Small Wedding suggestions

[Constant Hope]

Re: Small Wedding suggestions

As salaam alaykum
I would look at nicer community halls and hotels in the area which will easily accommodate for that amount of people.
You do need to pre plan as a lot of places are booked and you can then compare prices and able to make proper decision without rushing and furthering costs.

There are companies that will "dress" venues up to look nicer but again that is an added cost (but places like community halls are cheaper).

Do the rounds at local restaurants which do cater for wedding..find out prices and check you acutely like the type of food.

I was sad and had spreadsheet and folder for my wedding. I had a year to plan so I budgeted for every last thing.
Invitations
Food
Hall Hire
Hall Decorators
Make Up Artist/Henna Artist

I made a list of everything I could think of and look at how much these things would costs and set a budget.

There use to website called asian wedding directory. Try that

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost vs. your budget?

My sister has a friend who's family specialise in doing that venue decoration and might get a discount as a result. Again, i'm just gonna have to ask around and get costings and spreadsheet them I guess. The problem with some venues is the complete lack of segregation options available to you.

[sister_82]

Re: Small Wedding suggestions

As salaam alaykum
I would look at nicer community halls and hotels in the area which will easily accommodate for that amount of people.
You do need to pre plan as a lot of places are booked and you can then compare prices and able to make proper decision without rushing and furthering costs.

There are companies that will "dress" venues up to look nicer but again that is an added cost (but places like community halls are cheaper).

Do the rounds at local restaurants which do cater for wedding..find out prices and check you acutely like the type of food.

I was sad and had spreadsheet and folder for my wedding. I had a year to plan so I budgeted for every last thing.
Invitations
Food
Hall Hire
Hall Decorators
Make Up Artist/Henna Artist

I made a list of everything I could think of and look at how much these things would costs and set a budget.

There use to website called asian wedding directory. Try that

[Revertbrother]

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I will share my experience . I invited around 150 person(less than 100 invitation card) to my humble Walima. My house is in a compound. I already asked for permission from the developer to arrange a walima. So I set tent for woman n man and me as a bride, set the chair n a bit fancy thing in my house for women to see me. My husband sit in man tent. The budget overall not more than 10k sr. But I arranged that in Indonesia n everything was cheaper. And also the tent n catering owner is my mom's fren so we got fren's price. 10 k is including my wedding dressed(made) for around 1k sr n make up about 500sr.

10K in Indonesia is EXPENSIVE!!!

[Constant Hope]

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Porchester hall in city of Westminster is very nice

What's your budget for hall

[Muslima London]

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Also town halls are nice places to have a party

[Muslima London]

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Thanks for the tips. Here where I live, the mosques don't really have those things and the only one I do know of isn't well decorated. So I was looking into small venues set maybe in a estate.

Porchester hall in city of Westminster is very nice

What's your budget for hall

[Constant Hope]

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Why don't u do it in your house n make different time for man n woman. Like my friends wedding, after akad until mid day is for men n at 6-10 pm for women. One place for everything.

I could, but I want a proper 'wedding' in that it's unreasonable to ask family who will travel to attend some distance hours away to come at seoerate times. I'd rather have a segregated venue at the same time. Maybe a small regal room for the ladies and bride that's well decorated with a tent on the grounds of an estate. They usually cater for smaller number of peoples I think.

[Umm.eesa]

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Thank you for sharing that story. Your wedding is actually a lot like those I saw for my own uncles in Pakistan. My grandad (RIP) from my dads side pitched up a tent for women in the house courtyard and one for men on the outside road for men for two of the weddings. My grandad (Mums side) lived round the corner and his wife; my grandma is my dads aunty. These were first cousin marriages almost for the most part.

Can't really do that in the UK cause of how small some gardens are, so we're usually left to halls etc.

Why don't u do it in your house n make different time for man n woman. Like my friends wedding, after akad until mid day is for men n at 6-10 pm for women. One place for everything.

[Constant Hope]

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I will share my experience . I invited around 150 person(less than 100 invitation card) to my humble Walima. My house is in a compound. I already asked for permission from the developer to arrange a walima. So I set tent for woman n man and me as a bride, set the chair n a bit fancy thing in my house for women to see me. My husband sit in man tent. The budget overall not more than 10k sr. But I arranged that in Indonesia n everything was cheaper. And also the tent n catering owner is my mom's fren so we got fren's price. 10 k is including my wedding dressed(made) for around 1k sr n make up about 500sr.

Thank you for sharing that story. Your wedding is actually a lot like those I saw for my own uncles in Pakistan. My grandad (RIP) from my dads side pitched up a tent for women in the house courtyard and one for men on the outside road for men for two of the weddings. My grandad (Mums side) lived round the corner and his wife; my grandma is my dads aunty. These were first cousin marriages almost for the most part.

Can't really do that in the UK cause of how small some gardens are, so we're usually left to halls etc.

[Umm.eesa]

Re: Small Wedding suggestions

I will share my experience . I invited around 150 person(less than 100 invitation card) to my humble Walima. My house is in a compound. I already asked for permission from the developer to arrange a walima. So I set tent for woman n man and me as a bride, set the chair n a bit fancy thing in my house for women to see me. My husband sit in man tent. The budget overall not more than 10k sr. But I arranged that in Indonesia n everything was cheaper. And also the tent n catering owner is my mom's fren so we got fren's price. 10 k is including my wedding dressed(made) for around 1k sr n make up about 500sr.

[Constant Hope]

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To be specific there are mosques such as Al manaar in Ladbroke grove which have beautiful rooms
Set apart from the mosque itself

And they are beautifully decorated

Also some community halls are quite attractive

Chrcj out the local authority pages of your borough

Thanks for the tips. Here where I live, the mosques don't really have those things and the only one I do know of isn't well decorated. So I was looking into small venues set maybe in a estate.

[Constant Hope]

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What's naive about a beach wedding?

Anyway, nothing wrong with asking. Preplanning is always a good thing.

Well, for start the fact in the UK we live away from the desirable beaches. Blackpool and Brighton beach don't count @)

Plus, asking guests to get there, endure the expenses sometimes if your holding it abroad is too much.

Jazakllah khair for seeing why I asked. If I lived in a typical Pakistani family, this wouldn't have been an issue. Venue and guests arrangments are practically a non-Issue as parents invite everybody they know etc. and foods catered for by the large firms they know. Basically, everythings sorted. However I'm now on my own and have to act as a wali where possible for my sisters, act as an elder for brothers where possible and i'm left to plan everything for my own future.

No offence to the sister who asked me why i'm worrying etc. when not due to marry anybody just yet, but only a male in my situation will typically 'get it' as to the gravity of my situation and the stress it can cause thinking on it. So I like to ask suggestions so I can get rid of the doubt for tue future and be prepared. Better that than you be an unprepared fool imo.

[Muslima London]

Re: Small Wedding suggestions

To be specific there are mosques such as Al manaar in Ladbroke grove which have beautiful rooms
Set apart from the mosque itself

And they are beautifully decorated

Also some community halls are quite attractive

Chrcj out the local authority pages of your borough

[umm salabil]

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What's naive about a beach wedding?

Anyway, nothing wrong with asking. Preplanning is always a good thing.

[Constant Hope]

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Futuristic problem will be a present problem if not taken care of...

Somebody that gets it. Thank you!