One of the first decisions you will need to make about your wedding is where to have the actual wedding ceremony.
If you are having a civil ceremony it must be conducted at a Register Office or at a venue which holds a licence for civil ceremonies. Your Local Authority should be able to supply a list of venues in the area that hold a civil ceremony licence. This information may also be available on their website.
If you choose to get married at a Register Office you should contact the staff there, who will advise you on the procedure of booking the correct date and time for your wedding.
They will also advise you on all the formalities associated with giving notice of your intention to marry, the documents you will need to produce, the fees you will need to pay and the necessary timescale to allow.
If you choose to get married at a venue approved for civil marriages, you should contact the venue to make a reservation and staff there will advise you on which Register Office to contact regarding the legal formalities. If you are having a Church of England or Church in Wales wedding ceremony, you will need to contact the parish minister/vicar of the church you want to get married in.
They will advise you on steps you need to take to ensure you can get married on the day you have chosen and comply with marriage legalities.
Scotland has its owns laws regarding marriage, so if you are proposing to get married in Scotland contact the venue for advice on what steps you need to take.
For a marriage ceremony in a religious building (e.g. a church [other than the Church of England], a mosque or a temple), you should contact the religious leader for advice on the correct procedures you should follow.
If in doubt, contact the venue where you want to get married and ask for advice on what you need to do. Venues that are licensed for wedding ceremonies will be used to advising couples.
You will probably need to start looking for a reception venue at the same time as you start to make arrangements for your wedding ceremony. Until you have confirmation that your wedding ceremony can take place on the date and at the time you propose, keep the venue booking as provisional, but keep in touch with the venue to let them know how you are getting on with arrangements and when you will be able to confirm the booking.
Searching for your reception venue will probably be the most time consuming task you face. First of all it is important to clarify what you are looking for in a venue.
Your venue and food are probably going to be the biggest expense of your wedding day.
Remember, if you are hoping to save money, you are going to have to be creative with your venue search.
The venues which are already popular for holding wedding receptions are likely to charge higher prices. If they get plenty of bookings for wedding receptions, they are unlikely to negotiate on price as they know they can fill the venue at the set prices they already charge.
Summer Saturdays will be days of peak demand for wedding reception venues and therefore the more popular places need to make good levels of profit on these days. (If you decide to hold your wedding reception during the week, it may be possible to negotiate cheaper prices.)
Venues that hold wedding fairs or advertise prominently in local wedding magazines are probably not the best ones to approach if you are trying to cut costs.
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