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gidoc
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>>I'm torn between public or private ceremony?
Take the one which is earliest but if time is not a constraint, save money by going public |
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kel
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| I can't blv my council do public ceremonies every week and i have to wait almost a month! They must be very busy. I am sticking to public as I dont think the private one is worth me spending an extra 150 quid. |
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kel
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:59 am Post subject: |
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manyaonisland, I called the local authority again this morning just to check if they have any cancellations prior 31st Oct. Unfortunately nothing so far.
Also, I was told that the ceremony won't start exactly 10am so presume that is the time of registration. I was told the whole thing should be over by about 11:30am. I will be taking the morning off work and aim to reach the office by latest 1pm |
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manyaonisland
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: |
Also, I was told that the ceremony won't start exactly 10am so presume that is the time of registration. |
Inline with what I have said.. But if you are taking morning off anyways then it makes sense to go on time you have been asked to come for.. afterall they have mentioned the time deliberately.
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kel
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| will do, i will make sure i am there bang on time |
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kel
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| yesterday was one week since i booked my ceremony and i haven't rcvd any form of written confirmation. how long does it normally take for them to send you something? is this usually in the post or via email? they did ask for my email address so was wondering. |
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badbug27
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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I went with a private as I couldn't make the first available date that was a month away. And didn't want to wait for 2 months as I needed passport to travel.
But my local council only charged £75 (should have been only £67 according to their website) for 2 adults so I was quite happy to pay this. I missed the proper ceremony but the lady who did our private ceremony was extremely nice and took pictures and made it a good occasion. |
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kel
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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badbug, which local authority did you pay that price? if mine was offering it so cheap i would have definitely chose private as well but didn't see it necessary to pay the £150 they were asking when i am not in a hurry really.
i am looking forward to the public ceremony though. |
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noble72uk
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: | badbug, which local authority did you pay that price? if mine was offering it so cheap i would have definitely chose private as well but didn't see it necessary to pay the £150 they were asking when i am not in a hurry really.
i am looking forward to the public ceremony though. |
£150 is too much to pay as you are not in a rush, just get a public one and get your passport application ready and apply for a passport Via Post (Check & Send) office on the same day as ceremony, honestly it doesn't take a full 6 weeks for the passport.
£150 you can buy a nice Christmas presents for your family back home in December
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badbug27
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: | badbug, which local authority did you pay that price? if mine was offering it so cheap i would have definitely chose private as well but didn't see it necessary to pay the £150 they were asking when i am not in a hurry really.
i am looking forward to the public ceremony though. |
Cheshire East. But I would have gone for a public ceremony if I could've made it. The Mayor is there to give you the certificate and you probably will remember it as an occasion for your life. I didn't have much choice due to busy work life, passports expiring etc. |
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kel
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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 Thanks noble, you r oh so right. That is exactly what i will be doing.
Thanks badbug |
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kel
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: | | yesterday was one week since i booked my ceremony and i haven't rcvd any form of written confirmation. how long does it normally take for them to send you something? is this usually in the post or via email? they did ask for my email address so was wondering. |
i called the council today and they said i should have rcvd an email at the time the booking was made. the nice lady said not to worry though as my booking is confirmed and all i need to bring with me is my invitation letter, passport and 2 guest if i wish to. |
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manyaonisland
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: |
i called the council today and they said i should have rcvd an email at the time the booking was made. the nice lady said not to worry though as my booking is confirmed and all i need to bring with me is my invitation letter, passport and 2 guest if i wish to. |
Good one.. all set then!
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kel
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:39 am Post subject: |
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yes
i am looking forward to the ceremony. won't be taking any guests though |
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kel
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Since one of my work colleague who was planning to take 31st october off work has cancelled his holidays for that week I will now have the entire day off so will not need to rush to get to work after the ceremony. I am looking forward to it  |
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manyaonisland
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| kel wrote: | | Since one of my work colleague who was planning to take 31st october off work has cancelled his holidays for that week I will now have the entire day off so will not need to rush to get to work after the ceremony. I am looking forward to it |
Make the most of the day then... hopefully celebrations are on the cards
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kel
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| indeed! I will try and make the most of it |
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Jellybean123
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| My ceremony is on the 20th of November and I can not wait! |
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kel
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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was that the earliest date you could get or did you choose to have it that late?
mine is in 10 days |
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niteshj
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you have to go to your local council if you are doing a private ceremony? Or can you just go to the cheapest one? |
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