Fast wedding on a budget

Hi Ben, so sorry to hear about your Dad- that sort of news puts things into perspective in terms of what is really important I guess.

I would suggest looking at 'late availability' deals at local venues- one near us that we considered knocks a good few grand off their 'all in' price for dates they haven't sold a couple of months ahead. The other thing to consider is a mid-week wedding as they are usually significantly cheaper.

If if you are on an exceptionally tight budget then I think in your situation I would consider a very low key registry office wedding with just our very nearest and dearest present followed by an intimate dinner party- you could then have a 'renewal' in a couple of years if you wanted to, where you could perhaps have a 'bigger' 'wedding'.

Hope that helps give you some ideas, good luck!

Hi Ben

I'm sorry to hear about your dad! Just leaving work shortly but I'm sure I receive some sort of newsletter every now & then with late availability venues, if I can remember who it comes from I'll come back & post it!

You need you your husband and a witness, everything else is lovely extras. Don't worry yourself with extras.

You've had some great advice here!

If it were me, I would arrange a very simple, straightforward, minimalist ceremony, and then leave the big celebration until the first or second anniversary. The main thing is that your dad sees 'The Moment', which as a PP pointed out you only need witnesses and an officiant for! I think I would regret throwing a big celebration together without putting the time into getting it right, and I'm sure your head is in other places right now. Maybe keep things simple right now, and then once some time has passed and you've had chance to recover from the grief and save up a bit, plan a bigger do that everyone can come to if that's something you would regret missing out on later.

x

Hi Ben

Here is the website I was thinking about - hope it's not too late:

https://www.wedding-venues.co.uk/offers