Where did you get married

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

:wave: everyone,
Me and df just got engaged and i am trying to get a few ideas on where to get married,we have had a few ideas through our heads :laughing: but cant decide on one,i want something that is nice but not too expensive.My matron of honor has said that there is a really nice garden at a uni and she is going to take me there to have a look i hope it is really nice she said it is really cheap too,so we might have it there,we'll see.So my question is where did you have you wedding?
Edited to add any ideas are greatly appreciated!!

[zada]

we had ours in a garden near the lake :) Didnt cost nothing to have it there, just the celebrant

[BlessedWithBlue]

We had a beach wedding, an absolute pain in the butt to get down onto the stretch of beach we had chosen but it was exactly what i wanted and wouldn't have had it any other way:thumbsup: and it cost nothing to use the beach too!! If we didn't get married on the beach we would have had a garden wedding, not sure where though as i never looked into it. Congrats on your engagement:yelclap:

[Mrs J]

Hi, i got married 6 weeks ago, and we got married in a church and we had a reception at a club. All up including EVERYTHING we paid $12,000, and these days with the price of everything i thought that was pretty good.

[*~alegna~*]

We got married at the Anglican Church in Bowral. We're not overally religious, it held more sentimental meaning as my grandparent were married there & my ma & all her Brothers Christianed there..plus it is a devine buidling, very pretty with a huge pipe organ inside.

[Mariposa]

we got married in a beautiful church as we are both catholic. then went down to the park, and took some beautiflu photos.

[melfunction]

We eloped to Fraser Island and got married on the beach.

[Melo]

We are getting married on Hamilton Island :)

[Percy]

We got married in the gardens at the reception centre. It was really lovely and convenient, but to be honest, i regret not getting married in a church.

Good luck deciding.:fingerscrossed:

[Fitmumma]

We got married in a beautiful "Wedding Garden" & had our reception at a leagues club afterward, We invited 35 people, I did our invites & decorating.
We only spent aroung $2500-$3000, including a professional photographer.

[aardvark]

there is a really nice garden at a uni and she is going to take me there to have a look i hope it is really nice she said it is really cheap too,so we might have it there,we'll see

Just be sure that if you plan on a garden setting for the ceremony, you have a passable option for poor weather, not just for the ceremony, but for the photos as well.

A wedding I went to was rained out, so the ceremony was in the dingy hall where the reception was being held, and the photos were taken in the foyer of the hall near the doors to the toilets. Erk.

[drewid]

We got married on a boat on the Brisbane River at night :)

Several benefits...

you have a captive audience!
no one can arrive late or leave early
an ever-changing view
in/out up/down areas for people to mingle and hang out

The boat dude organised everything...celebrant, food, accomodation for the night....so it was really EASY and relatively stress free for us. All we had to do was show up :)

Highly recommend it!

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hi Noo wat about kiddies?We have two and im a bit wary about taking them on a boat wat did you do?We were actually thinking of this at one stage.

[drewid]

My BIL & SIL brought their bub along - they brought their pram with them so bub could sleep, and all went well there.

No one else that we invited actually HAD young children, but I wouldn't have seen it as a problem. As long as they were supervised of course! There was plenty of indoor space for them to have brought toys along and set up a little kiddies corner.

[phineas]

"Other" - courthouse :)

[Eleroo]

myself and DH got married in a really old country church, It was over 100 years old, it was absolutly beautifull and small, just right for us

[LilMissnBoo]

dh and I got married on a boat. We didn't want to get married in a church but wanted somewhere undercover in case it rained. We only had our ceremony on the boat (the price included drinks and nibbies) and we then had our reception at a Guest house not for away. It was perfect!

[FourAngelKisses]

Bathurst courthouse....wouldn't have had it any other way. :thumbsup:

[Mummaof2]

DH and I got married in the same church I was christenend in.

[poodysmum]

We were married by a celebrant in the courtyard of Quay West hotel in Brisbane. We had our photos taken in the Botannical Gardens across the road, and then came back for a relaxed cocktail reception at the hotel. I stayed at the hotel with my mum the night before which was nice. And I didnt have any bridesmaids-my younger brother was my maid of honour!!! (and he did an awesome job of it;) ) We had a fantastic day.
And we are aiming to renew our vows on our 10 year anniversary-we'll be doing that on a beach with our children:D

Alli

[bubbasmum]

We got married in Fiji. We got away with the ceremony, choir, marriage license, celebrant, airfares, honeymoon and photographer, for less than $7000. We loved it and it was the most beautiful wedding ever (slightly biased lol). You would be surprised how many people would attend too.

[Littletreasures]

we eloped but we are planning on a beacj wedding on our 2 year wedding anniversay so i get my dress my ring and my cake and photos

[mrsd]

Church wedding (Catholic, too).

We got a friend to do the photos but honestly I wish I'd had a proper photographer. A friend who's good with photos would be different.

Our reception was at our little local country bowling club - I wish I'd had a BBQ so that I could invite EVERYONE! I have a big family and while family our tradition is to have a small wedding and a big afterparty / present opening the next day, I wish I'd just done it all in one.

Good luck with it all. It's always very exciting !

[Rockett]

Garden wedding here.:thumbsup:

[Tan-mumof3]

Well as you know i got married in a garden, and it was just beautiful :thumbsup: .
Is the uni gardens she is talking about the sunken gardens at UWA?
If it is they are beautiful thats where my cousin got married in feb this year.
Where are you thinking of having the reception?

[Lambie]

We kept it really cheap, and had the service in the front yard of our home, and the reception at the rear!!!

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hey Tan we are having the reception at Sandy and Gerry's,Sandy offered and we didnt refuse,we dont know that many people so it will only be a small one,we have some really good ideas going,you can help if you like :D.It want it to be perfect so i welcome any great ideas :o

[subaruforestermum]

Im not married but one friend of mine got married on the beach front, they were suppose to get married at the lighthouse but it was raining.......they had a very low budget wedding, but still a fabulous day....

In June next year, I am going up north to a friends wedding, who lives in Townsville and she is getting married whilst cruising around the Islands up there....hers is more expensive though....

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I dont know which uni its at yet my friend is coming over during the week so we can talk some more then,cant wait :thumbsup: hehe.

We are also thinking of having the engagement party in March so that way kristy can Make it :yes:

[BubbaNoogie]

Other- I got married at the waterfront, under a beautiful big tree.

[OopsieDaisy]

Church for us!

[ButterflyMama]

Hubby and I got married at New Farm Park in Brisbane. It was just beautiful. :angel:

[zenifa]

We got married in March 2001 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas!!

It was a church wedding I guess, a little more religious than DH & I expected, but it was a lot of fun!!

[Mum2Bug]

Jac - just to let you know, some of the unis have beautiful gardens to get married in and are reasonable cheap BUT many of them also charge extra when you are taking your photos there as well. So make sure your friend gets the photos included prices from the uni if thats what you go for.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Thanks Deanne i will keep that in mind and ask that when i go there :hugs:

[mummyof5]

Dh and I got married in the garden of Curzon Hall where we had the reception. It's a beautiful old sandstone building, and we had our reception in the cellar, as we had a medieval theme. It was unreal!!:smiliedance:

[Butterbear]

we got married in a small chapel at a winery... it was so nice! We wanted a church but DH church was not big enough for seating purposes... we were lucky to be able to have our pastor do the ceromony!!!!!

[bekkyboo]

We were married at the registry office...

Surprisingly enough it was really beautiful. We had our photos at the botanical gardens... The actual wedding cost less than 300$ thats including all certificates - even the one so i could change my name!

All up the wedding cost less than 1500, including dress, suit and photographer.

[blessedmummy]

Dh and i got married in a garden.. it didnt cost much...i think it was about $100 or something..anyhow... it was really nice garden too!

[Niki]

im getting married in a garden at a recpetion centre

[JordansMummy]

Hi

We are getting married at Mulberry on Swan and thats where we are having the reception as well. With all my research I can suggest the following to you -

Civic Gardens in Cottelsoe. Very nice gardens and have views of the ocean. Great prices too!

Kings Park

Caversham House. Absolutley beautiful. This is where my friend is getting married and having the reception elsewhere. Just gorgeous can't say enough about those gardens and waterfall feature!!

Another friend of mine is getting married at Perth Zoo.

Any local council gardens (make sure you get permission first). Carine Open Space alongside Duffy Road is really nice. Its always really green and has the lake which would be a beautiful setting. Harold Boas Gardens are lovely as are the supreme court gardens.

Check out these websites

www.wawedding.com.au (http://www.wawedding.com.au)
www.weddingwa.com.au (http://www.weddingwa.com.au)

WA Weddings have great selections of everything including garden, church and beach weddings.

What about a beach wedding?

Hope this helps. I have heaps more as I went a bit crazy trying to find the 'one' and that also fits our budget too. Good luck and if you need anymore advice I'm here cos I'm in the process of organising our wedding for August 2007.

[twolittlegirls]

My DH and I got married at my Grandparents garden. It was a real bush setting and was stunning. I had always wanted to get married at their garden and when we got engaged I was so excited. They had put it on the market about a month before we were engaged. We had a back-up spot just incase they sold (which they did but settlement wasn't until after our wedding!!) which was the Naracoorte caves.

We didn't want a church wedding because my DH and I are not religious at all.

[jade21887]

I got married on a boat on Sydney Harbour at sunset, was beautiful!!

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I was thinking of a beach wedding but i dont know of any goods beaches.

[JordansMummy]

Checkout the link below for a great beach location. This looks awesome! And its close to home and cheap!

http://www.easyweddings.com.au/garden_weddings/wedding_location.asp?garden=54

http://www.easyweddings.com.au/garden_weddings/wedding_location.asp?garden=45

http://www.easyweddings.com.au/garden_weddings/wedding_location.asp?garden=46

I would have to say my favourite is Burns Beach. Its really secluded (to keep uninviteds away). Just beautiful. Just have a browse on the site, they have really nice and well manicured gardens on their as well for a great price.

Hope this helps!

[~mia&ryan~]

We are getting married at Point Danger over looking the beach, cant wait!:yelclap: :smiliedance:

[Mel-Jane]

We got married at Harold Boase Gardens in WEst Perth. Near Harbour Town. These are lovely and you don't get much noise from the road. We did however have a plane fly over during part of the ceremony. Slight pause and away we went.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Oh i like that beach wedding idea at burns beach,we already thought of the river at crawley bay but,we chose not to have it there.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I might check out burns beach i was also thinking of the botanical gardens.

[AliyahBlake]

I got married March, 2002 at Shelly Beach in Manly, NSW in front of 14 people with a celebrant. The actual ceremony was on top of one of the lookouts overlooking the ocean, then we had photos on the rocks and beach, and our wedding dinner at the beachside restaurant, Le Kiosk (Very swanky and expensive!) We had a top day, stressfree and beautiful surroundings!

[damien's mum]

Firstly, CONGRATZ JAC!!!!!!! Oh and Ben! LOL

Daniel and i, had a small ceremony at a local hall, which was only $100 to hire, they had a bar on a tab aswell, which was great!

Good luck babe!! xxxxxx

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

We have decided where we are getting married YAY!:smiliedance: we will be getting married on a grassed area on the beach,its called Sorento beach and is a new done up grassed area it is very nice,then will get photo done on the beach.Then will be heading back to the reception,at mil and fil's house:thumbsup:

[demeter]

We did it in a beautiful park. Lots of grass and trees.
And the reception on a yacht along a body of water that has special significance to us.
Aaaah. Gorgeous :)

[JordansMummy]

Awesome well done!! :smiliedance:

Now whats next.......?

We have just paid deposits and booked our reception/ceremony venue (Mulberry on Swan), photographer, transport and band. Yay, its such an exciting time. And I went and started trying on dresses today. I recommend Legends in Joondalup they are awesome!! :thumbsup:

Keep us informed of how you are going. There is so much to do and organise sometimes if you need any recommendations, feel free to pm (I got heaps of quotes for heaps of things).

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

here is a pic of where we are getting married
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n315/Bellamumma/DSC00677.jpg

[JordansMummy]

That definately is beautiful. Just a thought... is it going to be during peak times though and univiteds will be everywhere on the park and on the beach?? Or is it exclusively available for hire for weddings?