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Wedding Blues
A little help with our wedding fiasco if you don't mind. We booked our wedding back in the halcyon days of 2019 for 08/08/2020, putting down an £800 deposit for the reception and another amount for the church and caterers. As the pandemic unfolded, like many, we started haemorrhaging money left, right and centre. We soon…
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Wedding refund
Due to Covid-19 my brothers weddings was unable to go ahead in April as planned. The wedding cannot be rearranged for several reasons ( partly due to the lack of options provided by the venue) so we have asked for a refund on payments made less the deposit which was non - refundable. They are refusing to refund the…
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Wedding Haggling?
I recently got engaged and am starting to plan certain things for our wedding in June 2022. My question is a simple one - is haggling/negotiating acceptable when it comes to wedding planning? I'm talking about caterers, photographers, marquee hire, flower hire and everything in between.
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Wedding in 2021 - How does Covid impact refunds?
Hi All, My partner and I are planning on getting married in October 2021. We got engaged during the first lockdown and were lucky enough to get a date in 2021 before many people rearranged their dates further. Before I explain the situation, I'd like to make it clear that we are planning the wedding based on multiple…
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Wedding company in administration
The wedding company has gone into administration. Two payments have been made by bank transfer (bride) and 2 payments by mothers credit card. Could a claim be made to credit card company ?
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Diamonds factory - help with purchase
Hi All - hoping you could help. After lots of browsing, I decided to purchase an engagement ring from Diamonds Factory. It has great reviews on TrustPilot and they have a branch in Hatton Garden. The picture below is of the spec. As you'll see, the Cut/Pol/Sym shows as excellent, but on the receipt, it shows the 'Cut' as…
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Valuation for engagement ring (Antique Solitaire Diamond 0.5ct 18ct gold platinum)
Hi All, The better half has found an antique engagement ring she loves however it is over my budget so I am intending to go in and try and negotiate a better deal. Before I do though I am interested to know what a fair value would be for the ring and would be grateful for any advice at all! The ring is described as…
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Venue & caterers fallen out
We’ve just been informed by our wedding venue that the caterers (that the venue recommended!) are no longer allowed on-site. They have given us no reasonable reason as to why, and are telling us that we have to use their new in-house caterers. We don’t want to lose our caterers as they are providing a lot more than just…
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Wedding insurance for pre-existing medical conditions
Has anyone managed to find the golden goose of wedding insurance which covers pre-existing medical conditions for the bride and groom?
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Wedding firms warned over "unfair" coronavirus refund policies - MSE News
Several wedding firms have been warned by the competition watchdog after concerns that couples still aren't receiving fair refunds for weddings which couldn't go ahead during the coronavirus pandemic... Read the full story: 'Wedding firms warned over "unfair" coronavirus refund policies' Click reply below to discuss. If…
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Wedding insurance / protection
Hi All Ive never posted before so I’m hoping for your kindness so someone in need of help but lacking in the ways of forum-etiquette. I have recently got engaged and we are planning for the latter half of 2022 due to the covid postponements. We’ve hit the block that naturally no insurance companies are taking on new…
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Dripping candles
Heya! I am after white candles that drip wax, for my upcoming wedding, as part of our decor. I can only find them from overseas, which as you can imagine is very expensive. Has anyone got any recommendations of where I can buy them from? I don't want the colour bleeding candles. I am after the type you find in a pub…
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Wedding Abroad - Insurance
Hi guys, To cut a long story short, my Fiancée and I are due to get married in Santorini in August next year. We need to take out wedding insurance but we cannot seem to find any companies who offering new policies due to Covid. Does anybody know of any companies who are taking on new customers? Thank you!
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Wedding cancellation date - need some ideas!!
Well sadly like far too many people my Fiancée and I were meant to be getting married on Friday, but due to covid restrictions we made the decision to cancel some time ago. It’s the correct decision for a multitude of reasons so we are not disappointed as such. However, I don’t want the day to just pass us by. So far I…
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Cancellation
Hey so my partner and myself were due to be married 20/8/20, but due to coronavirus we had to postpone until May 2021. We've been discussing this and are deciding to just go ahead with the ceremony at the church, and forget the venue for the reception. I have contacted them with regards to cancelling, and they have said…
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Printing a photo wedding card with multiple wishes inside
Hello, My friend at work is getting married. I want to print a photo card but need to also print multiple wishes inside the card. I need more flexibility than what most photo card companies can offer. If I could print a photo inside the card as well, I could prepare everyones wishes as a picture file and use that. Can…
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Postpone
My son and his fiance are due to marry at the end of July 2021 they asked the venue if they could postpone to the following yr and were told no. As so many people are postponing weddings the venue have stopped it now as they won't earn any money in 2021. Is this right. They have already paid out £4000 and obv dont want to…
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Guide discussion: Wedding Insurance
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Postponing a wedding, help!
Hi I'm looking for some advice. Due to coronavirus were obviously worried for our upcoming wedding. Now the terms and conditions state nothing can be helped if a virus outbreak occurs. Ok I get that we were looking to changing our date due to job loss, ive been told they aren't allowing any postponed dates until at least…
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Diamond Earrings
Hi I am looking to buy some diamond earrings for my daughter on her wedding day . I would like to spend up to £1750 so i would like some recommendations for some reputable good value jewellers in the central London area . Thank You x