Lichfield's Got Talent 2015

This year Perfect Weddings Abroad are proud sponsors of Lichfield's Got Talent.

What is it all about? Well Lichfield’s Got Talent is an annual charity event organised by volunteers to find the best local talent and raise lots of money for local charities. This can be anything from magicians and dancers through to jugglers, acoustic acts and rock bands.

Four separate audition dates have been held where acts had a video taken of their performance. The videos are then uploaded to YouTube so that supporters can vote for their favourite acts via text. The text votes help in the fundraising effort so the more votes we get through, the better. The eight acts with the most votes will go through to the final, along with four acts chosen by the panel of ten judges. The finals will take place on Sunday 22 March 2015 at The Garrick Theatre, Lichfield.

This year LGT and Perfect Weddings Abroad along with Barclays Bank are raising money for Mia Parnell. Mia is six years old and terminally ill. It is not known how long she has left, so Mia's family have set up 'It's Magic' to raise money for helping give Mia the best time she can possibly have. One of her wishes is to go on holiday to Lanzarote where she has great memories from when she was younger.

With the help of Helen Doyle, Managing Director at Perfect Weddings Abroad and on the LGT committee, Mia's wish has been granted with PWA providing her dream holiday to Lanzarote. PWA have set up a wishlist for Mia of which text votes will go into and members of the public can also donate.

Mia and her mum were live on Rachel Whites show on 106.8 TCR FM on 19 February 2015. Find out more at http://www.tcrfm.co.uk/

To donate visit https://wishlist.perfectweddingsabroad.co.uk/MiaParnell

Find out more on It's Magic https://www.facebook.com/itsmagiccccc/info?tab=page_info

What you need to know about getting Married Abroad

Last year, around 1.5m people travelled overseas for a wedding (either getting married, or watching)

With so many things to think about, Perfect Weddings Abroad is here to guide you every step of the way.

At PWA, Our UK-based Weddings Abroad Specialists will book the wedding arrangements and the travel arrangements for the Bride and Groom. They will then assist any wedding guests in booking their travel arrangements too. Once your wedding is confirmed we will put you in contact with your In-Resort Wedding Coordinator to book your wedding reception, pre-book any wedding extras and finalise your arrangements before your arrival.

Travel Insurance

This is very important and should be taken out at the time of booking. You should also take out adequate wedding insurance too.

Legal Documents

The required documents vary between countries and these will be explained to you at the time of booking. Sometimes we need to send paperwork to resort in advance of your arrival, in other locations you must take this with you; it really does depend on your chosen location. The absolute minimum requirements of documents that you will need are:

• Your passports (10 year and valid for at least 6 months after your return to the UK)
• Your birth certificates (Full length birth certificates, showing both your parents full names are always required).
• If you have previously been married you will also need to provide legal evidence of your single status, such as a decree absolute (sometimes you are required to provide your previous marriage certificate too).
• If applicable, adoption and/or deed poll certificates

Weather

Most people say the weather’s a big reason for marrying abroad; a guaranteed sunny day. So make sure you you're not booking in the rainy season!

Exchange Rate

Your money could go a lot further depending on the exchange rate. The strong pound v euro means a European wedding is cheaper than it was at the turn of the year.

In the lead up to your Wedding Day:

• Choose wedding attire
• Create a wedding gift list
• Finalise any outstanding payments
• Pre-book any resort excusions
• Pre-book airport car parking
• Submit Advanced Passenger Information (API) 
• Collate all final documentation and tickets

National Wedding Show London 20 - 22nd February 2015

Perfect Weddings Abroad and its sister company Perfect Honeymoons Abroad will be exhibiting this weekend at the National Wedding Show at Olympia, London.

With tickets from just £15.00, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to meet our wedding specialists face to face who will tell you everything you need to know about planning your Perfect Wedding Abroad.

You will find our team at stand C62 and Perfect Honeymoons Abroad at stand 40.

See you there!