In my last post, I spoke about the procedure for getting registered for the civil ceremony in the UK. This morning, i found a list of approved marriage venues in Southwark area. This has also given me ideas for wedding venues as the one we really want is a bit pricey. 
Approved Marriage Venues in Southwark
Here is a list of premises approved as venues for civil marriages in the London Borough of Southwark 
Old Library 
Responsible officer: Julia Field 
Tel: 020 8299 9284 
Dulwich College 
Dulwich Common 
London
SE21 7LD
Hilton London Docklands 
Responsible officer: Alison Winegarden 
Tel: 020 7231 1001 
www.hilton.com 
265 Rotherhithe Street 
London
SE16 1EJ 

Kingswood House Community …

The last few days I’ve been trying to get all the paperwork together for us to get married on the 8th of August 2008. The number 8/8/8 is auspicious in Chinese culture and makes my future mother-in-law very happy. We wanted to registrar our intention as soon as possible because we expect a lot of other people wanted to marry on that date as well. 
I just wanted to post a note about how to go about getting married in the UK to a non British citizen so that other couples …

Check out these quirky yet elegant wedding invitation. With the invitation glued to the envelope, you save time mailing these and also paper! 
I like the one with the cherry blossoms. I’m thinking of getting that one made in India for our wedding. We’ll use the highest quality paper to make it more classy: 
 

 
Also, I could close the envelope with an embossed sticker with the initials M&A. My fiance thinks M&A sounds like mergers and acquisitions.