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Legal bit before doing the wedding

Danielle, 6 October, 2026 at 11:45 Posted on Planning 0 1

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We are debating whether to do the legal bit before then the wedding at a later date, for context we have chosen a date that means a lot to both of us because its both of our grandparents wedding date, with their blessings were thinking of doing legal bit with them because of their health and cant travel and then have our little wedding after, but would you plan to do it before your chosen wedding date the year after or on a random day? our day will still be the same date legally as we would go by that date? its not going to be a big wedding either, just 10 guests and us then having a big party when we are back thanks in advance

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Latest activity by Lera, 26 October, 2026 at 10:31

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Lera · 26 October, 2026 at 10:31
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I actually think doing the legal ceremony with your grandparents there sounds really lovely, especially given how meaningful the date is to your family. ❤️ You can absolutely have the legal ceremony first and celebrate with everyone else later.
The only thing to bear in mind is that your official marriage date will be the day you legally get married, not the date of the later celebration. So if having that particular date on your marriage certificate matters to you, I'd try to arrange the legal ceremony for that day.
I came across this article explaining how civil marriage ceremonies work in the UK and what you need to arrange beforehand. Might be useful while you're planning:
https://consultantlm.uk/consultant-article/how-to-get-married-in-the-united-kingdom-civil-ceremony
Whatever you decide, having your grandparents involved sounds like a really special way to do it!
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