axwell
26 Mar 2014
Love / Help me plan my wedding - in church in Poland, with a 2 day wedding party - Zabrze [24]
Thanks everyone for the great ideas. Keep the replies coming.
I am not RC right now, I am a Protestant at the moment who is under going RCIA. I will be a RC by the time we have the ceremony. We will most probably get legally married in my country (outside the EU) just because it's such a pain to get everything translated. I have been reading that the translation and getting the paperwork (no lawful impediment documents etc) sorted out will take a few months to maybe even a year. Since my fiancee will eventually move to my country and apply for permanent residency, I just don't see a need to have everything eventually translated back to English.
I am more concerned and piqued about the consequences of getting married at a marriage registrar in my country. What implications will there be on the actual ceremony at the church? I have heard that a different ceremony is performed etc.
The wedding party and banquet can be held outside of Zabrze, nearby towns and cities but must be within a reasonable amount of distance; say 30-45min drive. I know Zabrze can be considered a rougher city but ultimately it's where she grew up. I think she feels a certain attachment to where she grew up so who am I to judge. She wants to get married in her parish, despite knowing she doesn't have to. So I won't really take that from her.
We are expecting 70-80 guests. Classy, traditional, nothing too fancy. I will probably insist that all gifts be given as cash. But I am not expecting too much. I'll be quite happy if we can get 40% of what we spent back. But 30-40k zl. That's how much I am willing to allocate out of pocket. But I am also a pragmatic person who won't pay for stuff that we probably won't need. I will rather use the money to offset the cost of purchase of our first home. But all in all, what I will spend in Poland is a fraction of what I will be spending in my home country.
I will seriously take this into consideration. Sounds like an awesome idea.
Fuzzy: How did you eventually sort out your legal paperwork or did you skipped the whole translating shenanigan?
frd: My fiancee mentioned the same place. I think she was quoted 220 zl per person for each day and that was without booze. I think it's quite pricey all things considered. But since you are from the area, I would like to ask you or anyone with an in-depth understanding of the wedding party/banquet. Is it always a 2 day event? I am getting the impression that that is not the norm.
Thanks everyone for the great ideas. Keep the replies coming.
If you aren't you will have to...no choice.....be married in a registry office in the UK and then you can have a wedding here in Poland.
I am not RC right now, I am a Protestant at the moment who is under going RCIA. I will be a RC by the time we have the ceremony. We will most probably get legally married in my country (outside the EU) just because it's such a pain to get everything translated. I have been reading that the translation and getting the paperwork (no lawful impediment documents etc) sorted out will take a few months to maybe even a year. Since my fiancee will eventually move to my country and apply for permanent residency, I just don't see a need to have everything eventually translated back to English.
I am more concerned and piqued about the consequences of getting married at a marriage registrar in my country. What implications will there be on the actual ceremony at the church? I have heard that a different ceremony is performed etc.
The wedding party and banquet can be held outside of Zabrze, nearby towns and cities but must be within a reasonable amount of distance; say 30-45min drive. I know Zabrze can be considered a rougher city but ultimately it's where she grew up. I think she feels a certain attachment to where she grew up so who am I to judge. She wants to get married in her parish, despite knowing she doesn't have to. So I won't really take that from her.
We are expecting 70-80 guests. Classy, traditional, nothing too fancy. I will probably insist that all gifts be given as cash. But I am not expecting too much. I'll be quite happy if we can get 40% of what we spent back. But 30-40k zl. That's how much I am willing to allocate out of pocket. But I am also a pragmatic person who won't pay for stuff that we probably won't need. I will rather use the money to offset the cost of purchase of our first home. But all in all, what I will spend in Poland is a fraction of what I will be spending in my home country.
something i didn't read on here that I did.....get a pig. yep, a big giant slow cooked pig.
I will seriously take this into consideration. Sounds like an awesome idea.
Fuzzy: How did you eventually sort out your legal paperwork or did you skipped the whole translating shenanigan?
The wedding was ~40k. It's actually a straight road from St. Mary's church which was really fortunate..
frd: My fiancee mentioned the same place. I think she was quoted 220 zl per person for each day and that was without booze. I think it's quite pricey all things considered. But since you are from the area, I would like to ask you or anyone with an in-depth understanding of the wedding party/banquet. Is it always a 2 day event? I am getting the impression that that is not the norm.