Ringsandrsvp
Planning timeline
18 months out
12 months out
9 months out
6 months out
3 months out
1 month out
The week of
The day itself
After the wedding
Short-notice weddings
The legals
Giving notice at the register office
Civil ceremonies
Religious ceremonies and legal recognition
Approved premises and outdoor ceremonies
Marriage in Scotland and Northern Ireland: how the rules differ
Marrying a non-UK national
Changing your name
Civil partnerships
Costs of the legal bit
Banns and common licence
Humanist ceremonies: legally binding in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Registering a marriage that took place abroad
passport
driving licence
bank
Marrying under 18 and the change in the law
Ceremony at the register office vs approved premises
Money
What a UK wedding actually costs
Building a budget
venue
catering
photography
flowers
dress
music
Cutting costs without it showing
Wedding insurance
Deposits and supplier contracts
Who traditionally pays and why that changed
Micro weddings and elopements
Paying in instalments and the risks of wedding borrowing
Section 75 protection on deposits paid by credit card
What happens if a supplier goes out of business
VAT on wedding services
Cost by region
Gift lists, cash gifts and honeymoon funds
Splitting costs between families today
Suppliers
barns
country houses
hotels
city venues
town halls
Photographers and videographers
Catering and bars
Florists
bands
DJs
ceremony musicians
Cakes
Hair and makeup
Stationery and invitations
Planners and on-the-day coordinators
How to vet a supplier
Celebrants and independent registrars
Transport and wedding cars
Marquees, tipis and dry hire
Toilets, power and generators for a field wedding
Content creators and social media capture
Dress alterations and suit hire
Childcare and creches at weddings
The day
Order of the day
Ceremony structure and readings
Speeches
Seating plans
Guest lists and difficult invitations
Wedding party roles
Dress and attire
Weather contingency
Accessibility for guests
Multi-faith and multicultural ceremonies
Unplugged ceremonies and photography permissions
Alcohol licensing and temporary event notices
Noise curfews and neighbours
Daylight, sunset and photo timings
Children at weddings
Guests with additional access needs
Bad weather plan B
News
Guests
What to wear to a wedding
Dress codes decoded
How much to give as a gift
Gift lists and honeymoon funds
Plus ones and who gets one
RSVP wording and replying late
Travel and where to stay
The cost of being a bridesmaid or best man
Dietary requirements and telling the couple
Attending with children
Declining an invitation well
Where to marry
London and the south east
The Cotswolds
Cornwall and the south west
Yorkshire and the north
The Lake District
Wales and Eryri
Highlands
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Northern Ireland
Italy
Spain
Greece
Cyprus
Portugal
Getting an overseas marriage recognised in the UK
Legals
Every legals we cover.
Giving Notice
Civil Ceremony
Outdoor Ceremony
Marrying A Foreign National
Scotland Rules
Name Change
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