FAQs

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When should I RSVP by?

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ASAP bitches

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What time should I arrive at the ceremony?

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Please arrive no later than 12:30 ready for a 1pm ceremony. Laura has promised that, for what might just be the first time in her life, she'll actually be on time for this one.

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How do I get to the wedding venue?

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For guests keeping it classy at the nearby Premier Inn or Travel Lodge, a limited number of places are available on the wedding bus with Dain and members of the wedding party. If you'd like to bagsy your spot on this and arrive in style with the groom, please let us know on the RSVP tab or drop us a message. For guests who prefer to make their own way to The Normans or for those staying elsewhere, we recommend Dougie's Door to Door, Bridge Private Hire or Uber. Given the rural location of our wedding venue, we would strongly advise pre-booking these to avoid any last minute panic.

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Is there parking available at the venue?

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Yes, there is free parking onsite at The Normans for a limited number of cars. For guests joining us for our post-wedding BBQ on the Sunday, plenty of parking is available at our wedding accommodation, Deighton Lodge.

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How do we get home at the end of the night?

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Our venue asks that all guests pre-book taxis to ensure a safe journey home at the end of the night, with taxis few and far between in the area. Dougie's Door to Door and Bridge Private Hire Taxis are both recommended. For any help or advice on this, please feel free to get in touch with Laura or Dain.

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Will we be outdoors at all?

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Whilst the ceremony and reception will be indoors, we will be spending a few hours of the day (weather permitting!) outside. If that good old British summer fails us though, we do have a wet weather option for this part of the day.

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Will there be any vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or special diet options?

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Of course! Many of our guests have dietary requirements and these will be accommodated for across all 3 events. Please just make sure you let us know what these are under the RSVP tab.

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Is it ok to take our own photos during the wedding?

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Yes, please do! We'd love for as many of our guests as possible to capture the day and share these with us. We just ask that phones and cameras are put away for the ceremony and first dance. We have a couple of fabulous photographers to capture these moments.

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Will last names be changing?

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Since neither of us can bear to part with our rather strange and unique surnames, we will be keeping our own names after we're married. Just imagine having to write out a hyphenated Demirkazik-Farrimond every time you filled in a form!?

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Should I bring a gift?

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We do not expect any of our guests to give us a gift, just yourselves and your dancing shoes are all that we need. If however you would like to, then a donation towards our honeymoon would be greatly appreciated. To honour Laura's Turkish heritage, we will be carrying out a traditional money pinning ceremony, but do not expect guests to take part in this if they do not wish to. See below for more details on this!

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Will there be any Turkish customs happening throughout the day?

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Yes! You will see a few Turkish traditions and customs taking place throughout the day. One to note is the traditional 'money pinning' ceremony. During this, Laura's family will pin gold coins or bank notes to sashes worn by by Laura and Dain to represent their wishes of good fortune on the newlyweds. We realise this is very far from British culture, but for any of our guests who wish to join in with this custom, you are more than welcome to do so and we'd love to have you take part if you feel comfortable!

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Are we expected to attend all 3 events?

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The most important thing to us is that you're with us on our wedding day to watch us get married and to celebrate the start of our new lives together. Other events across our wedding weekend are entirely optional to attend, so please do whatever suits you best. As you'll all know too well, we are never ones to do things by halves and having all our favourite people from across the world in one place is something that we truly want to make the most of!