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Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 18:23:45
Well guys and girls im due to be married in APR 07 so i am writting this to see how u lot got married etc etc as we have already hit are first snag we were going to book a place which was an officers mess with lovely grounds etc etc but them being officers and me merely being a grunt thay simply cant have that can they :roll:  :roll:  :evil:  so we have to find somewhere else we want to get married and have the reception there as we are not church goers we would rather have it at the same place so comeon peeps how did u have ur wedding  :wink:  :D
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: j99mud on January 18, 2006, 18:28:46
ill let you know in 10 years or so lol :lol:
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Post by: Colin 009 on January 18, 2006, 18:28:50
Run, Run and dont stop.. :wink:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: woody on January 18, 2006, 18:36:21
just been on the radio
the cost of the average wedding is £20,000
i gat married 2 years ago next week and it cost over £2,000 and that was a fortune
i could have got a good land rover for that :D
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 18:38:28
Quote from: "woody"
just been on the radio
the cost of the average wedding is £20,000
i gat married 2 years ago next week and it cost over £2,000 and that was a fortune
i could have got a good land rover for that :D
no way am i spending that 20,000 i would have me bowler on route then ok be a second hand one  :wink:  :lol: we have a figure in mind and think we can pull it off  :wink:  :D and its to late to run been with swmbo 8years  :shock:  :wink:
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on January 18, 2006, 18:46:09
cost me and the wife less than £200 to get married!  We just had a simple registry office ceremony and a couple of friends in a pub afterwards having a meal :D
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 18:47:10
dan u have u got my pm its still in my out box????
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on January 18, 2006, 18:48:27
Yes i did Judas, unless you have sent another judas like email!!!!! :twisted:
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 18:49:46
Quote from: "90HTDT"
Yes i did Judas, unless you have sent another judas like email!!!!! :twisted:
well its not my fault is it cus i really would love to be on duty instead of some off roading :roll:  :wink:
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Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on January 18, 2006, 18:50:43
Well the weekender is no longer occurring  :cry:
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Post by: Jas278 on January 18, 2006, 19:15:04
Goty married a the local register office ,never told a sole apart from the two witness, quick meal out of town, overnight stay at the airport hotel, phoned the family the good news that evening ................... :x  mother not very happy at all.............[!Expletive Deleted!] off for 2 weeks holiday to let the dust settle ....came back .mother still frosty,but hey we did what we wanted ,after all its your day,no tootthless old aunties to kiss and scroungers coming out the woodwork..........8 years on still married.
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Post by: strapping young lad on January 18, 2006, 19:21:01
i was late for our wedding

caroline had to drive around the block so she would arrive last

nuff said really!
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Post by: colintandy on January 18, 2006, 20:15:45
:D got married in a registry office had reception in the back garden gave family weeks notice been married 13 years wife did own food mother-in-law made cake  :D
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Jake on January 18, 2006, 20:18:05
Quote from: "90HTDT"
cost me and the wife less than £200 to get married!  We just had a simple registry office ceremony and a couple of friends in a pub afterwards having a meal :D


Funny you say that...
Ours was in a registry office too with the meal/party in the local Harvester.
Family and a few friends.
We both enjoyed it (which is the main thing) and it did'nt take to much organising or money.
A great day!
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 20:34:09
Quote from: "Jake"
Quote from: "90HTDT"
cost me and the wife less than £200 to get married!  We just had a simple registry office ceremony and a couple of friends in a pub afterwards having a meal :D


Funny you say that...
Ours was in a registry office too with the meal/party in the local Harvester.
Family and a few friends.
We both enjoyed it (which is the main thing) and it did'nt take to much organising or money.
A great day!
i would love to do that but me thinks vicky the swmbo wont like that idea :roll:  :wink:  :lol:
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Post by: Priglet on January 18, 2006, 20:36:22
Found ours in yellow pages under weddings. :lol:  :lol:

Got married in old farm buildings, with lunch in the pigsty (I think that's what sold the venue to me)  followed by dancing in the barn.

As it was all in one place there was no need to waste money on cars and we didn't lose any guests between wedding and reception :D
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: PUX on January 18, 2006, 20:38:17
Quote from: "Priglet"
Found ours in yellow pages under weddings. :lol:  :lol:

Got married in old farm buildings, with lunch in the pigsty (I think that's what sold the venue to me)  followed by dancing in the barn.

As it was all in one place there was no need to waste money on cars and we didn't lose any guests between wedding and reception :D
now i like the sound of this was it exspensive ???
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Post by: simdeb on January 18, 2006, 21:02:18
we got married nearly 17 years ago on november 4th in our local church lovely sunny day and our wedding cars were 2 yellow cabralot vw beetles!   :twisted:  :twisted:
people said we were silly for having the bugs but they were not getting married that day! :o  :o

about a year of plannig and plenty of family arguments, 1 aunt got told to stay away! :lol:
DEBBIE
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Jake on January 18, 2006, 21:04:18
It seams we're missing an important point here
Good luck Martin and (soon to be) SWMBO.
 =D>
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: muddyweb on January 18, 2006, 21:06:14
Church wedding...

Wedding cars were :  P38A, Discovery 1 and we left the church in the back of an open-topped Series 3 :-)

Back to Mrs Muddy's parents farm to a marquee in a field for a proper reception with real food  (none of this finger food nonsense) all from local suppliers.

All looked very impressive and expensive, but if you do it right it doesn't need to be...  all seems like a long time ago now !
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Manicminer on January 18, 2006, 21:38:45
I got married in a registry office on a Saturday, with just me and the wife and 2 witnesses. We had a meal with them in a restaurant as a thank you.

On the Sunday of the following week we had our wedding blessed at a church and we had a buffet for our close family members. They all had a surprise since the first they knew about it was at the church (we just told them all to be there!).

I am not the type to have a big 'do'.
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Post by: snezza69 on January 18, 2006, 22:17:47
Used to serve in Bulford, there are plenty of potential venues around Salisbury if you want that area.  It would depend on how many guests you plan on!

Have you considered booking a Sgts mess?
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Post by: old joe on January 18, 2006, 22:18:51
cor blimey all this talk of weddings and theres me been helping in the planning of one for a veryclose friend.

well me and my ex wife got married in a church had the wedding reception in the local school hall were ex-mother - in - law worked. went on honymoon to mexico cost £3000 and divorced 3 years later.

well any way all i can say is its YOUR DAY and you must do what you feel is right forget what other people say or think are you marring them? no
 so you can't please everybody so do it right please yourselves 1st.

as to wether i would ever get married again no been there done it got the t-shirt

all i can say good luck and post the pics in a years time and ask thrasher nicely and might chauffer you in owl.

Dazza
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Post by: colintandy on January 18, 2006, 22:52:27
good luck puxs go get 110 get registry office get wed drive to morroco and watch the sun set over the atlas mountains ....beats any fly away holiday :D failing that take to naafi bar few beers then some more then you can wake in morning and deny all knowledge  :D  :D  :D  :D
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Post by: Bush Tucker Man on January 18, 2006, 22:57:12
Married in October 1998, after almost 13years together.
It was a Friday, so everything was cheaper (bet I get comments about that!!, tight-fisted Yorkshireman)

Mother-in-law & wifes aunty did flowers in Church. One of our ENT Nurses made us a cake.
Someone who worked in Joannes office made the bridesmaids dresses

Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit as the car (I wanted a Bentley, but we couldn't find one locally)
It picked best-man & me up, dropped us off & went for Joanne

Someone I knew from work, was actually getting married in the Church next day, so they came to the service & our wedding gift to them was all the flowers.
There is a 'Signing Of The Register' image on my 'WebShots', but the site is down for up-gradign at present (poor image, needs re-placing & better framing)
Our reception was at Bagden hall (http://www.bagdenhallhotel.co.uk/), a wonderful location.

Sadly the reception was too busy for my liking with about 60 for the 'day-do' & about 100 at the 'night-do'
Usual DJ stuff for the guests (certainly not my thing) & a professional firework display as well

Next day, we got a chauffeur driven Mercedes to Manchester Airport (would've preferred a Jag :roll: )
Flew to Heathrow & caught a flight to New York (got an upgrade as well :D  :D, my first time on a plane for 20years - bar Helicopters
Then 2weeks touring parts of the east coast (New York, Boston. Quebec, Montreal, Ottowa, Toronto, Niagara, Washington DC, Philadephia)

Bottom line;  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:
Dare I say............................... almost £9,000
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: BrumLee on January 18, 2006, 23:08:44
Got married twice in one day  :wink: Once at Gretna Green registery office and then at the Blacksmith's shop (which doubles up as a stagecoach museum). Must go back one day and see if it's changed as it looks very commercial now the restrictions have been dropped.

Whatever you decide to go with, enjoy it and may it be the start of a happy journey  :D
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Post by: Neil Jones on January 18, 2006, 23:36:38
My girlfriend (I think she classifies as a SWMBO), wants a big wedding in a nice country Church in the New Forest.  Then onto a nice place (statey house type place) for the reception, then off to the Maldives for the Honeymoon (I quite fancy that one too..).  I think her dress will end up costing more than most people spend on the day itself if she gets her way (which is probably will!).  But anyway, still got to propose yet and that won't happen for at least a year.
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Post by: abinitio on January 19, 2006, 05:52:27
We got married in a place called the 'Lost village of Dode' in Kent. http://www.akentishwedding.com/akw/venue/venue142

It was a former church, no longer consecrated(sp?) as we're not Christian (we have our beliefs and follow the old religion), so we had a candle and flame lit civil wedding in the most beautiful stone building you can imagine.

Had cake and bubbley there, went to pub at end of road for a drink, then all went home.

SHMBO and I had a nice chinese takeaway for our wedding dinner :D


Only 17 guests in total!!!

Cost, under 1k.

Lee
Title: AH WEDDINGS
Post by: Thrasher on January 19, 2006, 07:34:29
We got married in a registry office the day before our real wedding (you couldn't get married just anywhere back then). The main event took place in a 13th century Templar barn - and we all dressed for the period. Yep, I was in full armour :-)

Awesome day, topped off by having "No Right Turn" playing live at the end of the night (and Jim Fox dong his impression of a wandering minstrel!!)

In keeping with what Tim said - we sourced the venison ourselves, and the ale as well!
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Post by: Bulli on January 19, 2006, 08:24:04
Good luck Mate, you'd have thought the officers would be ok as its you wedding!
Been married over 5 years, paid for it (nearly)all ourselves. Wedding in a 13th century church on 17th December. The church was decorated for Christmas so we didnt need to do anything! Look great ..we got married between 2 carole services!
We had the reception 20 miles away at the Millstone in Hathersage. We had the entire restaurant with about 90 guests....best part Christmas dinner for our wedding meal! 7 quid a head...not the usual 40! And the landlord allowed us to bring our own wine so saved a packet there...cost less than 3 grand all in. Had every room at the hotel thrown in for free.
Best bit was seeing everyone in their christmas hats!
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Post by: muddy4x4 on January 19, 2006, 09:13:52
I got married 2002 at Liverpool marina! A wonderfull setting!
We got married there because we have a 39 ft yacht. Had the ceremony,day do and night do all in the same room.We got changed at the marina,so saved cash on wedding cars.My wedding dress was only £250 in the sales.Suits were hired x4.Bridesmade dresses from Marks and Sparks,as was the wedding cake.Guests were given small boxes of thorntons chocs,children had sweets.Had 50 at day do and 70 at night do,my hubby played in the band.Photo`s and video was taken by friends.The biggest cost was the wedding invites,as we had them designed.Two rings inlocked,with these words;
A pair of gold rings,formed as clasped hands,were exchanged by Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton as tokens of their undying love!
As we are both sailers the wedding was very fitting!
Pick a venue that is special and means something to you both.
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Post by: Lostboy on January 19, 2006, 09:48:06
Not married myself - nor do I ever think I will be (said in a sort of Riff Raff way) but the best ever wedding I went to was in Las Vegas, yes complete with Elvis performing the ceremony. Maybe though it wasn't the ceremony more the fact it was a Scot marrying a lass from Ireland. The yanks didn't know what hit them! (And yes, we even had the sherrifs dept turn it!)
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Post by: MrsMuddy on January 19, 2006, 11:20:49
Hi Pux,

I'm not sure if they do this in wiltshire, but if you phone the salisbury tourist office they will probably have a list of places which hold wedding's and receptions, I know we used to in the Blandford office.

As for us we got married in a church and had the reception in a marquee at my parents farm as for the wedding cars.....all Land rovers of course..
a Series 3 as our wedding car, the bridesmaids in a discovery, and i went to church in a range Rover :o)
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Post by: Fingers Mclean on January 19, 2006, 11:41:26
Hi Pux, I got married in CUBA bloody fantastic :(biglove):  cheaper than getting married here and no in-laws  :(contented): Had the first week to get the tan going :(shades):  Then the second week was marriage in the hotel gardens/beach and honeymoon :(contented): lovely. Like I said it was cheaper than you may think :wink: ...When we came back we had a reception at a local club/bar I used to work the door at (cheap again) free :(biglaugh):  food was done by new sister in-law and wifey, DJ was a mate....wouldn't have done it any other way...defiantly worth considering..
then for our first anniversary we went back to Cuba same hotel etc but without the daughter  :(bigshock):  :(biglove):  :(bigshock):  If you know what I mean  :wink:  :wink:  :wink: warning!!!! I now have a 9mth old son :(biglaugh):
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Post by: discomummy on January 19, 2006, 13:11:02
Hi,

Turned up at registry office on my Motoguzzi V50 II, with Geoff brought in on the back of his mates BMW, got married, then went for church blessing, then 35 members of family & very close friends had reception at a pizza bar, nite in a hotel, whole lot £300.

clocking up 20 years this year - who says you need to spend a lot?  

regards

ela
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Post by: Colin 009 on January 19, 2006, 14:16:41
How about having it here :http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
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Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 19, 2006, 16:30:33
I suggested a 'simple, quiet wedding'. NO CHANCE! My now mother in law would have none of it!

Bothwell church (SE of Glasgow). 200 or so guests, 199 of whom I didn't know! Big reception at a posh hotel. Piper. Vintage Roller. My best man and I even wore kilts  :shock:  :D

Sarah had one of her miniature Shetland ponies there too!! Poor little thing was scared half to death...... and he wasn't the only one!

I suspect £20,000 was a conservative estimate  :shock: But then, I didn't have to pay for it  :lol:
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Post by: Range Rover Red on January 24, 2006, 00:05:59
1.  Remember it's YOUR day, both of you, so don't let friends, family, toothless old aunties, colleagues, bosses etc rail road you into something you don't really want.

2.  There's a hell of a waiting list for Gretna Green!

3.  Have a FANTASTIC day, and good luck for the future.
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