Suprise wedding

[PeckaRollover]

Do you think there is any chance of this working?

Ive had the idea of getting married over the christmas period.

Ceremony would just be us and very close friends and family then throwing a huge suprise party where nobody knew and then making it a big suprise when I come in in my dress?

What do you think?

No idea if it would work, but it's a very romantic idea

I take it your dp would know or would you suprise him when he got to the church, register office??

I think it could work with lots of planning Would it be a surprise to family and friends or would they know and it be a surprise to dp?

My DH and I did something very similar (but not a HUGE party), and it was a lot of fun. I would definitely do it that way again!

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I think a small wedding is what you want br really. I woudlnt necc make it a suprise but short notuice is good

have you rung upt he wedding venue?

It wouldnt be a suprise to DP (although there is an idea!) I would invite close family (mum, sisters etc) to the ceremony but to everyone else they would be coming to a big party for christmas .

I WANT it to be a suprise tho! I think it would be great fun.

Ive just rung www.assemblyrooms.co.uk and they can do Wed 29th or Thursday 30th.

book it br

whats the cost like?

whats the cost like?

Actually, PeckaRollover, our party was very low key and didn't take a great deal of planning (which was exactly why we did it that way).

When I saw this I thought it was a lovely idea, but thinking from the POV of a guest, I'd like to know I was going to a wedding I think. Still think it's a lovely idea, but I know it wouldn't work with my friends/relatives - there'd be too much 'well, did you know they were getting married' comments from people!

Or 'too many' comments - my grammar has deserted me!

you woudl do yourself out of presents maybe

Hmmm so maybe tell people its a wedding but have the short term notice element of it be the suprise?

woudl you wear lovely evening wear?
make it black tie adn candles

no tell people its a wedding but only right near

sorry yes we agree

I thnk if you do short notice you have to accept the fact that a lot of people you care about and would like to be there wont be able to make it. Especially if it's mid week and in the holiday season - people will be visiting relatives etc.

Think it sounds like a great idea. People can always send pressies at a later date if they really want to. The key is to make sure that there is noone else in on the suprise though - so people feel funny about "why did they know, and I didn't". Reckon it's fab.

Can you organise everything that soon - what is it 5 and a half weeks or something? Actually that's not too bad is it?

What does DP think?

Friends of mine did something similar, invited people to their engagement party, everyone turned up to find they had got married in secret the day before and only the friends who were their witnesses knew. As far as I remember she didn't wear a white dree though and as the party was in a pub it wasn't exactly a dressy-up occasion!

If you leave it too late to tell people they might be a bit offended (cost of Christmas and wedding present, etc.).
It sounds great fun but will probably need a lot of thought to get the details right.