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Quickie Wedding Ideas

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Rock94 · 13/09/2025 16:03

So me and partner have been together 14 years and have a little one on the way. We have decided that a quickie registry office wedding is what we want to do so we are thinking of organising it for later next year. We both hate attention so we are planning on just having our two friends as witness and obviously baby will be there too! I love my holidays so I thought to make the day abit more special we would go on holiday after. We will probably book Cornwall but maybe travel to exeter the day we wed, spend a night there and then rest of the journey to cornwall the next day. I just wondered if anyone else has had a quickie wedding like this and what you did to make the day special still? I feel abit weird maybe not going for drinks with friends after but I thought I could get them a little trinket gift for being witnesses which would be nice and then have holiday to look forward to after. Also, what to wear?! I won't be spending much for such a short wedding but its whether I go for a white dress or just whatever colour and I can wear the dress again if I want to. What did you do? Thanks

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Mikart · 13/09/2025 16:08

There was just dh and I at our wedding and a random witness. It was perfect. I wore a red dress which I never wore again, we did a helicopter ride in the afternoon and were asleep by 9pm!

kulafey · 17/09/2025 02:46

Rock94 · 13/09/2025 16:03

So me and partner have been together 14 years and have a little one on the way. We have decided that a quickie registry office wedding is what we want to do so we are thinking of organising it for later next year. We both hate attention so we are planning on just having our two friends as witness and obviously baby will be there too! I love my holidays so I thought to make the day abit more special we would go on holiday after. We will probably book Cornwall but maybe travel to exeter the day we wed, spend a night there and then rest of the journey to cornwall the next day. I just wondered if anyone else has had a quickie wedding like this and what you did to make the day special still? I feel abit weird maybe not going for drinks with friends after but I thought I could get them a little trinket gift for being witnesses which would be nice and then have holiday to look forward to after. Also, what to wear?! I won't be spending much for such a short wedding but its whether I go for a white dress or just whatever colour and I can wear the dress again if I want to. What did you do? Thanks

And you're not even going to pay for lunch or dinner for your 2 guests?
Even if its a very low key wedding like this. If you are asking anyone to come and especially if they are your witnesses then its really rude to not feed them.

Rock94 · 17/09/2025 12:13

OK troll have a nice day 😊

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BunnyRuddington · 21/09/2025 16:24

Why do you think they’re trolling? It seems normal manners if you’re asking someone to attend your wedding so offer them goid and drink? I wouldn’t let someone be in my house for 5 minutes before offering them a drink at least.

PerspicaciaTick · 17/11/2025 01:30

Check if your baby will be allowed to attend your registry office, some councils only have room in their office for the couple and 2 witnesses. Children of all ages wait outside with a relative or family friend.

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