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Debbie Diggle
Debbie Diggle runs Wedding Wonders her wedding planning company. Visit the website www.wedding-wonders.com. |
Debbie Diggle answers all your Wedding Planning related questions |
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Wedding register
Q. We want to have a civil ceremony in a different county to the one we live in. How do we go about organising it and which register office do we need to contact?
A. Debbie Diggle says: The venue you are getting married in will be able to give you details of the local registrar you need to contact. You will need to ring them first to make a provisional booking for the ceremony and then contact the register office of your local council and arrange an appointment to give notice. When you go along for this appointment, you will need to take photographic ID and proof of address. If either of you has been married before, you will also need your decree absolute or the death certificate, if either of you had been widowed. You will need to pay £30 each at this time and a further £3.50 will have to be paid for the marriage certificate.
The booking is only valid for one year from the date of the confirmed booking. As you will probably need to book your venue before this, most register (registry?) offices will be able to give you a provisional booking which you can then confirm a year before the wedding. |
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Honeymoon Request
Q. How can we ask our guests for money for our honeymoon without offending them? We don?t need anything for the house but we want to make our honeymoon really special.
A. Debbie Diggle says: There's never an easy way to ask for money, and however you word it, some of your guests may be offended. There are a number of places you can set up gift lists for your honeymoon, which gives your guests the option of buying you various excursions or treats. Some large department stores have a travel agency, so you can ask for department store vouchers and put them towards your honeymoon too. Here are some examples of wording which will cause the least amount of offence:
"The most important thing is that you are with us on our special day. However, we are aware that some people may wish to buy us a gift, so any contribution to our honeymoon fund would be gratefully received. Alternatively, we have set up a gift list at John Lewis, gift list number: ******."
"As many of you are aware, we have already got our fair share of nice cutlery, crockery, etc. If you would like to buy us a gift we would be extremely grateful for contributions towards the cost of our honeymoon in The Maldives. Your contribution could go towards a moonlight boat trip, a massage, etc. If you would prefer to buy us a more traditional gift, we have a small gift list available at John Lewis, number ******."
"As we already have a lovely home with all the things we need, we would rather just share our day with you. However, if you wish to give us a present, we have a small wedding gift list at John Lewis, or you can buy us vouchers there which will go towards our honeymoon in The Maldives."
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