General Chat

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.

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.

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

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. -

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.