zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 We are in the middle of trying to get our wedding plans going now. With families on opposite sides of the world, it makes things fairly complex even for the relatively low-key affair we are going for. I am interested in how other Japanese/foreign couples did it - one main wedding in one country with two parties/receptions (on in each country). I think we will be getting married overseas but there's lots of Japanese family that won't be able to make that trek and we need to get something going here too. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 You can't have an official wedding ceremony in the UK if you're already legally married overseas. I think you need to be resident for at least three weeks to get officially married in England. If you're in a hurry, go to Scotland. Gretna Green would be kind of cool. The regulations may be more difficult now though given all the immigrant hysteria. Japanese wedding ceremonies have no legal meaning and you are only officially married when you do the nyuseki thing at the town hall. You can have another wedding or something that resembles one in Japan if you like. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Lots of nice tacky souvenirs at Gretna Green. And you can stand by the piper too and have lots of tourists gawking at you! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My cousin married her travel partner on the spur of the moment on a beach on some tropical island - surprising her mother with a 3am phone call "sob sob sob .... IIIIII'mmmmmm MARRIED!...". Way she fixed the unceremonious dumping of that information was to have the 'reception' when she came home. We all just skipped the wedding part. Expecially seeing as they continue to travel for a few months after they did the surprise wedding thing and she returned home 'expecting'! Just have a fancy party at the two venues and get married on the beach somewhere with your best friends present. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 on the whimm thing is just sooo......... not long term. Are they still together? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Fusky, the usual thing to do would be to fly in parents and sisters and bros, have the wedding in Japan, reception, everything, the full nine yards. Then fly off back home and do perhaps a smaller affair with family and friends. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: thursday on the whimm thing is just sooo......... not long term. Are they still together? Yes they are. 13 years later, 4 kids. Her husband is not originally from Aus, so he left family and friends for her. She got lucky and found her soul mate by surprise. They are a fun couple. Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Full nine yards is not the way we're going. Luckily my future wife isn't interested in that big waste of money either. Didn't know that Mr wiggles, interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 zdl - am in the same boat as you now mate - and it ain't easy. We've decided to go a bit minimal really. Some of these places, I swear, they just choose random numbers and put that as the price! Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Haha yes I was thinking that too. I think they do random then just ignore the reasonable looking numbers that popout. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Have you read zexy (ゼクシー）? It's a Japanese wedding magazine that has pretty much every place in Japan. Just be warned - its effing large - this month's copy has about 1400 pages. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Zexy sounds Sexy. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 When the missus said "I want to look zexy" - coffee did come out of my nose. Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Does she not usually look zexy? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 she always looks zexy Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 please..... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 The UK stuff is what happened to a mate, but you might have luck with a more cooperative local registrar in your area. Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Will try to take a look at that Rob, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Nothing big here. We just did the paperwork and then a party in a bar in Japan. Me Tarzan's friends all chipped in and gave us a day at the photo studio - that was a really nice present. Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yes very nice present. Probably quite expensive that. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We did the rego is Japan at the ward office and had a ceremony in Bali, where close family and friends came. Had a party in JP and OZ to celebrate. Who cares if the ceremony isn't legal, just as long as it's special. Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 We've nearly got it all planned just got a few things to confirm before we can ink in. I feel lucky that zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk isn't into all the pomp and ceremony. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 you mean fuskette? Link to post Share on other sites
snazzy pants 0 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Congratulations. I got married last year and we did the official stuff overseas and just had a bit party here. Signed up at the local office (she's Japanese). She liked my snazzy pants. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 got ours al sorted this weekend - May 30th in Yokohama - inadvertently the same weekend as the 150th anniversary too, so maybe some fireworks in the background as well. Link to post Share on other sites
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