This isn't quite the same as the threads about getting married abroad... I am wondering whether anybody is in my situation of living away from home (in my case Scotland and I'm from Ireland) and hoping to get married at home. Am I being completely stupid to try and plan things in a different country or is it manageable with good planning? Asking this now as not fully decided yet so now's the time to change! Thanks! :)
Forum Poll
Worth the Hassle?
Will it be manageable to plan a wedding in Ireland while living in Scotland?
Poll Results
Total Votes:
15
1/Yes, just be well-organised when it comes to meetings and arrangements.
100%
2/No, you're crazy, it'll be a nightmare.
0%
CommentAuthortinkerbell2013
Y not if that's what u want can't see why you couldn't do it, but u would have to bear in mind that u would need to do a lot of traveling to and fro to get everything sorted out xx
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CommentAuthormunchkinpie
Im from Glasgow and now live in Essex. H2b is from Essex and all his family live here. My parents live in Glasgow and half my relatives but the other half are scattered.
We are getting married at Loch Lomond and i dont think its been any more difficult to plan from a distance. We did take a risk on the venue but it paid off and we are really happy with it.
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CommentAuthorJules
I agree with tinkerbell, you'll prob be doing a lot of to & fro in but there's nothing like being close to home for your wedding I think, I got married abroad the first time round and defo wouldn't do that again, not saying anything wrong with it, it just wasn't for me so i'm staying close to home this time, 5 mins away in fact x
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CommentAuthormadhen
Yay, the answers I wanted! Need back-up to convince my mum...she thinks it'd be easier here and I know she has a good point but home is home. Plus it'll be easier for the majority of our guests :)
I think the organising may be a little more difficult, but if you want to get married at home go for it. xx
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CommentAuthorLittleMissBossy
I think it's possible. And it depends what you want. I had first started organising a wedding in Austria while living in UK. Obviously I would have needed to travel there at least once or twice beforehand but a lot of to and fro wouldn't have been possible because of money - flights ain't cheap.
I would have relied a lot on my parents to store stuff and go to places. I don't know if I would have gone all out decorationwise like I am doing now - would have invested a lot in shipping costs :-)
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CommentAuthorJoanneF
i say home if thats what you want, the only time you would need to travel back is to sort your venue and flowers, everything else can be done in Scotland, even your cake if it comes to it and you travel back on the ferry with it! nothing is impossible hun x
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
We're in Bristol and getting married in Liverpool, it's tricky trying to research suppliers etc but once you get in the swing of it you get it organised, try to arrange a weekend in Ireland every couple of months etc, and get all your appointments in then - we saw 4 photographers one weekend and had decided that we would make a decision that weekend, luckily one of them we both absolutely loved! You have to sort the wheat from the chaff though before so you don't waste your time, so I had a lot of emails and the odd phone call to photographers seeing if we really wanted to meet them etc, so we were only going around a shortlist etc. Likewise we meet with the caterer the same weekend as we see the venue, dress, suits, flowers etc are all up there so it's just organising appointments really :-)
CommentAuthorEcoFreak
Lol I think the poll results speak for themselves! 100% yes! :) Xx
CommentAuthorMrsKisywisy
we're organising our wedding in cyprus and i don't think it's any more stressful that organising one here. if you can't manage to view venues etc in person, then a lot of research is needed and a certain level of trust.
you can totally do it though!! if you've still got family and friends in ireland then you could ask them to check things out for you too!! :)
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CommentAuthork
mine is in Florida, everything goes on email or over the phone so you will have no problems at all x x x
CommentAuthormadhen
Thanks all - nothing like a bit of reassurance from those in the know! :)
CommentAuthorMrsDanks
It's definately possible hun, im sure you are organised enough to sort it. xx
CommentAuthormadhen
I think if I start now and do as Bridalmisss says and bunch appointments together...fingers crossed :)
