Firstly I'd like to say good luck to everyone that's due to get married :D
I'm Emma and I'm 23 years old. I have three beautiful little girls :D aged 4 years, 2 years and 8 months. Me and my partner want to make it finally official and became engaged last week. :D :D We have decided that we want a wedding that's not the same as everyone else. We have found a beautiful outdoor venue. (plan to get married next summer). the wedding venue is outdoor in some woods with beautiful surrounds. we are planning to try and do most of it all ourselves, as the venue cost £2500. we have a budget of bout 10k. Basically I have no idea as to were to start on planning a wedding. I know the basics but that bout all lol.
Any help would be much appreciated :P
CommentAuthorsteffi
Conratulations... Theres loads of help on here, theres a fab theme thread that dee started too :o)
CommentAuthorKerrylmac
Congratulations! X
CommentAuthorJenna
Congrats and welcome... i also have 3 a boy 5, a girl 3 a boy nearly 1!!!! Like the sound of your outdoor woodland wedding.... i was thinking of getting married outdoors but in the area ive chose your not allowed in less there is a perment roof covering.... booo to flintshire council!!!! Good luck with the planning!
CommentAuthorWinterrose
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Congrats. That sounds like a lovely location! A bride I know had a blessing in the woods a couple of weeks ago & they put up loads of bunting with butterflies & birdcages really magical! x
congratulations and welcome to the site, you will find loads of help on here. Your location for your wedding sounds amazing :) xx
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11-06-11
CommentAuthorKaya
and congrats on your engagement :-)
Now Mrs Cobb!!!!!! :-D
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
Local authority approved premises (England and Wales only)
Local authorities in England and Wales may approve premises other than Register Offices where civil marriages may take place. Applications for approval must be made by the owner or trustee of the building, not the couple.
The premises must be regularly open to members of the public, so private homes are unlikely to be approved, since they are not normally open to the public. Stately homes, hotels and civic buildings are likely to be thought suitable. Approval will not be given for open air venues, such as moonlit beaches or golf courses. Generally, the premises will need to be permanent built structures, although it may be possible for approval to be given to a permanently moored, publicly open boat. Hot air balloons or aeroplanes will not be approved.
If you want to get married in local authority approved premises you should obtain a list of premises from the local town hall. Or you can search for approved premises on the General Register Office's website at: (New window) www.gro.gov.uk.
im not sure if the venue we want has a licence so we were thinking on having a blessing in the woods and signing the papers at the registry office a day later :D
Thanks for all the advice so far :D
heres a link to my venue :D
(sorry hun had to remove that link, they are not allowed on the forum...post it on you wall then people can go from there, Lalabunni)
we are planning to have the parners dad and brother do a hog roast for us and have the evening as a big party :D
xx
CommentAuthorlinzi
it sounds just like my kinda wedding Emma!
I am getting married under a big old tree too. Although the reception will be indoors. I live in North of Scotland and as we only get 2 or 3 days a year without rain its a risk I didnt want to take! (joking about the 2-3 days, but it does feel like that!)
I would love a kinda shabby chic outdoor wedding, with candles hanging in little glass holders from trees, white bunting strung about, and cream hearts and flowers everywhere! totally magical.
good luck!!
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CommentAuthorRachel
welcome and congrats on your engagement x
CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
wow.that sounds so lovely.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Sounds so romantic ....have fun with all your planning and a big welcome to the forum!!! xxx (-:
I have a gorgeous husband!
2 brilliant wonderful boys, a wonderful life
in Cornwall. Happiest woman ever!
Now making our house a home. Blessing 2014.
CommentAuthoremmajane87
sorry for the link :s didnt relize lol.
linzi- thats the sorta thing im going for. like a big outdoor party, lots of flowers everywere, fairy light, flowy dresses, bunting ext ext
the venue has a fully furnished tree house for the bride and groom to stay in that nite aswel as hanging swings and hanging lite sofas.
Ill post the link to my wall :D
CommentAuthorlinzi
it sounds amazing. Off for a look!
I don’t repeat gossip so listen very carefully!!
Started Slimming World - 23/03/2011 - 2 Stone to lose!
Total Loss = 1 stone 7 lbs.
As at 23/11 - 3 days before the wedding.
CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
now im truely jelous.lol.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
lol well it took me a longgg time to find the place. the best thing is that its only 40 mins drive away from me and 20 mins drive for most of the guests :D
thinking of have a bouncy castle for all the kids that will be going too as i know a company that will do me good rates as the owners gf is my cousin lol :D
CommentAuthorlinzi
if only I lived down where you do! its totally perfect. But I would defo be going for package B with the marquee and everything included. all you would need extra is drinks, but bet folk can bring their own??
your so lucky, its amazing.
I don’t repeat gossip so listen very carefully!!
Started Slimming World - 23/03/2011 - 2 Stone to lose!
Total Loss = 1 stone 7 lbs.
As at 23/11 - 3 days before the wedding.
CommentAuthortwirler
awwww sounds fabulous welcome to the site and congratulations xx
Officially Mrs Joseph
back on the diet re set my target
CommentAuthoremmajane87
:D thank u. have uploaded a few pics of dress i want and venue pics to my photo albums :P xx
CommentAuthordebs x
Hi welcome and congratulations your wedding sounds amazing and the venue is normally the first thing to do and then plan everything around it x
CommentAuthorCowChop
congratulations! an outdoor/woodland wedding sounds like a great idea, I bet it will be lovely!
CommentAuthormummyto2
congrats and welcome
im a married women now
mrs carson-moores
i love my hubby and my kids with all my heart and soul
CommentAuthorBee
hi, congrats and welcome. bx
CommentAuthornickers
congrats chic u my date twin lol gosh there is loads to start with lol xx
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AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthoremmajane87
Thanks everyone :D
Hi nickers, you done much yet? what sort of wedding you having?
CommentAuthornickers
ye we done allsorts hun booked venue,suits,flowers,cars,chair sashes,dress being designed so on with that,church is booked still quite bit to do but we happy so far lol xx
MRS RICHARDSON HERE
LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY MY GORGEOUS SON
AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthornickers
we getin married in a church and having reception in hotel near by,we having hearts and diamonte theme xx
MRS RICHARDSON HERE
LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY MY GORGEOUS SON
AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthoremmajane87
aw sounds lovely. we only got engaged last week so nothing done yet :P
found a lovely venue though :) my weddings going to be an outdoor woodland wedding. all fairytale like :D
(few pics in my albums)
xx
CommentAuthornickers
aw sounds nice il go have a quick look,get booked up as venues get booked up really quickly xx
MRS RICHARDSON HERE
LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY MY GORGEOUS SON
AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthornickers
aw love both dresses chic venue looks fantastic xx
MRS RICHARDSON HERE
LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY MY GORGEOUS SON
AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthorsteffi
omg i am sooo jealous that looks amazing.. i wanna get married again now just for that place :o)
CommentAuthornickers
renue ur vows lol steffi
MRS RICHARDSON HERE
LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY MY GORGEOUS SON
AND HANDSOME HUSBAND XXXX
CommentAuthoremmajane87
lol :P yh tis a lovely place :D we are going to see it this weekend hopefully so fingers crossed that we can have the day we want :) as for dresses i have no idea which dress im gonna have or wether to get it handmade, all depends on budget. the two in the pics i found on ebay for under £100 each :) xxx
CommentAuthorsteffi
yep next year! lol! Its amazing! I am in love! Where about is it?
CommentAuthorsteffi
its okay its in kent...
CommentAuthoremmajane87
its in tonbridge in kent. if u look on my wall theres a link to it :P x
CommentAuthorRags
If they don't have a wedding licence there is a way of getting around the registry office thing, something to do with Humanist weddings, in scotland a humanist (vicar but not) is legally allowed to marry people, I think you have to pay their travel expence tho. Although they are willing to talk to prospective (non vicar) to do the ceremony/blessing for you, but then I think u have to pop to registry office to make it legal.
I'm now a married woman
I have a gorgeous husband
Whats to do now
Theres no more wedding planning to do
CommentAuthorRags
it looks lovely btw.
Fairy lights everywhere, and if there's a stream candles on stepping stones and in river bank! Spectacular.
I'm now a married woman
I have a gorgeous husband
Whats to do now
Theres no more wedding planning to do
CommentAuthorsteffi
I know ive just seen the link, im now wondering whether i can get ringo to let us renew vows next year lol x
CommentAuthoremmajane87
lol yeh its such a beautiful place.
i was thinking that if they dont have licence that i may just get blessed there and make it legal a day later or sumthing or the other way round :P
its the only place i have found so far that do this sort of venue xxx
CommentAuthorsteffi
it may be worth sendin them an email to see what they offer in regards to license etc...
I am in a sulk cos he said no lol
CommentAuthorbabycham79
welcome to the site an congrats on your engagement x
and congrats on your engagement :-)
