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M Taylor
Santorini Wedding Help
M Taylor, 17 March, 2024 at 22:06

Hey! We're set to get married in Santorini at El Viento this September with about 40 guests (family and friends) joining us. The challenge we're facing is sorting out accommodation. We had an amazing...

Harry, tuesday 26-Mar-24 1 54
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Destination Wedding
Rachel, 31 January, 2024 at 14:39

Hi! I'm newly engaged and just starting to think about wedding planning. We know we would like to have a destination wedding but we have no idea where to start. Any tips on narrowing down which...

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 4 147 1
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Separate photographer or not?
Sarah, 25 February, 2024 at 00:23

Helloo, We are getting married in Mauritius and taking a package the hotel offer, it will be just the two of us, no guests. The package includes only 36 photos by their photographer, but getting a...

Sarah, friday 22-Mar-24 4 68
Princess
Help please! Planning a wedding in Jamaica
Princess, 3 March, 2024 at 19:18

Hello! I have just got engaged and we'd love our dream wedding to be in Jamaica in 2025. Problem is we have a very large family to accommodate and a very small budget so wondering if it is just a...

Katrina, sunday 17-Mar-24 1 66
Jess
Getting a big dress abroad
Jess, 25 February, 2024 at 13:23

Hello, Getting married in Sicily in June this year and wondering how to get my dress there. My bridal shop says not to worry and they'll hang it up for me, however Jet2s website says buy a extra seat...

Sarah, tuesday 27-Feb-24 2 95
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Mini-honeymoon
Danielle, 4 February, 2024 at 14:14

My hubby-to-be and I will be getting married at the beginning of August. We have a big honeymoon to Vegas booked for October (because of the weather) but are looking for something smaller/cheaper to...

Jess, friday 23-Feb-24 2 70
momai
Photographers
momai, 22 February, 2024 at 10:26

Photographers - how do you know that they are good and that you’re not going to get ripped off with a rubbish one?

momai, thursday 22-Feb-24 27
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International venues for smaller weddings?
Alice, 14 February, 2024 at 14:57

Hi all Just thought I would reach out as someone who is looking to host the wedding ceremony/reception abroad for a smaller party around spring 2026. We plan to spend maybe 5-7 days dependant on the...

Alice, monday 19-Feb-24 2 56
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Caribbean wedding
Emma, 15 February, 2024 at 12:23

Hi, we initially thought we would get married in Italy but have thought that the Caribbean may now be more up our street . Has anyone got any recommendations for wedding hotels that have great...

Emma, thursday 15-Feb-24 31
Corinne
Planning for a wedding in Spain
Corinne, 13 July, 2023 at 13:32

Suggestions

Carolay, tuesday 13-Feb-24 2 72
Duane
Decree absolute legalised
Duane, 6 February, 2024 at 06:01

Hi.. we're getting married in Greece in October. The authorities need legalised copies of our decree absolutes. Ours only have a black stamp so need legalising (which I alalready thought were legal...

James, thursday 8-Feb-24 3 76
Charlotte
Honeymoon
Charlotte, 7 February, 2024 at 12:07

I would like to go somewhere hot for the honeymoon and was looking at Stella island. Can anyone recommend places

Charlotte, wednesday 7-Feb-24 22
Duane
Decree Absolute legalisation.
Duane, 6 February, 2024 at 05:22

We are getting married in Greece October this year, and the Greek authorities need legalised copies of our decree absolutes from previous marriages. A notary wants to charge us £750 for the...

Duane, tuesday 6-Feb-24 18
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Wedding abroad
Brooke, 15 January, 2024 at 21:25

Heyyy, Me and my fiancé are looking to get married abroad (Italy) in 2026. How does it work?! Do we get a wedding planner? If so a wedding planner from the uk or Italy? Anyone who’s had a wedding...

suziedutton1978@gmai, wednesday 31-Jan-24 5 212
Sarah
Passport
Sarah, 25 January, 2024 at 20:19

My passport has expired, would it best to apply for a new one after we're married before going on our honeymoon as otherwise I'd have the wrong name on it?

Charlotte, friday 26-Jan-24 1 47
Rachel
Legal side in Uk, Wedding in Cyprus
Rachel, 15 January, 2024 at 10:05

I’m getting married in Cyprus in October however all the paperwork is putting me off doing it all legally there. Has anyone legally got married here but not told guests and hired a celebrant?How would...

Rachel, thursday 25-Jan-24 8 163
Donna
Looking for: Mini moon with sunshine!
Donna, 6 September, 2023 at 12:12

Hi I’m looking to book a mini moon 7th July 2024 for 5/7 nights. We want a hotel that is romantic with a great pool, views and delicious food! Any recommendations? Budget is approx, £2k

Donna, monday 15-Jan-24 1 71
Aimee
Bridesmaids
Aimee, 5 January, 2024 at 23:46

Hi all, I need some advice. I am only having two bridesmaids - my sister and my fiancé's sister. They are the same size / height / age. However, both have totally different features, my sister is dark...

RomanticGreenStation, saturday 13-Jan-24 2 86
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Mallorca Wedding - wedding planner? Son Marroig
SunnyYellowDiamonds439, 7 October, 2015 at 16:01

Hi, I have my heart set on getting married at Son Marroig Mallorca. I haven't been to view it yet, and have just booked the flights to go out there and have a look. We will also look at C'as Xorc as...

Sheree, friday 5-Jan-24 10 17,874 1
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Honeymoon destination
Donoyan, 16 December, 2023 at 14:16

Hello!! We are a bit confused to where we should go on our honeymoon. We don’t want Europe. We have the option to go either in August or September to end of September. We really wanted Maldives or...

Sunny, thursday 4-Jan-24 2 120
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Certificate of no impediment- Portugal
Rachel, 24 November, 2023 at 02:12

Hi, we’re getting married in portugal next May and we have been asked to obtain a Certificate of no impediment, or the ceremony will not be legal. our local registry office will not issue one as the...

Nancy, tuesday 2-Jan-24 2 121
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Getting Married in Gibraltar - What to do about witnesses?
Rob, 26 December, 2023 at 09:35

It will be just the two of us. I see a number of wedding planners/agencies charging for arranging the wedding admin and they will also deal with witnesses. However, I don't want to engage an agency, I...

Rob, tuesday 26-Dec-23 20
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Getting Married in Gibraltar
Rob, 26 December, 2023 at 09:31

Hi there, I see that Gibraltar is pitched quite a lot as a place to get married. Are there any notable differences/benefits of getting married in Gibraltar compared to the UK?

Rob, tuesday 26-Dec-23 21
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Has anyone eloped and had no guests at all?
Harriet, 13 December, 2023 at 14:32

Me and my partner are considering getting married in Italy but having no guests. We were thinking of just having a symbolic ceremony there and going straight into our honeymoon. We would do the...

SunnyPurpleFlowers85, monday 25-Dec-23 2 157 1
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Honeymoon Ideas
Joanna, 23 December, 2023 at 11:25

Hi all! Originally we had the idea of going long haul, but budget unfortunately does not allow that. We’re struggling to think anywhere short haul wise. It will be beginning of May, so somewhere warm...

Joanna, saturday 23-Dec-23 27
Lydia-
Looking to book a destination wedding in europe any tips?
Lydia-, 21 December, 2023 at 10:25

Looking to book a destination wedding in europe any tips?

Lydia-, thursday 21-Dec-23 24
Megan
Destination Wedding v uk Wedding
Megan, 6 December, 2023 at 22:05

Hi guys, I got engaged to the love of my life this week. We are both so happy and excited. We are considering our options in relation to a destination or a UK Wedding (near to where we live). Is it...

Harriet, wednesday 13-Dec-23 3 170
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Getting married in Japan
Sarah, 8 December, 2023 at 22:16

Hello everyone We are wanting to get married (just us two) in Okinawa, Japan, and travel across from Tokyo to Osaka. We thought September would be good as its not peak season but it seems its peak...

Sarah, friday 8-Dec-23 47 1
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Abroad wedding packages
Antonia, 17 September, 2023 at 17:01

Does anyone know of any websites or even villas that do full packages for abroad weddings?

Guwahati, wednesday 8-Nov-23 83
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Eloping then having a uk ceremony?
Lucy, 21 September, 2023 at 20:36

Hi 👋 My first time on here. Newly engaged 💍 My partner and I are planning to marry abroad just us and our little boy. We both have huge families and are expecting both sides to be disappointed with...

Liz, sunday 15-Oct-23 2 102
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Wedding insurance abroad
Emma, 5 October, 2023 at 15:45

Hey all Anyone successfully found a company which will insure weddings abroad and doesn’t have horrendous reviews on google/trustpilot? ThanksEmma

Emma, thursday 5-Oct-23 41
Kyra
Wedding Abroad (bmes)
Kyra, 3 October, 2023 at 17:45

Has anyone had a traditional Nigerian wedding abroad (Europe)? If so, were you able to find appropriate vendors or did you have to fly the vendors to the country of choice? I don't mind using the...

SL WaltonJones, thursday 5-Oct-23 3 43

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