Comments on: Larissa & Red's Game-filled, Art Centre Wedding http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:46:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Willow http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-61771 Willow Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:38:34 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-61771 I don't know how you managed to make such a beautiful wedding and not go insane. I have been in America for three months and I've already gone round the twist. We're given so many expectations that it really starts to prey on the mind when we realize we're three weeks behind the date we should have booked the cake on!!!!! It's good that you managed to stay calm. Thank goodness, I've got my visa so now I can come back and hopefully feel a little more in control. I don't know how you managed to make such a beautiful wedding and not go insane. I have been in America for three months and I've already gone round the twist. We're given so many expectations that it really starts to prey on the mind when we realize we're three weeks behind the date we should have booked the cake on!!!!! It's good that you managed to stay calm. Thank goodness, I've got my visa so now I can come back and hopefully feel a little more in control.

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]]> By: Shana http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51933 Shana Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:38:22 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51933 Big ups to Essex! The wedding looks gorgeous. Big ups to Essex! The wedding looks gorgeous.

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]]> By: Larissa http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51775 Larissa Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:24:51 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51775 Not really, no. I think, if I had to pick one thing I would change, I might have incorporated more recognisable music for the older people at the reception to dance to. We had a strictly 'No ABBA' clause in our music line-up and definitely didn't want to put in all the traditional, corny wedding dance music. But, at the same time, our indie preferences might have alienated some of the older women at the wedding who really would have liked to dance, danceable though it was. So, yeah, I might have put a little more thought into balancing the play list with some more accessible dancing music. Not really, no.

I think, if I had to pick one thing I would change, I might have incorporated more recognisable music for the older people at the reception to dance to. We had a strictly 'No ABBA' clause in our music line-up and definitely didn't want to put in all the traditional, corny wedding dance music. But, at the same time, our indie preferences might have alienated some of the older women at the wedding who really would have liked to dance, danceable though it was.

So, yeah, I might have put a little more thought into balancing the play list with some more accessible dancing music.

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]]> By: Cassandra Flanders http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51770 Cassandra Flanders Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:17:56 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51770 If you could do anything different, would you? (regarding the reception itself; games, things to unite family more, etc...) If you could do anything different, would you? (regarding the reception itself; games, things to unite family more, etc…)

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]]> By: Farah http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51742 Farah Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:17:34 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51742 Great idea about the arts centre as a reception hall!! Love the relaxed playful vibe! I only wish Indian weddings could be so layed back! thanks for the idea =) Great idea about the arts centre as a reception hall!! Love the relaxed playful vibe! I only wish Indian weddings could be so layed back! thanks for the idea =)

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]]> By: Larissa http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51731 Larissa Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:04:37 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51731 btw, that's actually my cousin-in-law and me playing Hungry Hungry Hippos. My husband and I did play, but there's just not a picture of it. btw, that's actually my cousin-in-law and me playing Hungry Hungry Hippos.

My husband and I did play, but there's just not a picture of it.

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]]> By: Heather http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51730 Heather Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:01:55 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51730 Yay - games!! This is exactly what the Spaniard and I are planning for our wedding next October - no favours, or themes, or extra costs, just fun. Now I have a picture of a bride and groom playing Hungry Hungry Hippoes to prove to anyone that games at a wedding reception = AWESOME. Thanks so much for sharing this, everything looks brilliant! Yay – games!! This is exactly what the Spaniard and I are planning for our wedding next October – no favours, or themes, or extra costs, just fun. Now I have a picture of a bride and groom playing Hungry Hungry Hippoes to prove to anyone that games at a wedding reception = AWESOME. Thanks so much for sharing this, everything looks brilliant!

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]]> By: Stephanie @ Geezees http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51729 Stephanie @ Geezees Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:35:46 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51729 What a cool idea for a wedding!!! Love it! What a cool idea for a wedding!!! Love it!

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]]> By: Larissa http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51728 Larissa Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:03:33 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51728 Yeah, the Arts Centre didn't seem like an obvious choice for a wedding, but after searching and searching and being dismayed by the insane costs of other Essex wedding venues, both of us just thought, 'What about the Arts Centre?' and the rest was history. Yeah, the Arts Centre didn't seem like an obvious choice for a wedding, but after searching and searching and being dismayed by the insane costs of other Essex wedding venues, both of us just thought, 'What about the Arts Centre?' and the rest was history.

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]]> By: Larissa http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/colchester-uk-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51727 Larissa Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:50:37 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2953#comment-51727 Yeah, the Arts Centre didn't seem like an obvious choice for a wedding, but after searching and searching and being dismayed by the insane costs of other Essex wedding venues, both of us just thought, 'What about the Arts Centre?' and the rest was history. I believe we got the entire venue, bar staff, door staff, a 'coordinator' (on the day, basically just a manager to make sure the staff and other things ran smoothly), electrical guys (to set up the disco lights to our specifications and hang the fairy lights as well as our sound system) for £600 on a Friday. The sum is a little fuzzy; it could have been £700, but I'm pretty sure it was £600. Plus, corkage was only £1 per bottle, and, I think that after the fact we didn't end up having to pay corkage anyway. The guy who runs the Arts Centre is WAAAAAAY laid back. I'd say he'd be too laid back for someone who was really anal about the planning of their wedding, as it was basically a situation where we told him what we were expecting on the day and just had to hope that he'd hold up his end of the deal (he did). We just got married at the register office in Colchester. The cost of getting married at the Town Hall was way too expensive for our budget. We were all about a wedding on the cheap! Also, I believe the Arts Centre now has a license as a wedding venue, so you could actually have your ceremony there too. It was in the process of getting its license when we were in the process of planning. But before we even started planning a reception, I knew that I wanted a fuss-free register office ceremony, so it didn't matter to me. Yeah, the Arts Centre didn't seem like an obvious choice for a wedding, but after searching and searching and being dismayed by the insane costs of other Essex wedding venues, both of us just thought, 'What about the Arts Centre?' and the rest was history.

I believe we got the entire venue, bar staff, door staff, a 'coordinator' (on the day, basically just a manager to make sure the staff and other things ran smoothly), electrical guys (to set up the disco lights to our specifications and hang the fairy lights as well as our sound system) for £600 on a Friday. The sum is a little fuzzy; it could have been £700, but I'm pretty sure it was £600. Plus, corkage was only £1 per bottle, and, I think that after the fact we didn't end up having to pay corkage anyway. The guy who runs the Arts Centre is WAAAAAAY laid back. I'd say he'd be too laid back for someone who was really anal about the planning of their wedding, as it was basically a situation where we told him what we were expecting on the day and just had to hope that he'd hold up his end of the deal (he did).

We just got married at the register office in Colchester. The cost of getting married at the Town Hall was way too expensive for our budget. We were all about a wedding on the cheap!

Also, I believe the Arts Centre now has a license as a wedding venue, so you could actually have your ceremony there too. It was in the process of getting its license when we were in the process of planning. But before we even started planning a reception, I knew that I wanted a fuss-free register office ceremony, so it didn't matter to me.

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