Intention to marry appointment - urgent plea for help!

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UPDATE:

An absolutely amazing and lovely person who works at the registry office spotted my post and has helped me get an emergency appointment, so it's all sorted! Thank you to everyone who messaged me with tips and suggestions. This just goes to show the power of the internet, and more specifically, the EDF! :)

In a nutshell:

I'm desperately seeking someone who has got an intention to marry appointment booked with Southwark Council sometime within the next month (the sooner the better) who would be willing to swap for an appointment on 14th April at 9.30am. I am willing to pay for this!

The full details:

My other half and I are supposed to be getting married in Croatia on 8 June, but there's a problem. We need to supply the Croatian authorities with a certificate of no impediment that's no more than three months old by April 22. I rang Southwark Council today to get an appointment for March but it turns out there's a huge backlog and we can't get an appointment until 14th April. Add 28 days' turnaround for the certificate, plus having to get it apostille-stamped which takes another few days, and we'll completely miss the Croatian deadline, meaning we can't get married.

I just had no idea it would all take so long, and we were unable to do it in advance because of the Croatian rule about the certificate having to be no more than three months old! We've booked and paid for everything, and our friends and family have booked flights to attend the wedding so, as I'm sure you can imagine, we're panicking.

I am desperately trying to find someone who has got an appointment with Southwark sometime within the next month who might be willing to swap appointments with me and my partner (ours is booked at 9.30am on 14 April). I know it's a huge ask and I'll be incredibly lucky to find anyone who's willing and able to do this, but I'm hoping on hope that the powers of community, the EDF and social media might, just MIGHT, mean that my partner and I can still get married on June 8.

So if you're willing to pass this plea on via Facebook, Twitter, at work or when you're out and about in the area, it really would mean the world to us. Even if it doesn't work, at least we'll know we tried.

Thank you,

Ele

[jomou]

I can't help I'm afraid, but I would recommend posting this on the London sub-reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/london/ to cast the net a bit wider. Good luck!