getting married at the registry?

[Adds_05]

Hi,
Me and the little lady are getting married at the registry in november (due to family issues etc) and was just wondering if anyone else had done this?
i just had a few questions mainly,

:what did you wear?
suit/tux/nice dressy shirt and pants/torn shirt and shorts with socks and thongs?

:what did your partner wear?
wedding dress/evening dress/nice going out dress/ full dominatrix outfit complete with whip?

:what did you do after it,go to lunch/dinner/took off for the honeymoon etc?
we're getting married at 4:30pm so we're thinking dinner and then going away for a few days

:did you have a cake?

:did you have a photographer?
we have 2 kids so we're probably going to get photos with just the 4 of us done somewhere nice before or after.

basically i just want to hear what you did and just after any SERIOUS ideas or comments (please no "your stupid for getting married" etc.

Thanks

[minux]

I wouldnt bother getting too dressed up, there is point really.

For the photos I'd just get someone to do family shots at your favourite locations, perhaps organise a wedding cake (big one) and also do a family smash the cake?

[Jesterarts]

From what I understand, getting married at the registry is quite clinical.

My suggestion, organise a nice day BEFORE going to sign the paper work and have someone take pictures of that.

Go to some nice spots, have some pictures taken, enjoy the day and then as a last formality go to the registry and get married.

Then head out to dinner or whatever to celebrate.

Good luck with it mate!

[Troy711]

A mate of mine did it a few years back. There was about 15 family and close friends. They got dressed up a little, but didn't over do it and then we all went out for dinner afterwards.

[Lumps of cheese]

My aunt and uncle did it, was as casual as you can get.

[CapriciousWL]

Might be a bit late to plan, but we got married overseas - family issues meant that the easiest way not to invite them was to invite them......

If you look at South Sea Islands, Polenesia etc you can get some good group deals, cheap airfares etc. Gives you a holiday/honeymoon, cheap babysitters, cheap food and a good time.

I know a few who have used registries and they generally follow it with a more public civil ceremony or celebration as the entire affair is a bit dull. The suggestion of the park for photos etc is a great idea.

Have fun, don't be afraid to do what the two of you want - if you want the whole dominatrix thing, do it.

[Dum*P*ster]

- if you want the whole dominatrix thing, do it.

Yo.. LOL

[oska]

dress up if the two of you want to, then go have an awesome time....

enjoy, make the most of it, best of luck


i've been married twice first and last

[bogan_vk]

i got married at the registry office in 1991 (still married) got dressed up decently but not over the top i wore a suit the missus wore an evening dress had about 20 guests and a photographer who took pics in the gardens outside the registry office.. afterwards i just had a big pissup at home with lots of party food a wedding cake etc it was a pretty good place to get married as i just wanted a simple wedding.
congrats on your wedding..

[hi_ryder]

Hi,
Me and the little lady are getting married at the registry in november (due to family issues etc) and was just wondering if anyone else had done this?
i just had a few questions mainly,

:what did you wear?
suit/tux/nice dressy shirt and pants/torn shirt and shorts with socks and thongs?

:what did your partner wear?
wedding dress/evening dress/nice going out dress/ full dominatrix outfit complete with whip?

:what did you do after it,go to lunch/dinner/took off for the honeymoon etc?
we're getting married at 4:30pm so we're thinking dinner and then going away for a few days

:did you have a cake?

:did you have a photographer?
we have 2 kids so we're probably going to get photos with just the 4 of us done somewhere nice before or after.

basically i just want to hear what you did and just after any SERIOUS ideas or comments (please no "your stupid for getting married" etc.

Thanks

i got married at a registry. i was in a black tux, and my wife in like a semi formal skirt suit kinda thing (not sure what to call it) not a traditional wedding dress or anything.

we had a lunch reception at the windsor hotel in the cbd melbourne, and had a small group of friends and family 15 or 20. yes to the wedding cake and no to the photographer. some wedding registry's will have an in house photographer and will send you some samples after a few weeks if you want to order some larger ones, but be warned theyre not cheap (kind of a racket they have).

we went to sydney for a week and just vegged out and had some hot tub lovin. my advice is even though its a registry wedding theres no reason not to keep it classy (clothing wise). if taking pics of you and your new wife in beach gear or your trackies on your wedding day your thing than go for it lol. its all up to you...

[Adds_05]

if you want the whole dominatrix thing, do it.

Do you think it would be better to wait till later though lol?

It all sounds like along the lines we were thinking,just wear something nice,go out to dinner, then just go away somewhere.
Thanks for the comments guys, still interested to hear anymore.

[NORTI]

I can echo the above, I got married at the regisrty also, I wore skirt & top, hubby (now ex) wore slacks & shirt no tie, then we joined the family for dinner later that night.

[NV-MY-VT]

I asked my wedding celebrant mate and they said that your best bet is to just have a "wedding ceremony" however you want it, make it a dinner with a few friends, have a cake, make speeches, get plastered, have wild crazy sex that night, all that, but do the paperwork another day.

It's like what happens if your birthday falls on a wednesday. You might be 20 on wednesday, but you celebrate it on the Friday. Same thing, sign the forms whenever, but make the EVENT special.

[Troy711]

For those who have done it, how much did it end up costing?

[hi_ryder]

For those who have done it, how much did it end up costing?

think it was around $300 with booking and ceremony fees... not 100% sure cause it was 7 years ago (victoria)... anyone else that wants to know just go to births deaths & marriages internet page of your state to find out....

[bogan_vk]

cost me about $90 just for the registry office fees if i remember right, but that was 20 years ago, also in victoria..seems to have gone up a bit since i got married.

[Adds_05]

it is $147 to lodge the notice of intended marriage and $190 for the ceremony fee for a monday to friday or $283 for the ceremony fee for a friday evening,weekend or public holiday.

[CapriciousWL]

Or under $6000 for two weeks in Fiji. Invite everyone knowing heaps of them won't come....

[IS250FSSV]

Or under $6000 for two weeks in Fiji. Invite everyone knowing heaps of them won't come....

I did that one. Epic fail! spent most of the time driving from Nadi airport to Suva!

[IS250FSSV]

And also I dont know what to wear but probs avoid the boardies thongs and vest!

[v6vpute]

Got married at registry a week ago today cost me and the missus $150 in vic that was everything, had our two best mates there. Rings cost alot more and dinner with family had the cake and that crap there.
If you want something realy nice not the way to go we dressed nice but not that nice.....

It is the most unromatic way to get married trust me

[hi_ryder]

Got married at registry a week ago today cost me and the missus $150 in vic that was everything, had our two best mates there. Rings cost alot more and dinner with family had the cake and that crap there.
If you want something realy nice not the way to go we dressed nice but not that nice.....

It is the most unromatic way to get married trust me

with the cost of living what it is these days i should think fairy tale weddings are a thing of the past... scores of people burn a shit ton of money on a wedding then get divorced in 2 years. people change partners like they change mobile phones. ive already told my 2 step kids to elope, i dont wanna know about it lol.

[v6vpute]

well we didnt want a big wedding it cost to much money and wanting to buy a house and everything else we didnt have the money anyway