with no beading or lace something modest and elegant. I already have my veil a very pale champagne…
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Sister getting Married in Cyprus August 2024 - Book now (limited options) or chance it and wait? ££
Hi My sister is getting married in Cyprus in 2024 - We have priced up with Tui and it's around £1200 per person per week AI. We have no kids and most of the others going do so I was considering staying at a nearby Adults Only hotel and attending the wedding/purchasing a day pass to their hotel which is apparently possible.…
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Wedding venue in liquidation but venue won’t cancel
Hi, im wondering if there are any sort of timescales or rules that our venue has to follow now that they are in liquidation. Because we are just over two months away from our wedding and the venue has gone into liquidation. The liquidator has asked us to fill in a claim form for lost money. However the business is still…
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Church blessing help
My son got married in China last year and really wants to have a traditional church (blessing) wedding here. He has contacted a couple of churches local to us but they want to know his reasons for choosing that church. He hasn't got a connection with the churches other than they are local and they are a church. Also they…
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Sustainable wedding
Any recommendations when it comes to a sustainable wedding planning? Thanks
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Honeymoon Collection Site Alternatives
Hi all, We are getting married next summer but getting the invitations sorted now. We wanted to include something about no gift being necessary but if you did want to give can you put something towards our honeymoon please as we already have everything we need..or something a bit politer than that, but hopefully you get…
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Wedding Gift for Neice
Hello Forumites, My adorable Niece is getting married in August (fingers-crossed after several re-schedules) and my second equally adorable Niece in January (same finger pose same reason). I am rather at a loss as to what to get them for their Wedding gifts. Neither have a list and both just say they'd like money - this is…