Yes, you can plan a wedding in six months! In fact, you can plan a wedding in six weeks, too. The two biggest ‘problems’ with doing so are very connected with my role as a wedding celebrant. So, here’s some real talk on how it can be done, and done beautifully.
FINDING A WEDDING VENUE FOR A WEDDING AT SHORT NOTICE
Any guide to planning a wedding will tell you that venues are the first thing you should book. This is true. But that’s not the same thing as a venue being fully booked up every day for the next six months. If you have a dream venue in mind, call them, ask for all their available dates, not just Saturdays. If you don’t have a venue in mind, then get creative, because this is where the fun could start.
To get married within the next six months, especially if you are getting married in Somerset, finding a licensed wedding venue where you can do your legal paperwork with the Registrar on site might be the trickiest part. This is where choosing a wedding celebrant ceremony in Somerset is a great plan.
Although I love having as much time as possible to create my wedding ceremonies, planning and writing one with you in six months, or even six weeks, is absolutely possible. Don’t be put off having a personalised celebrant wedding ceremony by your timescale. We can do it!
registrars fully booked? no problem
Registry offices and Registrars themselves are busy all year round and cover a large geographical area, county by county. If you want to get married within six months and plan a wedding day, consider the following. Book a celebrant wedding ceremony for your wedding day in Somerset, and visit the Registry Office to sign your legal paperwork at their next available appointment instead. Take the pressure off the timescale. Don’t think it can’t be done just because there are no legal paperwork slots free.
Wedding celebrants can create your wedding ceremony in Somerset anywhere, the venue doesn’t have to be licensed. This means you have more choice and more chance of finding somewhere beautiful to marry within your timescale.
Picture: Venetia Norrington
FIND A WEDDING CO-ORDINATOR OR PLANNER IN SOMERSET
If you want to push forward and minimise stress, there’s two types of help on this. A wedding planner PLANS your wedding, right from the start, finding suppliers like me for you, and creating your vision. A co-ordinator works usually on a ‘six week out’ basis, taking up the responsibility for ensuring your wedding works to plan once you get to six weeks away. Both are there on the day to assist and both are worth their weight in gold.
MIDWEEK WEDDING VENUES
Midweek weddings, and Sunday weddings might have more availability for you. Midweek wedding venues I love working at and creating wedding ceremonies for include Dewsall Court, Minterne House, celebrant ceremonies at Brympton House, Elmhay Park, and celebrant weddings at North Cadbury Court and Pennard House. All the teams here are brilliant and will try their best to find a date that works for you.
