I got engaged in July this year at the place where we had our first date. We have set the date being 25th June 2016 2 days before our 4th anniversary, we have already sent out save the dates as Russ has family in America and Australia. We managed to get our dream venue which was the best feeling ever as we have been on quite a few dates and picnics at the location.
I'm not sure what else needs to be booked or arranged in advance I've already tried on some dresses as I didn't have a clue what style dress I wanted.
Any help or advise would be great.
Thank you
Kelly :)
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Hi Kelly, congratulations and welcome to UKBride! I am getting married 14th May 2016 so not too far away from you. So far I have booked my venue, photographer, DJ and flowers and started buying little things like my shoes, guestbook etc. You can start booking things like that just to be sure your date will be available but you could wait until about a year before too. Having said that though I know a few people on here have booked almost everything about this far in advance, it just depends on you, if you know what you want and have the money available there's no harm booking as much as you want now :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
Hi Kelly, welcome to the forum :) I'm 18th June 2016 so just a week before you! It was important for us to book the bigger things first (things more likely to book up) i.e. venue, magician, harpist, DJ and photographer. We've also arranged transport, ordered materials to make our invitations, I have my shoes, we've started on our favours, we know what bridesmaids dresses we are having and are currently in discussions with someone about making them.. We basically know exactly what we want now, but just a case of spreading the cost and systematically working our way through everything! After Christmas it will be all systems go for us - the longer we have to spread the cost and the stress the better!
If you haven't already, I would sit down and create a spreadsheet so you get a good idea of what you can realistically save per month and what everything is going to cost. You can tick things off as you go along, make notes of all deposits paid and add notes etc. I've found my spreadsheet really useful - keeps my mind organised as well as the finances (it's also really scary looking at just how much there is to pay for!!!) x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs M
Welcome to all the new brides, we look forward to hearing about your planning and the big day itself!! Xx
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CommentAuthorSarahH410
Hi Everyone,
Im getting married on 4th July 2015 :-). Ive been engaged a year tomorrow after being with my fiancée for 7 years :-) Im having a catholic church wedding in Chelmsford and then having the Reception at Down Hall in Hertfordshire.
My theme is glamorous/Romantic/Fairytale, im not sure exactly what theme it is.
So far ive booked, the church & registrars, Wedding Venue, Cars, photographer, videographer, DJ's, chair sashes and wedding dress.
Ive still got a lot to do and the one thing im struggling with Is finding dusky pink bridesmaids dresses!? My budget is up to £100 per dress and I ideally would like then to be long chiffon floaty dresses. If you can recommend anywhere that would be great :-). xxx
Hi everyone My h2b and i are getting married on the 30th april 2016 or at least hoping too as nothing booked yet as vicar cant see us until january 2015. so am currently planning it all. im a little stuck on the 'wedding breakfast' i alway thought it was after the cermony but ive been told your normally have that before the cermony. I would like an afternoon wedding and h2b doesnt mind as its his 2nd time, however i thought for the speeches etc between cermony and evening reception to have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cake and tea or coffee. as surely most people would eat before the wedding? can i ask what peoples thoughts are? im pretty much have the rest sorted ;-)xxx
CommentAuthorFlossie
Hi and welcome Sarah and Holly :-)
Holly, the wedding breakfast happens after the ceremony. It's your first meal together as husband and wife. Lots of people skip the wedding breakfast these days and do afternoon tea/buffets etc. If I was going to a wedding I wouldn't beforehand IF I knew there was going to be adequate food there. You just need to make sure you cater for everyone and make it clear in your invitations what will be happening I think :-) it will save you a lot of money cutting out a 3 course wedding breakfast though x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorHollyC459
Hi Flossie :-)
Thank you for your reply.
We will have a buffet in the evening for the reception, I dont fancy a wedding breakfast and h2b doesnt mind either he left it all to me to plan! we like to keep the cost down where we can. I thought afternoon tea would be nice and relaxed as well as have the speeches then too.
CommentAuthorFlossie
Yes it would be lovely :-) remember it's your day so you have whatever you want! A formal sit down 3 course meal with the whole seating plan etc. isn't for everyone, afternoon tea would be great! I would include on your invitations that you are having afternoon tea so your day guests can make their own minds up whether or not they will want to eat anything before they leave x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorHollyC459
i will try too! I say I want a seating plan but need one as need to keep certain family members away from each other and i have some ideas for the tables already. will do, not started on those yet unil after xmas and meeting the vicar, i think 16 months is going to fly by! xx
CommentAuthorFlossie
It will fly by! It has already been 6 months since we booked our venue, it has just whizzed by! You think you have ages but it soon creeps up on you x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Heya everyone who is new. Hope you have fun planning your weddings, remember to read the rules of the site and also add your date to the calender thread.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorAprilS61
Welcome to all the new brides!
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Welcome newbies!
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Congratulations and welcome xx
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CommentAuthorInDreamland
to all the newbies!
Married the love of my life on Saturday 11th May 2013 xxx
Had our dream perfect honeymoon in Hawaii!
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Welcome newbies and congratulations! :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
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CommentAuthormaz905
Hi my names Maz been engaged a few weeks now. We're planning to have our wedding September/ October 2016 fingers crossed. Nothing booked yet waiting till the new year to talk to vicar and find a reception venue. No idea how to go about this wedding stuff excited but a little scared all at the same time. x
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Hi Maz, congratuations and welcome to UKBride! This site will be so helpful to you when planning your wedding! x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
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Welcome to the site, you will find lots of help here with where to start.
Please take some time to read the rules of the site. Many thanks.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorZotastic
Welcome everyone :D
CommentAuthordodge 15
Hi im marie 35 got engagedxmas day set the date for 2nd june 2018
CommentAuthorInDreamland
and congratulations!
Married the love of my life on Saturday 11th May 2013 xxx
Had our dream perfect honeymoon in Hawaii!
CommentAuthorFkimbo
Got engaged on 5th Dec and promised my other half it wouldn't cost him a penny until the new year, so 1st venue viewing tomorrow. I wanna power sort everything, however I'm not allowed to have the big day until 2016 so gunna have to pace myself I think.
Congratulations to all the other newly engaged brides to be :) here's to all the fun times ahead.
CommentAuthorAprilS61
Welcome and congratulations to the new brides! X
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Welcome newbies and congratulations! x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorTeresa
welcome to all newbies xxx
CommentAuthorsammibbe
Hi I'm Sammi an I got engaged to my partner Dan in April 2014.
We originally set our wedding date as 18th June 2016 but my grandad who is giving me away is in bad health and doesn't think he will make that date so we have had to bring the wedding forward and are now getting married 12th September 2015.
Nothing is yet booked except the venues and i am in a bit of a pickle trying to find what order or work out some sort of plan as to which thing i do next. Any help or ideas would be much appreciated. Thank You.
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Welcome to all the newbies, you will find this site to be very useful with planning your dream day
After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorFlossie
Hello, welcome and congratulations to all the new brides to be :)
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorTeresa
hello and welcome ;) xx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
hello and welcome :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Hello and welcome to all the new people
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorDonnaH39
welcome and congratulations to all the new people
CommentAuthorInDreamland
Married the love of my life on Saturday 11th May 2013 xxx
Had our dream perfect honeymoon in Hawaii!
CommentAuthorAH86
Welcome everyone and congrats x
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CommentAuthorValentinaC
Hello everyone! I'll be getting married on August 2015 -we can't wait longer due to family issues- and my fiancé and I are planning on having a religious ceremony in Mexico and the civil one in the UK. I have no idea on how to plan a wedding, not to mention two! My family in Mexico will help me with the planning on the wedding there, but I'm really struggling with the English wedding. Any help will be really appreciated!
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Hiya and welcome to the site.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorFlossie
Hi Valentina, congrats and welcome :) I don't envy you planning two weddings! You've certainly come to the right place though, you will get loads of help, support and advice from the lovely ladies on here xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Hi Valentina, congratulations and welcome :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorDonnaH39
Welcome and congrats Valentina
CommentAuthorAprilS61
Welcome Valentina :)
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthor30thBdayBride
Hi all! I am new to this website. congratulations to all the brides to be. me and my fiance (wow, thats strange) got engaged on xmas day 2014 and have set our date and booked our venue. we will be getting married on my 30th Birthday 7th January 2017. looking forward to chatting to you all xxx
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Welcome and congrats :-) x
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CommentAuthor30thBdayBride
Thank you Mrs M Wade 2b, congrats to you too xxx
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Thank you xx
Became Mrs Wade 06/08/2016
CommentAuthorMissM2bMrsW
Hi all! I'm Bex and like a few other brides to be on here also got engaged on Christmas day. We have provisionally booked for 12th Dec this year. Very exciting but also a little bit daunting knowing where to start with all the planning!
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Hello to the new brides, please take some time to read the rules, add your date to the calendar if not already done so, and have fun.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorFlossie
Hello newbies :) congratulations and welcome.. all these Christmas Day proposals!! x
Happily married
18th June 2016
xx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Hi newbies :) congratulations and welcome :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
