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Money Wedding Gift
I've been invited to a relatives wedding who has requested money as a present but I'm not sure how much to give. We're not very close & tend to only see each other at other family weddings & funerals. I don't want to give too little & look mean. What is a good amount to give? Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Money Moral Dilemma: Friends' wedding will be smaller than mine was, so should I get a smaller gift?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I’m going to a wedding soon and the couple getting married came to mine, which was an all-day event including a three-course meal and an evening buffet. They gave us £30 and a bottle of Prosecco as a present. Their wedding doesn’t start until 5pm, and the invitation says only…
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Wedding websites
Hi, We are getting married May 2023 and want a wedding website to make it easier for people to RSVP and for us to ask other questions i.e dietary requirements. Can anyone recommend a free website that is easy to use or is it work paying the one off fee for an upgrade? Any people's experience/recommendations would be very…
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Buying bridesmaid dresses online??
Where have people bought their bridesmaids dresses? We went into London, Oxford Street, Regent Street hoping to see a range of dresses and find something appropriate but in store there is very little choice. Online there are many dress websites but I just haven't heard of them before, just wondering if anyone has used one…
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Best places online for diamond jewellery
Hi All, Looking to buy my other half jewellery for our 10th Anniversary. Was hoping some advice on which retailers are recommended. I have used Ernest Jones in the past but havent bought jewellery for a few years. I came across the diamondstore.co.uk and they seemed to have good reviews. Does anyone have any experience…
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Wedding Insurance / Credit Card protection
2 parts to this post 😊 Part 1 - Wedding Insurance Step daughter getting married in 2024 and looking at wedding insurance. Who are people using for this right now? Not many providers and mixed reviews for all. Part 2 - Credit Card Protection The deposit for venue has been paid for using debit card. If she were to pay any…
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Help! Hair and make up artist changed prices after deposit - do I have to pay a cancellation fee?
I cancelled my hair and make up booking after the company significantly changed the prices after I booked and paid my deposit. They won't refund my deposit, even though it was she who changed the costs. I'm now out £100. The deposit was non-refundable, but does that apply if they change the prices? I had to chase 3 times…
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Free bar at a wedding: yes or no?
Will you be providing a free bar at your wedding celebration, or will guests pay their own way? And if you are providing a free bar, what's included? This question has come up many times in the past, but it's been a while since the last thread closed. In 2021, with the world having shifted in many ways, where do you stand…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we pay for my fiancee's family's accommodation at our wedding?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Our wedding venue has eight rooms to stay in, three of which are being used by my fiancee and I, and our parents. We've offered the remaining five to my fiancee's family as they have the furthest to travel. My family's quite large, so we're paying more for all of them to…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask the bride-to-be for my money back?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I paid £150 towards a hen weekend away but the bride-to-be has now decided to have the hen do in her garden instead. Originally she told us she'd return the money, but has now said she's put it towards the cost of her new hen do. While I don't mind paying £30 or so towards…
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Wedding Venue - Non Refundable Deposit.
Myself
& my partner have booked to get married on 14.07.2023 Upon viewing the venue, we agreed a date and paid a £2000 ‘deposit’
which would come off the balance of the venue. We have had a change of mind and no longer wish to proceed
with the ‘big wedding’ we want to have something small and intimate with our
immediate…
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Wedding day disaster
On our wedding day nothing the venue had control of went well. They provided the incorrect food throughout the day of what was agreed, charged quests for drinks during a free bar we had paid for, gave gluten meals to guests who where allergic, served cold and undercooked food. Didn't have enough dinners to provided to all…
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Cancelled wedding
So I was due to get married June 2022 but unfortunately it is now cancelled, the venue etc was all paid at the end of 2019 but due to Covid we had a few date changes, what I would like to know is can I get any renfind from the venue, I do also have insurance but don’t quite understand terms for cancellation
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Wedding insurance
We are trying to arrange a wedding however we have child that has been very I’ll and will need surgery later in this year, we can’t find anybody to insurance our wedding which will be next year because of our child’s illness. Does anybody know where we could get covered ?
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Hitched.co.uk Wedding Planning 'Reviews' - don't trust them
Sadly, have just tried to leave a negative review and it has been removed! This has happened previously and sadly it appears nothhing has changed or they have slipped into previopus bad habits! https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5307991/hitched-co-uk-reviews-dont-trust-them
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Advice on Diamond ring price
I know this is not a diamond experts forum but I was hoping to get some advice from people who have purchased diamond rings in the past I want to purchase the following diamond from DiamondsFactory. I've seen mixed reviews here and there about the quality of the diamonds, however the website allows you to customise your…
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Salt and pepper diamond engagement rings
Our daughter wants a salt and pepper diamond - one with so many inclusions they become a design feature - as an engagement ring and is looking at this specific ring from a company in South Africa. It is a young company so there are very few reviews. My question is what should we understand and ask before buying online? We…
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Wedding Insurance In 2022
Hi there! Me and my fiancé are getting married in September this year after finding a great Wedding package deal back in February. The venue has asked that we get the day insured which is totally acceptable, but when looking at our current options due to a lot of companies not taking claims anymore it seems that the…
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Sorted!
Figured it out I think
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Gift registry
Hello, My partner and I are getting married in September 2022 and are about to send out the invitations. We are looking at doing a gift registry, but have been put off John Lewis after my brother's experience with them for his wedding last year. I came across The Wedding Shop which has lots more options available,…