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I just got engaged, introduced myself in the meet the groovers section but figured here was the best place to start for weddingy stuff.
We haven't set a date yet, how did you all decide when to get married? People keep asking me what time of year I want to get married but I just don't know. I don't particularly want to pick a random date (oops I am rambling now, sorry)
I also want to get my son (aged 4) involved somehow.
All I can think at the moment is first dance music and dresses, i'm guessing I've kind of got my priorities in the wrong order
Sorry for the ramble
(off to spend the next hour looking at all the smilies )
Hiya Sparkly and to Groovy. Congratulations on getting engaged, how exciting!
I think most of us are already married now but all love to get involved in new wedding plans.
We chose Valentines Day to get married as it was a year to the day we got engaged and I was desperate to wear a red dress so Valentines fitted perfectly.
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Because children grow up while you're not looking,
There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
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Another married one here - though we're only just coming up for a year now!
We got married in March, though we originally wanted November as that's when we'd got engaged. Unfortunately we had a few problems with hubby getting made redundant etc and once we were back on track we just looked for the first possible date which happened to be the first Saturday of spring - perfect for a turquoise dress!
We have been going to get married forever but just haven't got round to it yet. Something always seems to stop us like ex's refusing divorces and such like First dances, dress ideas are all sorted so we're topsy turvey too I even have my shoes!!!
The wedding section on Groovy tends to be quiet as almost everyone is married now but if you post in the bar those that don't come into weddings will get to know you and know to look out for your wedding news.
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We chose the 6th april because Terry kept suggesting the 6th Aug, July, Dec etc..... not sure why he fanicied the 6th. When I checked the Easter dates for last year and found that Good Friday was the 6th April it just seemed fate. I had always faniced an Easter wedding and of course it meant that all our guests who were travelling from Cambridgeshire up to Scotland could combine it with a nice long weekend away.
Congrats on your engagement. I look forward to hearing all your plans.
I was really excited when we got engaged but the novelty has worn off a bit now . I had hoped we could get married this year but we need to save so I think it will be next year now.
I'd like to get married in our local church, but they are having a massive extension built from August this year to July next year so I don't know if there is any way round that. I know that I definitely definitely want to get married in church though.
I was thinking about our anniversary which is on 27th December, but then there is the weather to contend with, the fact that it gets dark early, and that its so close to Christmas that I don't think its realistic really . It just seems to be the only date that is significant.
We got engaged in the July, and married October of the following year. It had no signifance whatsoever, other than the church wasn't booked yet, and the reception venue was free too.
I thought it would be nice to have something in that part of the year to celebrate too
we chose 27th July because a) we wanted a summer wedding and b) the rugby season was over haha so I couldnt get made to feel guilty for hubby missing any games !!
it all seems a bit of a an age away now though as it was almost 6 years ago we had the traditional church wedding with a big white dress (well actually it was ivory but hey ho !)
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We got married on the 1st October 2005. We had originally wanted a date in September (not really sure why I just fancied that month!) but the first Sat the hotel had available was 1st Oct which in hindsite is a nice date and easy to remember!
I look forward to hearing all your wedding plans!
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Hi Sparkly...welcome and congratulations!
We got married on 24th October 2005. We wanted to get married aabroad, and only our closest family came with us. As my MIL works ina school, we had to go for a school holiday. The actual day was teh one that allowed us to do all the legal things we needed to do, and then have a decnt honeymoon...(without the family!) afterwards.
The most important thing is to enjoy the experience. I am looking forward to hearing your plans!
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I'm another already married one. We got married in November 2005 in a castle up in Scotland.
We didn't have a particular date in mind but the venue we wanted was cheaper at that time of year. We originally booked for the september but then thought about how much cheaper it was a couple of months later and then changed it to November. So cost was the main reason we chose our date but the more I thought of it the more I liked the idea of a winter wedding with candles, roaring open fires, lovely hearty food, fur wraps etc.
Also you can never be sure of the weather particularly in Scotland so even if we had chosen a date in the middle of summer we wouldn't have been guaranteed to have nice weather anyway. So by choosing November we had no real expectations that the weather would be nice so we wouldn't be disappointed if it wasn't if that makes any sense! In the event it was a gorgeous clear frosty day (a bit chilly though outside!)
We got married early in the afternoon and still had plenty of time for photos outside in natural light.
The date you choose may not have any significance to you beforehand but it certainly will have after you get married, no matter what time of year you choose.
Newbie - guess I should start here?
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to Groovy. Congratulations on getting engaged, how exciting! 
First dances, dress ideas are all sorted so we're topsy turvey too 
I even have my shoes!!! 
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. I had hoped we could get married this year but we need to save so I think it will be next year now. 
. It just seems to be the only date that is significant.
William Robert born 21st Dec06
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we had the traditional church wedding with a big white dress (well actually it was ivory but hey ho !) 
Carys Grace was born 29th June 2007 5:01am weighing 7lbs 8oz 
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Married my soulmate 1st October 2005 
Karen and Craig 9th May 2006 
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