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Title: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: r1 on 05 October 2010, 18:21:49
hi well after living with the mrs for seven years  she wants to get married but cash is very short as im not working but have been saving hard[not easy on 60 quid a week] and as  she says im not romantic ive decided to surprise her and drag her up to gretna green to do the wicked deed.
now im going to plan it for her birthday in january as its on a saturday[and i wont have to get her a birthday prezzie]. so i can tell her we going away for the weekend.my mate and his wife have agreed to come up as well to be witness.
now there seam to be a few places to get married in gretna,but what was the original?is it still there?or can anybody recomend anywhere?
we also need somewhere to stay will be traveling on friday and comeing back on sunday so need somewhere for 2 nights for four people
we will also need somewhere to go for a celebration meal
so if anyone has any experince or can point me in the right direction id appreciate it
thanks
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: Jimbob on 05 October 2010, 18:24:44
I do know you need to book in advance, you cant just turn up and get married any more
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: HolyCount on 05 October 2010, 18:34:39
Used to be the blacksmiths shop in years gone by --- but these days anywhere in Gretna goes!  You now have to abide by certain residency rules though, I think.  Best to check though :y
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: mantagte on 05 October 2010, 18:38:19
my mate went through these
http://www.gretnaweddings.co.uk/
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: david036 on 05 October 2010, 18:43:56
think google has to be the best way forward on this one!!!!  Good luck though  :) :) :)
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: feeutfo on 05 October 2010, 19:27:40
What are you doing man? RUN!    ;D  ;)
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: jereboam on 05 October 2010, 19:40:11
Don't want to put you off, but we passed through Gretna a few years ago and it looked like something of a tourist trap.  I don't know, but I suspect it might be somewhat expensive. 

Might be cheaper to zoom off to Nevada. :)
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: Mysteryman on 05 October 2010, 20:14:51
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What are you doing man? RUN!    ;D  ;)


Good man, Gixer. :y
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: Debs. on 05 October 2010, 20:21:10
 :y You`re going to 'elope'; how romantic! :-*


....at least you haven`t the worry of being chased by a homicidal father-in-law. ;D
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: Mysteryman on 05 October 2010, 20:24:22
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:y You`re going to 'elope'; how romantic! :-*


....at least you haven`t the worry of being chased by a homicidal father-in-law. ;D


Do tell Debs :o :o
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: Vamps on 05 October 2010, 22:23:36
I must admit that If swmbo and I were to marry, after 12 years together, then this would be my plan......Good Luck and I shall follow this progress with genuine interest..... :y :y :y
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: HolyCount on 05 October 2010, 22:26:49
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Don't want to put you off, but we passed through Gretna a few years ago and it looked like something of a tourist trap.  I don't know, but I suspect it might be somewhat expensive. 

Might be cheaper to zoom off to Nevada. :)

Darn sight warmer too  8-)
Title: Re: gretna green wedding help needed
Post by: r1 on 06 October 2010, 08:06:25
thanks for the replys so far
managte will phone them and see what they say cheers
david036
most of the time google is your freind but there is so much info its hard to sort and personal recomendations are always the best.
debs
my parents are dead and the mrs parents live on the other side of the world and wont travel so no proplems  with inlaws so another reason why we can have a small event.
stmo/gixer
i dont want to run as i know when im onto a good thing :).plus it gives her a sense o f security and as we have been together so long shes entitled to half anyway so theres no big diffrence
holycount/jereboam
nevada might be better so might spain.italy/cyprus etc
but im on a very limited budget so its got to be done as cheap as possiple but still trying to make it nice for her.
thanks for all the help/suggestions so far.