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Wedding Plans

Posted on August 27, 2009

OK folks I need your help.  As some of you already know, Wal and I are get­ting mar­ried.  We’re think­ing some­time in May, dur­ing half term so our friends can come to the wed­ding.  I would like a des­ti­na­tion wed­ding which is the rea­son for a half term wed­ding date.  Some­where in North­ern Por­tu­gal, per­haps a win­ery?  Or maybe in Madeira although I watched 2 min­utes of Kerry Katona on telly this evening and she was going on hol­i­day to Madeira so she might have just ruined it for me.

So you’re won­der­ing where/why I need help.  I am ashamed to say that I don’t know nuthin’ bout wed­dings.  I think Wal and I might just go to a reg­istry office and do the legal deed then off some­where for the party.  What do I bring?  Do I need wed­ding favors?  A cake? A dance? A DJ/Band? I just want a really chilled out week­end drink­ing some fab wine w/ friends and fam­ily in a super cool win­ery.  Basi­cally not very ‘wed­ding’ like.  Any­one have any sug­ges­tions of places to go or wed­ding ideas?  Any­thing would be great.  I don’t really want to start buy­ing wed­ding mag­a­zines as they’re geared for the more tra­di­tional bride and that is some­thing I am not.  Wal and I have been together for a while, we have child together so all that wed­ding malarkey just seems a bit silly to me.

Is May too soon?  How far ahead to we have to plan these things?  Oh mah gawd I don’t have a clue… help!

Oh and a recent photo of Squidge…



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13 Comments so far

  • hazeljoy says:
    August 27, 2009 at 10:06 PM - Reply

    reg­istry office. party. best way.
    send out invites. have good food and good wine organ­ised. and some­where good for peo­ple to stay.
    you need noth­ing more x

  • gertrudewinston says:
    August 28, 2009 at 2:40 AM - Reply

    con­grat­u­la­tions!! woo hoo!! how is ‘every­one’ tak­ing it?? :-)

  • Firefly says:
    August 28, 2009 at 6:45 AM - Reply

    Did you for­get to feed Squidge so she had to eat a crayon?

  • byrney says:
    August 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM - Reply

    Don’t ask me we ran away in secret!!!!!!!!! Can highly rec­om­mend that though!!

  • Vic says:
    August 28, 2009 at 10:44 AM - Reply

    Reg­istry office here cos you never know how the legal side of things will work around British law and the like. Tell peo­ple, if you want them to be there, that they’re more than wel­come to attend but the real party will be in what­ever coun­try you choose in the end.
    Look into things well now, find your­self some­where gor­geous that’ll be good for the kids and adults alike and plan for the sort of party you’re both com­fort­able with. Go with what you want and not what every­one else wants and don’t let any­one tell you oth­er­wise.
    Bring lit­tle with you — you’re not hav­ing a tra­di­tional wed­ding so there’s no need fr tra­di­tional things like favours (unless you really want to). Cake is a must, but no rea­son it has to be a wed­ding cake.

  • byrney says:
    August 28, 2009 at 3:41 PM - Reply

    I have a book with the laws for each con­try with regards to British law..you can have it!!

  • The Biff says:
    August 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM - Reply

    Bug­ger Me!!! Roll on First Friday.

    Reg­istry Office, nearby Park for the pic­tures, back to house/pub for a bite to eat and speeches with close friends/family and then a Church Hall with DJ and buf­fet at night for the rest of the world. Worked for us and we’re upto 17 (Oh my God, count ‘em) tears, sorry, years in a few weeks.

  • Jeanette says:
    August 28, 2009 at 8:29 PM - Reply

    Can’t help you, but con­grats :) Hope you enjoy all the organ­is­ing, I don’t think May is too soon

  • mancais says:
    August 28, 2009 at 9:54 PM - Reply

    Was talk­ing about wed­dings with TLP just the other evening and we thought we’d just go for sim­ple reg­is­ter office do fol­lowed by ‘pie and peas’ type spread in a pub some­where. Nowt fancy and not that we’re going to.
    Can only say go with what feels right for YOU. Cake is always good though.
    Do you want the stress of try­ing to get things organ­ised in another coun­try when you could do it here and then just head off for your own party/honeymoon? Glad I don’t have to organ­ise any­thing like a wedding.

  • mariel says:
    August 29, 2009 at 3:36 PM - Reply

    http://www.casadastorres.com/ingles/index.htm …hope this link works…by far one of the most beau­ti­ful places i have been…not the best web­site but we have pic­tures i could send you and it is over look­ing an amaz­ing vineyard.…just an idea. : )

  • Teddy says:
    August 31, 2009 at 8:50 PM - Reply

    Many con­grats. It is your wed­ding day, so you do what­ever you want to. It can be as small, big, quirky or tra­di­tional as you want. As for tim­ing, we arranged ours and got mar­ried in three weeks. We just told friends where we were get­ting mar­ried and where the party was after­wards. It was fab, low cost and I would not change any­thing about it if we were to do it again. Just write a list of what you want — and do not want — and take it from there. xx

  • SandyCalico says:
    September 1, 2009 at 8:50 PM - Reply

    Get­ting mar­ried abroad makes life sim­ple in some ways, com­pli­cated in oth­ers. I’d be tempted to have some Google fun and find a few venues. They’ll prob­a­bly have all the infor­ma­tion you need on the legal side.
    We mar­ried in the UK. We got a ‘pack­age’ from a lovely hotel. We got mar­ried (civil cer­e­mony, our own vows and music) in the after­noon and had a meal, speeches etc. with 50 friends and fam­ily. We then had a disco in the evening for 100. It was bril­liant, the hotel did a smash­ing job. I made my own invites and favours and my mother in law made the cake. Guests can stay in the hotel. Easy.
    There are no rules, it’s your wed­ding and you can do what you like! Good luck x

  • beth says:
    September 9, 2009 at 4:30 PM - Reply

    I’d tie the knot in the U.K. and then plan your dream party for your fam­ily and friends. Also, get your­self and Squidge fab­u­lous out­fits. At the end of the day, it’s all about the party and hang­ing out with the peo­ple you love, IMHO. Fun stuff!