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Wedding at home?

  • 18-01-2010 8:28pm
    #1
    modmuffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Has anyone ever been to or had their own wedding in a marquee at home?
    Myself and my fiancé are currently looking into it as an option for our wedding, think it would be pretty cool. :D

    If anyone has done this before, how did it go?
    Any pitfalls we need to consider?
    Did you plan the wedding yourself or did the marquee supplier plan the wedding for you?
    How did it compare to a regular wedding in a hotel on price?
    Any other tips?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    Best of Luck OP & I'd imagine the Marquee is a necessity in our climate.

    I remember this question being asked before & the main pitfall identified was in obtaining a drinks licence if you plan to operate a bar.
    The easy answer to this is to gift it for free as you would at a house party but that may be expensive.

    Someone may be more enlightened than myself on this topic.


  • #3
    How Strange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    In terms of cost, I can't see that a marquee would be cheaper than a hotel as you'll have to hire a lot of equipment and furniture. It will however be quite unusual.

    I was at a marquee wedding and a party on different occasions a few years ago and they both had a free bar because it was too complicated to have a paid bar.


  • #4
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Do you mean ceremony or reception?

    The biggest issue with having a wedding ceremony at home in Ireland is that legislation currently states it can only take place somewhere open to the public.

    The biggest issues that cropped up when we were mulling it over was how best to serve alcohol and, depending on the size of your wedding party, number and proximity of general facilities like toilets...oh and having sufficient catering facilities can cause problems too. The smaller the guest list, the easier it is to do though.

    Best of luck :)


  • #5
    modmuffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭modmuffin


    How Strange wrote: »
    I was at a marquee wedding and a party on different occasions a few years ago and they both had a free bar because it was too complicated to have a paid bar.

    Yeah we were thinking a free bar as i figured there would be licensing issues.
    How many guests (roughly) were at the wedding? did you find space was an issue with the bar/tables/dancefloor?

    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    Do you mean ceremony or reception?

    The biggest issue with having a wedding ceremony at home in Ireland is that legislation currently states it can only take place somewhere open to the public.

    The biggest issues that cropped up when we were mulling it over was how best to serve alcohol and, depending on the size of your wedding party, number and proximity of general facilities like toilets...oh and having sufficient catering facilities can cause problems too. The smaller the guest list, the easier it is to do though.

    Best of luck :)

    We were thinking both reception and ceremony, but i guess it will just have to be the reception. i wasnt aware of the public place rule. Is this to do with insurance or what? seems a bit ridiculous.

    Id be happy enough doing a free bar for 80-100 guests.

    Im looking into portable VIP toilet units that look pretty snazzy :)

    Thanks


  • #6
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    I'm not sure why they have it that way. This is from

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/birth-family-relationships/getting-married/civil_marriage_ceremony
    If you want to get married in a venue other than the Registry Office you should contact the Registry Office for the district the venue is located in to arrange to have it approved. This may involve the Registrar inspecting the venue.

    Venues such as marquees, private dwellings or the open air are not acceptable. The Guidlines for Marriage Venues are available on the General Registrar's website. To ensure the venue is approved in time for your wedding you should arrange for the approval well in advance of notifying the Registrar.


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  • #7
    How Strange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    modmuffin wrote: »
    How many guests (roughly) were at the wedding? did you find space was an issue with the bar/tables/dancefloor?
    Im looking into portable VIP toilet units that look pretty snazzy :)
    Thanks
    That's what they did at the wedding and party. They had a few ordinary porta loos and the ladies were allowed use the loos in doors.

    You could have your ceremony in a hotel or restaurant close to where you live and then have a light lunch afterwards. If you were doing it all on the same day maybe have the ceremony in the morning with just family then a light lunch with the reception open to all your guests that evening. Just a suggestion but it might not be what you have in mind.


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