When you hear the phrase Event Planning, there is no doubt these days that the major function that comes to mind is a wedding. Today it is very unusual to not use the services of a planning co-ordinator for at least some of the wedding organisation. To ensure eveerything is catered for and nothing at all left to doubt . . . The sheer cost at a licensed venue starts at several thousand just for hiring the venue itself. The wedding and all the catering, hotel services, disco and drinks are add ons As is the cost of the registrars who have to come out from from their local council offices – known as a Civil Wedding office or Registrar’s Office, very often situated in the local Town Hall. The rules have been very much tigthened up from the somewhat cavelier and carefree days of being able to nip down to the Town Hall to get a ‘special licence’ whch was just a slightly more expensiive slip of paper allowing a couple to marry in the Registrar’s office as soon as a day later rather than the standard 4 weeks or so.. Certain other criteria stood – there had to be at least 2 willing witnesses to the signing of the actual register, usually the parents of the happy couple; but sometimes just complete strangers from the street werd seconded to do the duty! These weddings were as simple as possible with no religious or faith element whatsoever and in the 1970s and 1980s fr sure, there was no music. Mendellsson overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream or Pachobel Cannon in D. The absolute favourites with the crowds these days and always topping the list of the Wedding Event Planner list!!
