a lil help needed

emzibob

Hi! I'm hoping you lot can give me a lil help as I'm a bit lost, my parents are finally taking the big step of getting married after being together 30 odd years or so and having a family etc i know der quick off the mark these two haha but they just want a simple ceremony in the registrar's office and have asked me to organise this as they are both getting on a bit. I have the list of requirements needed to go and arrange meeting with the registrar to give their 3 months notice but it also asks for the date of the intended marriage which i don't have as i was hoping to just see what dates where available in the office but i'm not too sure how to check this or can it all just be done in the meeting to give notice? Thanks for any advice or help you can give on the matter

krankykitty

Phone the registrars office before the meeting, that way you can find out if you need to supply the intended marriage date at the meeting. They'll also let you know how to go about booking it when you do know. I called them before organising our wedding and they were very helpful in letting us know what we needed to do. It might save a wasted journey to the office for your parents.

emzibob

thank you so much for that! I just wasn't sure if it was them to ring but i'll get onto them now

smelltheglove

Awww are you so proud of them?

My dad married his wife after around 15 yrs together, the romantic old soul that he is..... Anyway he arranged the registry office didnt want a big affair, we werent even invited:eek: as there are too many of us between them, anyway she knew he would secretly love a party so arranged a surprise party and I still say, have often said it on boards here, it was the best wedding I have ever been at because it was so real. It was a Thursday evening, they walked into the pub and there sat over 100 genuine friends cheering them on, no fancy suits, no expensive outfits or presents, just a real genuine celebration. I dont think anything will top that, the look on his face when he walked in was brilliant and we all had an absolute ball!

Anyway just thought I would share that as an idea for you to arrange something if you wanted...

emzibob

Haha i really am i'm gonna have married parents after 27 years no more scandalous born out of wedlock for me hahaha
I'm delighted for them tho just not lookin forward to the organising of it but i have been thinkin of throwing a similar kind of surprise for them they don't want a huge fuss but a lil celebration would be nice and a lot of people would like to congratulate them i kno so thanks for sharing

smelltheglove

emzibob wrote: »

Haha i really am i'm gonna have married parents after 27 years no more scandalous born out of wedlock for me hahaha
I'm delighted for them tho just not lookin forward to the organising of it but i have been thinkin of throwing a similar kind of surprise for them they don't want a huge fuss but a lil celebration would be nice and a lot of people would like to congratulate them i kno so thanks for sharing

Thats what made it so special I think, that the people that were genuinely happy for them turned up to congratulate them, as much as I love traditional weddings it really was something completely different, you could just feel the happiness everyone had for them, it was pure celebration really and was very touching.

srirainbow

krankykitty wrote: »

Phone the registrars office before the meeting, that way you can find out if you need to supply the intended marriage date at the meeting. They'll also let you know how to go about booking it when you do know. I called them before organising our wedding and they were very helpful in letting us know what we needed to do. It might save a wasted journey to the office for your parents.

I hope krankykitty has clearly mentioned about it.

smelltheglove

Ahhhh the excitement OP I find myself in your position or close to again!!!!

Dad and the wife are having a blessing! I am soooooooooooo excited, had to share the happy news! Love love love weddings!