how long before your wedding did you book the venue?

[pinkmummy]

Its cheaper to have weddings during the week in venues and in registry offices. If we were to get married during the week in the registry office it would be £100 but coz we are getting married on a Saturday and not in the registry office its costing us £330!

As for the original question LOL We booked ours a year in advance as that was when we decided we were getting married. But when we did there was only 1 date left in September an luckily it was the one we wanted!!

 

[lynne192]

i know can't haggle reg office but can venue for reception.

 

[honeybee2]

ye- good luck with it, did you ring them- whats the score?

 

[lynne192]

long story but my family refuse to come to tuesday wedding.... so back to drawing board.... thinking 17th march 2012 now its also my birthday

 

[honeybee2]

they refuse? hello!!!! its about you and your partner- not them!!!

sorry, that sounded rude, but i had the impression that it didnt matter when it was- but who it was for and what it stood for!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[polo_princess]

Arrrgh, some people can be a bit of a nightmare about weekday weddings becase of them taking time off of work Hope you get on better with the other dates

We booked ours 12 months in advance, both for ceremony and reception

 

[lynne192]

cause its a week day almost none of them can get time off of work so.

 

[pinkmummy]

That was our problem also. There are 3 teachers in our family and they wouldn't have been able to take the time off unless it was actually in the holidays.

Tbh I wouldn't take a days holiday off for a wedding...but then again I've never been in that situation so I wouldn't know. X

 

[honeybee2]

our wedding is on a friday- and there will be killings if no one turned up. I can respect teachers for not being able to- but there is no excuse for others really, they have the time to give notice.

 

[lynne192]

yeah know what you mean.