Well I have a bit of a dilemma do I go for our dream venue or our dream honeymoon??
1st wedding venue will cost about £4500 with everything that we would like and a lovely castle for picks.(but would have to pay for all the normal extras) 2nd wedding venue will cost £1800 and will offer the same as the other with extras such as- DJ, Flowers, Seat Covers, and Cake stand and Knife.
Well I do not know what to go for, if we go for the bigger more grand looking venue we would have to go for a little honeymoon, since we have been together we have been on many holidays and we would love a big honeymoon Vagas and Hawaii. I just can not pick what it is more important.
What would you pick ?
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CommentAuthorgeorgie
I really need to move as our venues are really expensive around here. Without sounding rude could you postpone the honeymoon for a bit and have both? I wanted a huge venue but we settled for a much cheaper alternative and making it our own but i guess it depends on how you see your day x
CommentAuthorLegoWife
In my opinion, Dream wedding day you only have once and will never forget is greater than big holiday you can have any time
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CommentAuthorMrshb2b
I was going to say holiday lol, But as legobride pointed out u can go on holiday anytime. plus thinking back my sil had same problem and picked dream holiday and then ran out of money and had to use her auntys porter cabin/pub as her venue and it was shocking, nobody liked it.
CommentAuthorLeahAmy
Well ther thing is we have the set cash for wedding/honeymoon and then we both will have finished uni so it will be a matter of trying to get into our dream job then any cash we get will be going to be for us to buy a house then starting a family so if we did hold it back it would be one of them things that you never seem to get round to.
We have 2 holidays a year and they mean a lot to us as we don't have the stress of what we have at home (I suffer from depression and when we are on holiday I'm told I am back to my happy self).
The thing is a venue is somthing that is there on your picks what if it's raining you will not get the shots with the castel in the back ground lol, I was thinking of going with the cheaper one and then a few days later find somewhere that looks lovely and have a wedding photo shoot there as the cheap venue only has a little garden and they are just as nice as each other on the inside lol.
Well I think I have answered my own question pmsl I would be paying a extra 3000+ just for what it looks like on the out side!!
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Thats what we decided so having the photos at the church and a trash the dress shoot on the farm with our 2 boys. Having depression 2 i know where youre coming from, when we make it away its like a whole new feeling and the weight gets lifted. Go for the holiday hun xx
CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
i would have the dream venue think its all down to personal choice but you should go with what ever you want the most xx
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CommentAuthorLeahAmy
Yep think I have made my mind up :-D, but now the thing is do I go to the wedding fair this Sunday at cave castle? I could get some good deals but I may be talked into booking a day with them lol.
Yes holidays do me the world of good me and Mat always joke and say the doc should precribe holidays to people for when they are down and need a pick me up lol xx
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CommentAuthorElliekitty
Would be dream venue for me too, you can always save up and have a holiday later on. How about a little get away for a few days after the wedding then a later honeymoon when you have more peenies xx
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CommentAuthorstarbabe78
well i'm wanting both that's why we have set our date as 2015 give us plenty of time to save i gave ourselves a budget of 30k that includes our honeymoon... i no its a lot of money but i only plan on getting married the once so want the best of everything... i say go with your heart what is more important to you the venue or honeymoon?? xx
CommentAuthorLauraJo87
Maybe you could have the dream venue and then ask for money for your honeymoon as a wedding gift? Xx
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CommentAuthorsusan1990
you could.....have the dream venue and then ask for honeymoon vouchers for your wedding presents of people so you get the best of both then! we are really lucky we have had alot of help from family paying for the wedding have got our dream venue, and my h2bs nan has payed for our honeymoon :) i would really go with your heart, you only have one wedding day so it should be exactly how youve always imagined but is it worth that much to you. honeymoon will last longer than one day....but you can go on holiday anytime! ultimitly it will be your and you h2bs decision you just need to decide what you want more x
CommentAuthorLaura JaneW
This is a toughy. It depends on whether you are likely to do anything like your honeymoon again. We are having our honeymoon in Dominican rep and I can safely say we won't ever have a holiday as expensive or without kids again! So although we are spending a little more on honeymoon, it's money that could have went to wedding stuff but it's stuff we can live without. I say go for the cheaper venue, make it your own. It doesnt matter how much you spend on your big day, we are all just in the same boat a day later, married!
CommentAuthorAmyP7
We are having our dream venue and having a small holiday after and then going on our honeymoon 6 - 12 months after when we have saved enough x x
CommentAuthorLulu1388
I have to say think you have made up your own mind there, you could always go to the wedding fayre and just be really strict on yourself, dont get talked into anything unless it really is worth it! See what they have to offer, and see what else is around - fayres are always good for giving ideas of things! Also, maybe think about what the others have suggested? Dream venue, and vouchers/money for honeymoon fund as gifts for your wedding? Its your one big special day, only you and your OH can decide whats right for you, so go with your heart! xx
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CommentAuthormadison_uk
I'd go to the wedding fair they usually have good deals on the day and haggle see what you can get then go away and come back to them with a cheeky offer they can only say no. Having been married before the day comes and goes quick as anything and i can't remember a thing about the day but we splashed out on the honeymoon was the best holiday ever and i remember everything about it so i would say have your dream holiday and have the cheaper venue, once you have kids you find it so hard just to have a holiday so have fun and travel while you can :)
CommentAuthorLeahAmy
Thanks for the advice ladies :-) ... Spoken to H2B and he was been a bit of a groomzila as he still thinks we can do every thing lol but I have talked him round to the big honeymoon as it will be longer than a day and more memorys will be made then :-), he wanted the nice picks of the day (on the castle grounds) but I have said with the cash we save we can sort out a honeymoon and then a few days after the wedding have a photo shoot to get the picks that he would like :-).
We are going to ask for cash as a gift and use that as our spending money, only really have his family I think we will get cash off as i was brought up in foster care and even though i am close with the famil and they will be at the wedding I don't expect much of them as they spend there cash on the kids they have in at that time lol x
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and be loved in return...
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CommentAuthorVelcro
Oooh that's a toughie, but I think I'd go for the honeymoon, rather than the venue - purely selfish reasons, as I'd rather blow all the money on myself rather than the guests haha
The boy is a groomzilla too, he seems to think we can have everything with bells on and more!! Dunno where he thinks all this money comes from
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CommentAuthorlizzylou
I think I agree with Velcro, I think there are lots of nice venues that are really lovely, have lovely grounds and will make nice pictures and that are a bit cheaper. Maybe look around a bit more before you make your mind up.
I'd choose the holiday I think. But only you can decide really! x
