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We are country music fans,so when we finally got round to tying the knot,we dressed as Scarlet O'Hara and Red Butler and all our friends came dressed in their best Western costumes.

We all had a whale of a time,and the Registrar said it was his first cowboy wedding.

I made my own dress,cost me £40 and we did all the catering ourselves,it cost a whole £200 altogether.

Got married in 1986. Rang my mother in the morning and asked if she anything planned for the day, she said no so I said I would pick her up at about 11 am and we would go for lunch. Grabbed husband to be be's neice and picked mum up. Stopped out side the civic offices and said we had to go in about something or other. Got married and the 4 of us went for lunch. Then in the evening there was a dance on for divorced people in the local town so we went there. -

B C I told you my OH, the perfect man, had just got lost on his way to you.


We got married in Gravesend Methodist Church in September 1964. My 2 sisters and a cousin were bridesmaids. Unfortunately I never had any colour photos so I can't quite remember what colour their dresses were. Mine was a classic fitted dress with lace overlay, and small train from hip level. I was only about size 9/10 then. It cost me £12 from C&A in London.

My Mum made the cake, and Dad iced it, copying the design from a picture in a magazine. I was so proud of it, and still have that picture.

We were lent a holiday cottage at Herne Bay for our honeymoon.

We had 2 occurrences. The best mans' chauffeur couldn't find his way back to the flat where OH was and told me the bridegroom had gone missing. stupid man, I was not very happy.

There was a traffic holdup which made me a bit late. I found out later it was a friend who had been knocked down and killed by a motorcyclist on the pedestrian crossing - about 50 yards from our church. She had a 1 month old baby girl.
I was so glad I didn't know before the ceremony.

It hasn't been a bad 47 years

carol

1st Marriage local register office then back to local pub with friends and family etc sign of things to come only lasted 3 years.

2nd Marriage 1996 were going on holiday to Tenby (love Wales) decided we would get married while we were there and as we had been living together for over 5 years and had two kids told people we were going to get married come if you want, my mum came, my dad couldn't get out of work and a couple of my friends came, his family didn't, but his parents were both dead, we got married at Pembroke Dock Register Office, the witnesses were the two people who lived in the house next door after we went and knocked on the door and asked them.

So much better and no pressure.

We were married in the Cathedral in Johannesburg over 40 years ago. The reception was a buffet meal in a friends house. My late mum made the dresses and we honeymooned in Rustenburg amid the orange groves.

Thats lovley Greenfingers i hope they have FAB! day. :-)

Ann i never thought about gran kids lol but its true im gonna ask her when she gets home from work i bet she is keeping it for that reason lol.

Or for a Granddaughter Robin.

I got married in 2005 it was a lovley sunny day a little windy but very nice.
I wore black tail suit with gold cravat i think my waste coat was cream. I didnt bother with top hat as im small and it looked stupied when i tried one on.

The OH looked great i didnt think she would turn up as normal with you ladys she was running a bit late. we had a vintage rolls and the company sent another vintage car as they had finished another wedding early which was very kind of them.

OH still has her dress i dont know why as we have all boys maybe its incase she dumps me lol :-D

Fascinating to read of so many different weddings and clothes. I think Sue's black dress has to be winner so far for most unusual outfit.

Muffy La Mirage, lovely hotel, lots going on there. Yes 15th anniversary, time to hold your wedding party. If youw ait too long you will get to my age when sadly not so many of the original guests are around.

LA happy and sad memories for you. How lovely that both you and your daughter wore your Grandmother's dress. And your husband';s ring now has so many memories intertwined in it. I hope you have many happy years with your present husband.

Married Nov 5th, 1955.I took leave from the Qaranc for a week. We were married in the church the other side of the road from Dads flat, but he wouldnt let me walk it, borrowed an old ford Pop and drove me round the block so I arrived in style! Made my own dress and jacket on the barrackroom sewing machine, with input and help with the hem from other nurses My stepsister was matron of honour, wearing the dress that she had worn as bridesmaid to our other sister, and the reception was at her home, food prepared by stepmother. Dearest part of the whole thing was OH's new suit! He has only ever had one other, wont wear them. His side had to come to folkestone from Lewisham. Mil and two aunts, one uncle, and his brothe was best man. we sent flowers to the hospital for his dad, to arrive as we were being married. Altogether cost us just over £50, and we spent our honeymoon in Chatham, where we stayed at the Naafi club Now every year people celebrate with us when they light their fireworks and bonfires
We had known each other for all of 3 months.

Oh well, think mine was the quietest of the lot, Got married in my home by Special Licence (I didn't want banns called) about 9 or 10 of us present. Had wedding cake etc and then in evening took our guests went to a very 'posh' castle for dinner and dance and my groom and I stayed overnight. We honeymooned in Stratford in a four poster!!!!!

Now there's a plan !! I'd like to do something for our 15th as we're not going to be renewing our vows in Vegas !!

I've just got my little wedding box out..and I've got the hotel we had our wedding lunch in wrong :-S

It was La Mirage not the Venetian !!

You'd think I'd have remembered such a detail wouldn't you !!! But I don't remember a thing after the ceremony itself....except for the casino bit.....I was just like any other Bride in that the day just seemed to whizz by so fast !!! (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...I won't admit it could also be my age to blame LOLOLOL) x

Mine was pretty much non-event!! When I met my husband he was separated from his first wife ( so the story went - future events have made me question if that was the truth lol).

We lived together waiting out the two years for the divorce to go through. He then booked date at Norwich Register Office, provided the divorce was final!! We only invited people who we could on a 'if it happens can you come ' type basis.

It did happen (just, he got the divorce papers with just hours to spare) and there were about 15 people there. I just wore an ordinary dress, no attendants, and afterwards we went back to a friends for a small buffet which I had prepared.

Honeymoon was a visit to my parents the next day, where we had a family party. It was too far for them all to travel when we only had a provisional date until the afternoon before.

Our divorce was made absolute the day before what would have been our 20th anniversary. And I daresay he told his next wife the same old story lol!!

I held off from marrying because I didn't think a piece of green paper meant anything.

Finally caved in and got married dressed all in BLACK (1979) in a register office....lolol

Sue

Muffy, maybe the garden party for a significant anniversary then. At least your MIL was there to enjoy the wedding. We actually love Las Vegas tacky bits and all, been there three times now.

I forgot to mention the wedding reception, we had 80 guests, one drink, a sherry on arrival for those who drank. Many of my family didn't. The reception was in a local community hall and catered for by outside caterers who also made the cake. No evening 'do' then of course, that had not caught on.

My parents were unable to afford the wedding so we paid for it all ourselves. (Actually that was a ploy my Mum tried because I was only 20 and she wanted us to wait another year. - We had been together for 4 years by the time we married. Honeymoon was in Jersey.

Paddington Register Office 1968. I made my own dress and wore the silliest head gear - a cross between a Juliet cap and a bonnet. There was a boozy party afterwards in the flat I had been sharing with friends.

I had outside caterers and the West Indian Cook where I worked made the cake. I had to keep topping up her budget because she soaked the fruit in rum for weeks. It was delicious.

Vera

I had a £23 wedding dress from John Lewis.OH had a suit made as you couldn't get many off the shelf then,a big kipper tie and platform shoes.
A two tier cake made by a friend.One bridesmaid who picked her own dress off the shelf.

50 guests all day.Wasn't many had evening guests then.
Meal was a choice of steak pie or chicken.Everyone had two drinks for the toasts.

A couple on an organ and accordian...that was the band.
One night in hotel then went to stay with my Dad the rest of the week lol.

Didn't have a lot of money and would rather it went on a deposit for our flat.
That was 36 yrs ago :-D

And so you should be BC !!! <3

I am still waiting for the right man to turn up, Ann. Yes,yes,I know I am very picky :-D :-D