Planning a wedding

Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

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I need alittle help , clearly I haven't planned a marriage before :p

Just wondering where the hell do you start ? Are you meant to sort the registrar and venue first ?

DO you have to ring up and make a appointment at a said venue to arrange prices and etc etc or can you just turn up ?

Just after any general pointers anyone could give me.

Thanks in advance :)
 
im just arranging my wedding for next april.

well first u want to set a date and decide what venue u want. is it a church wedding or registrar? if so where? the venue or registry office?

decide how much u can afford and work out a package that suits you.

things to think about and arrange.

photographer/videographer
rings
suits
bridesmaids dresses
brides dress
flowers
cake
evening entertainment
toastmoaster

prob loads more but i cant think of any atm

to be honest once u have set a date and decided on a venue. there is usually a events manager who you contact to guide you through it all. after all its what there paid for.

just call up the venues and arrange some appointments.

and be prepared to spend a wad of cash :D
 
Have you got a spare £25k

Once the missus gets hold of the wedding magazines your done for, oh we must have this and that and the other.

We got married in Vegas $275 job done, three weeks cruisng around and a party when we got back circa £1k

Mate done his for £3k and it was very nice, local Church and a pub, been to loads in hotels that are stuffy / boring and dull and cost the earth
 
You don't need to arrange it. The chick does that.

The only thing I took an interest in was the food, which I lead the search and decision. Indian feast for 100 people!
 
paradigm said:
It's a wedding, not a lad's night out on the jars.

Unless of course you ARE Indian? If not I couldn't think of anything worse (and I like Indian food).
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Oh no, now I have your opinion I must reasess, it must have been terrible. It was not some lager swilling knees up in a curry house or a takeaway with a vindaloo, it was an amazing meal cooked by great chefs.

No I am not Indian. I was tired of the generic chicken, salmon, lamb wedding mass catering.
 
Skidder said:
Oh no, now I have your opinion I must reasess, it must have been terrible. It was not some lager swilling knees up in a curry house or a takeaway with a vindaloo, it was an amazing meal cooked by great chefs.

No I am not Indian. I was tired of the generic chicken, salmon, lamb wedding mass catering.
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The thing I'd be worried about with Indian food is that quite a lot of people don't like it, it's not really a safe choice for a wedding surely?
 
Ok my Finacee is not from this country so a lot of the sorting out will be down to me. We are flexible with the date up until March 2011 due to visa restrictions so time is tight!

Registrar and then hotel dates need to be confirmed first and then everything else to follow?

Would it work out cheaper if it was on a Friday or Sunday nights instead of the usual Saturday night ?
 
First thing you need to do is to decide on how much you are looking at spending.

What can you afford? And trust me, from someone still paying it off 16 months after, don't over spend, although its worth it so the bride can have her perfect day its **** paying it off.

Once you have decided on a budget, decide if you want a church or a civil wedding. Then its a case of finding a church + somewhere for the party, or deciding on an all in one venue for ceremony + party or registry office + somewhere for party.

Then you can start looking about, however, you also an idea of when, but be flexible. We got married at a place called Rowton Castle, they do 200-250 weddings a year and have a dedicated person that handles wedding enquiries. Some hotels you will simply talk to the manager. It's just a case of phoning up and enquiring about it, then go and look around.

Once you have found somewhere you need a finalise a date, when can the venue do? Then you need to contact registrar and see if they are available for that date. Normally they will only confirm booking 1 year in advance.

Obviously if you have a church wedding then the vicar will confirm dates for wedding, just check the venue is available for the party after.

It's complicated :D

Once you have budget, date and venue its easier, you can have a time frame to work to :)
 
March 2011? that's a quick turn around.

You will be pushed and restricted to where you can have at such short notice.

Most venues, photographers etc are booked up 1-2 years in advance.

It can be done though, just be prepared to find out lots of places are booked.

As for photography, remember, its one of the things from the day that lasts you for life, flowers and cakes last days ;)

Where are you located?
 
I know its push but blame the great UK immigration laws for that but thats for another thread :p

Based in York and looking for Hotel based places , we'll going to start the ball rolling on Monday and see how we get on :)

Any other tips or suggestions ?
 
Find a venue, shouldn't be too bad for March next year. Hope venue has wedding planner/coordinator, give them budget, take their advice and support :)
 
paradigm said:
Why? How many weddings have you had?

Secondly, you are only consricted to the typical meals by your choice of chef/caterer or your own imagination.
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Good one - I had been to a lot of weddings as a whole glut of friends the same age got married in the same period of a few years. It appears it is not my imagination which is limited, but your own. Why are you so interested in what I ate at my wedding? I was not suggesting the OP do the same just saying that I played a part in that part of my wedding planning and not a lot else. Just like a northerner to assume indian food = a naff night out with a bunch of boozy plebs.;)

Wicksta said:
The thing I'd be worried about with Indian food is that quite a lot of people don't like it, it's not really a safe choice for a wedding surely?
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There were mild choices for those who don't like spicy dishes and beef wellington for anyone not interested in indian food at all.
 
paradigm said:
Why? How many weddings have you had?

Secondly, you are only consricted to the typical meals by your choice of chef/caterer or your own imagination.
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Not so, some venues only put on set menu's, you may have a choice of 2 or 3 different meals in total.

And the bride has fallen in love with it you haven't got much choice ;)
 
Great advice given already, there are wedding planner lists online if your really struggling to think of it all, little things can slip minds :) You will find it usually falls into place, from one place to the next with people asking "have you done..." "Are you doing..."
As the above posters have offered good advice I shall just say Congratulations I hope your day is magical :D
 
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