nonamenopackdrill said:
was there any need for that? I was only being inquisitive and friendly
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was there any need for that? I was only being inquisitive and friendly
Pete the Greek said:was there any need for that? I was only being inquisitive and friendly
No, your intervention was as it usually is. Crap and snipey.
If you want to know about me, there's about 25,000 posts I made under the username 'flimsier'.
geminisnake said:You coulda ignored him. I was enjoying this thread with you being like you used to be again
Fair enough. He does tend to arrive on threads (usually ones I'm contributing well to - eg the recent one on the Muslim copper) and just dig at me - hence his first contribution quoting me pissed me off.
However, I really like Chrisfilter and I am pissed off with myself for starting a row on his thread.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
extra dry said:corkscrews on tables???
Nah, bar manager being old 'rugby tour'buddy of Mr fit
But even at £4-5 it would have been cheaper to provide some really decent wine at wholesale prices ( sale or return) than to pay for the shit they would have provided( we tasted it and decided we would rather buy 20-25 bottles of red and white )
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
But that was 'your' budget.nonamenopackdrill said:
You say you say you cant get it cheaper but you can. It depends on your priorities.
Stixking to a budget is hard but it depends if you are willing to think outside the 'wedding' market
offer your favourite restauranteur £25 for a 3 course set meal and a guaranteed 80 covers all at once and many ( outside central london) will bite your hand off.... if you are saying you will buy your wine from them, they need to do you 2-3 options ( one veggie) and if they know the guests will buy drinks on top or you will put money behind the bar and many will go mad for it.I know because my brother is a head chef and if he knew he could do that, £25-30 plus at least a tenner a head on booze he could cover the restaurants running costs for a week... a chef/managers dream position for several weeks a year.
Its guaranteed money, if thats not a sat night they are in a no lose situation.
Only some couples think they 'have' to have certain things.
we looked at one venue charging a min of £22 a head had to be booked a year in advance and it stank of mildew...
says alot
Gte married on a friday, save yourself 10% min straight off!
Great suggestion - midweek works!
We paid £5 ahead unlimited booze of any kind.
We paid £5 ahead unlimited booze of any kind.
nonamenopackdrill said:
Just to be clear, this sounds cheap, but is standard - if you are offered more per head consider what you get.... seriously.
LilMissHissyFit said:
If I said that I didn't mean it. I meant that you have to compromise on what you want to get it cheaper.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
We did a quick registry office in the morning with 2 witnesses and then did our proper vows in the woods with a woman form the humanist society for £50 Then we had our do in a church hall - buffet where everyone brought a dish of food - then a ceilidh in the evening. We had about 100 people,my brother in law took the photos (which i subsequently lost) I made the invites, the cake and my dress and everyone said it was the best wedding they've ever been to. I can't get my head around why something has to cost very much money - it's about two people declaring their love - not about expensive dreses and rubbish posh food. Ours cost just under 2 grand and £400 of that was the band.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
http://www.croydon.org.uk/Ruskin/
This has the feel of the country manor house about it but without the attendant prices. I had my reception here and it was great. It has a big walled garden so your guests kiddies can run about in safety. Bring your own bar, no problem. Guests smoking dope on the lawn, no problem. Sound system and dj's, no problem. The staff could not have been nicer and it was and is very cheap indeed.
Good luck with the marriage.
This has the feel of the country manor house about it but without the attendant prices. I had my reception here and it was great. It has a big walled garden so your guests kiddies can run about in safety. Bring your own bar, no problem. Guests smoking dope on the lawn, no problem. Sound system and dj's, no problem. The staff could not have been nicer and it was and is very cheap indeed.
Good luck with the marriage.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
TopCat said:http://www.croydon.org.uk/Ruskin/
This has the feel of the country manor house about it but without the attendant prices. I had my reception here and it was great. It has a big walled garden so your guests kiddies can run about in safety. Bring your own bar, no problem. Guests smoking dope on the lawn, no problem. Sound system and dj's, no problem. The staff could not have been nicer and it was and is very cheap indeed.
Good luck with the marriage.
Ooh, nice one.. looks good. Will give them a call. Did they have a finish time? Everywhere seems to want you to evacuate the place at 11pm
jodal
Well-Known Member
I would like to help you out mate so check out some of the skills I can offer.
If you need a juggler I only charge £50 an hour. I bring my own juggling balls and a packed lunch. (I'm also insured in case I break anything or kill anyone with my "BALLS OF FIRE"TM trick)
If you need a DJ I only charge £60 an hour. I bring my own CD's, mountable Mag lights for atmosphere, Sony CD player with shuffle mode and extra large LCD display. (Speakers: £20 extra, full list of CD's available upon request)
If you need a juggler I only charge £50 an hour. I bring my own juggling balls and a packed lunch. (I'm also insured in case I break anything or kill anyone with my "BALLS OF FIRE"TM trick)
If you need a DJ I only charge £60 an hour. I bring my own CD's, mountable Mag lights for atmosphere, Sony CD player with shuffle mode and extra large LCD display. (Speakers: £20 extra, full list of CD's available upon request)
TopCat
Putin fanboy
ChrisFilter said:Ooh, nice one.. looks good. Will give them a call. Did they have a finish time? Everywhere seems to want you to evacuate the place at 11pm
I left at about 11pm but the party went on and on. I think some of the staff joined the guests and had a few too. A tip to the staff worked wonders, I think it was about £20 each, for about 5 of them.
The best weddings I'vebeen to have been the cheap and cheerful ones where people have contributed their time and labour to flowers/cakes/decorating/cooking/DJing. People like being involved IME
One of the very best was in a farmers field in the middle of the sussex downs where the food was salads and a pig roast, and the partying went on till dawn, and all the guests camped round the edge of the field.
One of the very best was in a farmers field in the middle of the sussex downs where the food was salads and a pig roast, and the partying went on till dawn, and all the guests camped round the edge of the field.
Sounds like whatever you do it will be good Chris. No-one cares about ice carvings of swans or the like.
I went to a lovely wedding where they did the do at the husband's parents house in country (I know that prob helps!) and everybody camped. There was high tea in the afternoon with jam and scones and bands that were friends of the bride and groom played on a stage. They also did a hand-fasting ceremony which is apparently very popular.
Brilliant fun!
I went to a lovely wedding where they did the do at the husband's parents house in country (I know that prob helps!) and everybody camped. There was high tea in the afternoon with jam and scones and bands that were friends of the bride and groom played on a stage. They also did a hand-fasting ceremony which is apparently very popular.
Brilliant fun!
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Easy peasy.. doing the legal stuff at Marylebone reg office on a Friday.. literally just to make it legal. Only my parents and another 2 people there to act as witnesses.
The wedding proper will take place the day after at a really nice 16th century farmhouse, buildings and grounds, swimming pool, hot tub, camping in the grounds, no time limit (she's fine to have a mini-rave up), we can BYOB and use our own caterers.. no extra charges..
Going to get one of my best mates to perform the ceremony - it will be fantastic!
SWEET
That's £2000 for 100 people.
The legal bit is only £50 at the reg office.
£1000 on a marquee for the dance floor
£1000 on booze at Makro
£2000 on a posh buffet
Job done!
The wedding proper will take place the day after at a really nice 16th century farmhouse, buildings and grounds, swimming pool, hot tub, camping in the grounds, no time limit (she's fine to have a mini-rave up), we can BYOB and use our own caterers.. no extra charges..
Going to get one of my best mates to perform the ceremony - it will be fantastic!
SWEET
That's £2000 for 100 people.
The legal bit is only £50 at the reg office.
£1000 on a marquee for the dance floor
£1000 on booze at Makro
£2000 on a posh buffet
Job done!
I still can't believe you're getting married
Can I come? I promise I'll throw up everywhere
Can I come? I promise I'll throw up everywhere
trashpony
Hag
ChrisFilter said:Easy peasy.. doing the legal stuff at Marylebone reg office on a Friday.. literally just to make it legal. Only my parents and another 2 people there to act as witnesses.
The wedding proper will take place the day after at a really nice 16th century farmhouse, buildings and grounds, swimming pool, hot tub, camping in the grounds, no time limit (she's fine to have a mini-rave up), we can BYOB and use our own caterers.. no extra charges..
Going to get one of my best mates to perform the ceremony - it will be fantastic!
SWEET
That's £2000 for 100 people.
The legal bit is only £50 at the reg office.
£1000 on a marquee for the dance floor
£1000 on booze at Makro
£2000 on a posh buffet
Job done!
You always make everything look so easy
Nice one
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
July, so a while yet!
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Nice one!
We hired a Yurt and 10Ksoundsystem and did a rave for about 4grand including caterers a kind of buffet. It was a beautiful day and by the evening even the old codgers were dancing to Human Resources dominator, I remember my wife's Grandpa coming up telling me he was "bigger and bolder and rougher and tougher in other words fucker there is no other"! Which made me laugh
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Sorted!
Venue booked, 3 massive 'capri' marquees (like at festivals) for the grounds, 2 for dining, 1 for dancing.. getting a massive bouncy castle, sumo suits, shit loads of booze, posh hog roast, Elton John's wedding photographer..
Was so easy.. all this 2 years to plan nonsense, tsk!
Venue booked, 3 massive 'capri' marquees (like at festivals) for the grounds, 2 for dining, 1 for dancing.. getting a massive bouncy castle, sumo suits, shit loads of booze, posh hog roast, Elton John's wedding photographer..
Was so easy.. all this 2 years to plan nonsense, tsk!
trashpony
Hag
ChrisFilter said:
You're not going to be choosing the venue based on how well the carpets match the bridesmaids dresses though are you?
All the trouble my colleague went to, planning hers for two years, and then when I got there, a couple of the guests were eating MaccyD's before the ceremony, I got rushed off in an ambulance just after she made her grand entrance and her husband and his brother got into a huge fight - punches were thrown, hired suits were ripped and the brother in law kicked her mum's car and did £££ worth of damage which he's still refusing to pay for.
All the organisation in the world can't contain stuff like that!
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
We should avoid all that, hopefully. To save costs we're only inviting very close friends and family so know everyone inside out - no wankers, apart from possible + 1's I suppose.
Even with those rules we've got 120 people.. way more than I thought
Even with those rules we've got 120 people.. way more than I thought
