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[tandybo]

Hey girls,

I am looking for some serious help here regards weddings. I am due to pay deposit this weekend on my venue but am starting to panic about funding it. Its not till next year but I am in college as a mature student and have a 3 year old so trying to be sensible money wise too.....anyways, I am thinking of going abroad, just me, H2B and our daughter.....any suggestios anybody?
I am totally open to any suggestions here regards a destination.

[MrsMactobe]

Hi Tandybo

i totally get the situation your in, I think you need to ask yourself what kind of wedding you really want? if having the wedding here is going to cause hardship and put pressure on you financially can you deal with that or would you feel less financial pressure having it abroad with a group of family and friends and your daughter?
so many people get in to debt for the day, I just dont know with the way things are at the moment if it is worth it, H2B and me are trying to avoid it at all costs even though he really wants the big day out!
hope this helps!

[MrsTK2B]

Hi,

If you decide to get married abroad with just the 3 of you or with a small group of family and friends Greece might be an option. My uncle got married in Zante a few years ago, as they wanted a beach wedding on a budget. They did registry office in Ireland, then informal beach ceremony. But it is also possible to get legally married in Greece. They booked a small holiday development of about 8 villas, had about 30 friends and family. It was lovely having whole place to ourselves, even a private beach and very safe for their 4 year old daughter. Everyone paid for own flights and accommodation instead of giving presents. My uncle and his wife only had to pay for their own villa and flights and the wedding dinner. Much cheaper than the average wedding in Ireland. The little girl came home with the rest of the guests and stayed with her grandparents and the couple had a bit of a honeymoon on their own for a week.

But if you really want the big Irish wedding maybe think about delaying it for a year.

[awhiletogo]

Hey, don't know if this would be an option, but would you consider a small wedding in ireland? My friend did that a few years ago (think it was a bout 40 people) and she did it quite cheaply, and that pre-recession! It was in a small hotel, dinner was in the restuarant and they had a very small function room for afters and they had a dj, no band. Altho i know this doesn't seem to be the case usually, my cousin went abroad for her wedding, and between flights, accomodation etc didn't find it a huge amount cheaper really, altho i know they had a few guests, it wasn't just themselves. If you do decide to go abroad, i'd say take in account everything when adding it up, flights, tranfers, accomodation, additionla costs for paperwork etc etc.

[bride2be2013]

I think you need to sit down and decide what the both of you would like to do. If you want a big wedding you could always defer it for a year or two and save over that period and then go for it. Another option is to have a small wedding here. My friend got married in dublin and invited close friends and family for a meal in landsowne hotel and then just told everyone else that they would be celebrating the wedding in the bar / lounge that evening and it worked out quiet cheap and was a great night.

Look at locations abroad and have a small wedding with family and friends you could find a nice location at a good price.

If you sit down and work out your budget and then decide wat type of wedding you would like it might help you to come to a decesion.

best of luck.

[Soulmate]

Good luck with whatever you decide - if it is stressing you already chances are the stress will increase if you decide on big wedding.. We had a small wedding in Ireland, just us, our two kids & 7 of our immediate family - what we done was went to another county and got married in hotel, had meal afterwards etc, exact same as a "normal" wedding but with only 11 guests