I got married in the Perth Registry Office 7 years ago. I didn't think it was tacky, but it was definitely cheap! The room itself has been upgraded since, my sister was married there a few years later and it's much nicer now. It had seating for 24 people, so our families were there. I came in last, with Dad by my side, and everyone stood up and hummed 'Here Comes The Bride' - unplanned and completely adorable!
I wore a white dress. Not a wedding dress per se, it was a prom dress I had found in a store and ordered in white. I had no veil, but in restrospect I would've loved a birdcage veil - not too heavy for the surroundings, but still traditional with a funky overtone.
We got married there because we had a completely crap engagement period, and Professor had a truck accident, and the WC hadn't come through, so we were broke. It worked for us, and as much as I would've loved a church ceremony, I just don't think I could've handled all the attention. As it was, we left our reception at 8:30 because I couldn't handle the people anymore!
The pic below is the two of us just after being pronounced man and wife - I'll put some more pics in my album for you to check out
PumpkinZulu - I'm looking into the Melbourne office, I love the building and the rooms looked so pretty (well on the website). We wouldn't have many people there, maybe 15 if that.
Im thinking this would suit our budget. Both been married before so don't want the big out there wedding again, and this would be more intimate I reckon. Just wouldn't want people thinking its tacky or cheap (maybe even not 'real' I guess, even though it is)!
I sometimes wish we'd had a registry wedding, we looked into it but the person we spoke to was quite negative about it which did put us off. I really wasn't into having a wedding (just wanted to be married!) and I can see now that it would have been perfect for us!
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