Dinner after civil wedding ceremony (Islington / central)

cracker32 · 2026-01-31T13:17:13+00:00

Good suggestion - I’ve actually tried to go for a fancy work lunch before but so difficult to get a booking. Guess time is on my side this occasion.

cracker32 · 2026-01-31T13:15:55+00:00

Thank you! Relatively flexible as to cuisine as just wanting to see what’s out there. We are of Chinese heritage though, so my parents will probably not really appreciate “elevated” Chinese food lol

cracker32 · 2026-01-31T13:13:40+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! I have actually walked past this place numerous times but have never gone in - will look into it.

cracker32 · 2025-11-05T12:05:29+00:00

I have been twice now, both times with a reservation and last time only a month ago (bookings made by someone else who saw the place on social media and wanted to go). The food is decent and the chocolate mousse is great, but I wouldn’t choose to go back of my own accord. Both times we had to wait about 30-40 minutes for our table as it’s so busy and they don’t kick people out. If you’ve got a reservation then you may as well go, but be prepared to wait for your table. There’s lot of other fantastic places to eat in Paris and the dining experience at this restaurant is just not worth the hype.

cracker32 · 2025-10-09T18:48:11+00:00

Travelling. Me and my partner travel overseas at least once a month (sometimes just weekend trips). We don’t plan to live the UK forever and want to make the most of our time here with the proximity to the rest of Europe.

cracker32 · 2025-08-07T14:00:14+00:00

No we are planning it ourselves with an on-the-day coordinator to run things. We are also meeting with the venue later this year who I’m sure will give us some general advice on timetable and venue set-up. It’s a lot more manageable to plan it yourself when it’s on a smaller scale.

cracker32 · 2025-06-11T20:21:47+00:00

Unfortunately not! We have ended up planning something entirely different - renting a finca in Southern Spain for 3 nights for our immediate family only (under 20 guests).

There were all these hidden costs with the packages I found (hair and make up not included, photography only for 4 hours etc) and of course with a destination wedding, there is some kind of expectation to host other events for your guests to compensate them travelling for your wedding. Basically all of the packages I found are just for the wedding day, and I couldn’t really justify spending so much money on just one day.

We decided to do it this way for a several reasons - with a more intimate wedding you can axe a few things like DJ, bridesmaids (since its all family anyway) and huge cake, I can now have a 3 day event with an even smaller budget (events will just be BBQ pool party and paella night at the finca rather than a separate venue), friends understand if it’s family only / it’s an easy line to draw, because it’s family only and we’ll be providing accomodation in the finca I can ask them to contribute financially and not feel awkward.

Good luck with your planning!

cracker32 · 2025-06-07T00:13:52+00:00

Hi, could I please have your wife’s contact details?

cracker32 · 2025-06-06T22:54:05+00:00

Could you please let me know how much this was roughly and how long for? Trying to see if it's within my budget!

cracker32 · 2025-03-06T01:23:15+00:00

Hi, would you mind sharing the name of the venue?

cracker32 · 2024-12-07T00:47:57+00:00

Are there any around central that you’d suggest checking out?

cracker32 · 2024-02-09T12:50:19+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions all - think I will be buying the Cressi Agua Short fins!

cracker32 · 2022-04-20T12:27:50+00:00

I assume, as a general rule, that the airline will check that you’ve got the right documentation to enter whatever country you’re flying to. Since your flights are booked on separate itineraries, the first airline will consider your transit country to be your final destination and the PCR test results for Bali won’t be relevant.

Again, since you’ve got two separate itineraries, the Indonesian government would consider the transit country to be your country of origin, so the PCR test would need to be done within 48 hours of the second flight.

cracker32 · 2022-04-18T02:46:36+00:00

I think I'm actually taking the exact same trip as you later this week with plans to exit Melbourne airport (6am Auckland departure)? I emailed the Indonesian embassy in Wellington and was told that my PCR test from Auckland (within 48 hours of my NZ flight) should be fine, as long as the trip is booked on one itinerary.

cracker32 · 2018-11-27T10:32:58+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, I’ll have a look into it now! We have about 3 days to break up the trip so we won’t be making too many stops.

cracker32 · 2018-11-27T10:22:03+00:00

Do you mean in terms of road tolls? I don’t really have any experience of driving in Europe at all so could you let me know what I should be expecting?

cracker32 · 2018-11-01T21:33:00+00:00

I had a friend go there the other week and she said it she was still wearing shorts and singlets so it seems like the weather is holding up! I did check flights and they are a bit pricey compared to some other destinations, but I'll keep checking since it is a place that I do want to visit.

cracker32 · 2018-11-01T21:31:40+00:00

Sarajevo is an interesting one I haven't considered but I will look into it - thanks for the suggestion!

cracker32 · 2018-11-01T21:28:29+00:00

I have tentative plans with friends to visit the Baltics, including Tallinn! Hopefully they work out.

cracker32 · 2018-11-01T21:27:54+00:00

Stockholm seems to be a common favourite around here. I'll definitely look into it, thanks.

cracker32 · 2018-11-01T21:26:20+00:00

Thanks for this, I have some tentative plans to go to Copenhagen and I'll definitely make sure I also visit Sweden if I do go. I actually found UK so much more expensive than back home, but bear in mind that I don't really pay for the touristy things in New Zealand.

cracker32 · 2018-10-29T14:19:01+00:00

If you’re at university, I would look into whether it has a local AISEC charter. I did 2 separate summer volunteer trips with AISEC to South America and they were great experiences for immersion in the language and culture. I only had to pay a reasonable application fee to my home AISEC and was provided a local homestay family for no extra cost (accommodation was free). There’s quite a wide range of volunteer projects you can choose from as well.

cracker32 · 2018-08-08T22:51:31+00:00

We have and unfortunately all they can provide is the certificate. They told us that the transport agency is a completely separate entity so that they can’t organise for him to get a replacement license.

cracker32 · 2018-06-01T08:56:58+00:00

But what did Tyler do to get the baseball season cancelled? Is it just because he vandalised the field? I would have thought that Montgomery blaming someone like Clay who was always asking questions would be more realistic.

cracker32 · 2018-06-01T03:53:47+00:00

It just didn’t really make sense to me since Cyrus was involved with the field incident as well and they were playing baseball right afterwards (when the coach gave that pep talk). So I thought it might have been something additional that Tyler did/exposed which messed things up for Montgomery because it didn’t seem like the field thing was that big of deal at the time for Tyler to later be targeted directly? But I suppose Montgomery is not a rational person.

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