Trousseau
Guides and stories
Plain answers to the questions planning a UK wedding throws up, each checked against its sources — and stories from couples who have planned one.
A guide ·
How much drink to buy for a UK wedding
Rules of thumb for the drinks reception, the toast, the meal and the evening bar, turned into bottles and cases for 100 guests.
A guide ·
Giving notice of marriage in England and Wales
What giving notice is, when to do it — at least 29 days before, and no more than a year — and what to take with you.
A guide ·
Music and readings at a civil ceremony: what your registrar will ask
A civil ceremony in England and Wales has no religious content, and your registrar approves your music and readings in advance. How to plan for it.
A guide ·
Packing for the wedding day: four boxes that cover it
The rings and the paperwork, getting ready, the day's odds and ends, and overnight — and why each box needs a time, a place and a person.
Planned a wedding? Tell other couples how it went
What worked, what you would do differently, and what nobody warned you about.
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