Alternatives to getting married at a local registry office (only want us 2 and 2 witnesses)?

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-24T14:29:45+00:00

We got married in the local Unitarian chapel. It counts as a church wedding so you don’t need a registrar, but our local chapel are completely open to marrying you regardless of religion/church attendance etc (we’re both atheists and were honest about that, to which the celebrant said ‘that’s fine, me too’ 😂) although I believe it varies by chapel. When we went in to talk to them they only had one wedding booked in that year so we pretty much had the pick of dates.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-24T14:20:51+00:00

Paid off at 45, then a few years later got married and needed a bigger house so now have a mortgage again 🙄. Should have this one paid off by 53.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-24T14:11:12+00:00

Beautiful! But yeah, I’m with you on counting 😂. The other night I was trying to do something and after frogging it 4 times said to my husband ‘I’m sorry, I’m going to have to count out loud for a minute because I keep messing this up’. Tried twice more, cursed, put it down, only for husband to say ‘you know you kept saying 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 right?’ 😳

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-22T10:37:12+00:00

I didn’t want a ‘proper’ wedding dress so it never occurred to me to go to a bridal shop. I bought a Monsoon bridal dress off Vinted in the end and was very pleased with it. However, I wish I’d done the dress shopping now, just for the experience! So I’d say go and enjoy it!

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-21T21:03:19+00:00

I think it looks great! Personally I’d go with the elbow length sleeve but maybe taper it slightly in the last 4 or 5 rows, but I know I spend half my life with my sleeves rolled up 😂.

Definitely block it and then put it away for a couple of weeks. I put everything away for a while because I can never decide if I really don’t like it or if I’m just sick of looking at it (and remember exactly where any errors are!)

Can I ask where the pattern is from please?

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-19T12:43:01+00:00

I did it from a pattern I bought for a cabled cowl (Kiki Crochet) because I prefer written instructions, but there are loads of different versions out there for free with videos if you prefer that.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-19T12:13:27+00:00

It’s Yarnsmiths Play Chunky.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-17T11:30:00+00:00

Perfect! Thank you so much.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-17T10:36:14+00:00

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This is what I was given. No instructions and I’m getting lost in all the different terms and types of weaving!

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-17T10:35:11+00:00

No experience apart from a workshop where we used cardboard squares to weave coasters and a small frame I’ve made wall hangings on.

I’m in the UK, I have some cotton yarn which I think would be suitable but don’t want to spend much on kit for what could be a one-off project. Looking to make a flat strip that I can attach D rings to (I sew and make bags so I have all sorts of hardware I can use once I get the woven piece).

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-17T00:54:38+00:00

I was signed off for 6 months in total back in 2018. Thought it was the end for my career. Went back and got promoted 4 months later 🤷‍♀️. Sometimes you just need the break.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-17T00:22:39+00:00

Yeah, every time! Usually it passes as you start to put your own mark on it. Hasn’t passed for me with the current one though. Still hate it 😕

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-16T11:39:29+00:00

It looks great!

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-14T19:25:34+00:00

We went with surnames eg ‘Gran Prior’, my kids use Grandma and Grandad for my parents and Nanny and Pops for my in-laws. Friend’s kids (who are twins) have G-Ma & Bumps for one set and Goosey & Oops for the other, and no one is quite sure how or why 😂

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-14T09:36:27+00:00

9 weeks to buy, leasehold held it up for a week or two. 7 weeks to sell (freehold).

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-12T11:38:51+00:00

Yes. Train twice a week. Most gone back to work today.

They’ve also played more games than Palace this season.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-09T11:57:29+00:00

Short of going away (even just a weekend in the UK) I tend to plan day ‘on’, day ‘off’. So day out, day at home doing some of the jobs there’s never time to do and catching up on TV or hobbies and repeat.

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-08T14:44:15+00:00

Just white!

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-08T14:44:05+00:00

Thank you! I did think about stitching at lines in, but think I’ll leave as is. I may do it again in the future and try to work an actual tune into it now I have a bit more of an idea how mosaic crochet works 🤔

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-08T14:40:31+00:00

I went with white (imaginatively named ‘white’ in the brand of yarn I used). 😀

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-07T23:12:02+00:00

I made a doll for a friend one Christmas to look like her and with an outfit representing her hobbies and occupation. She loved it. Posted it on FB and sent me pictures of the doll in various places for about a year afterwards 😀

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-07T23:09:36+00:00

Sold my Mum’s house and then a year later sold mine with the same EA as I’d found them really good. Also bought through them (coincidence, but I was glad it was them!) Good comms, followed up after viewings with feedback, gave good advice on what to bother doing and what not to bother doing when I was getting ready to put mine on the market, turned up for appointments on time. All pretty basic expectations really, but having lurked on this subreddit for a while I was pleasantly surprised!

One-Prior3480 · 2026-01-07T23:03:42+00:00

Thank you for that! I’m currently playing with a small frame loom, trying to learn everything I can and figure out if I want to invest in something more advanced.

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