As it is now all official I thought it the right time to start a planning diary!
So far we have - paid (stupidly huge) deposit at our chosen venue for 60 people at ceremony and wedding breakfast, going up to 100 for evening do. 3 course wedding breakfast, welcome drink, fizzy for toasts venue hire, evening bacon sarnies, honey moon suite etc all included - booked and paid for registrar for 3pm ceremony
Priority things to do - pay deposit to venue decor lady for chair covers/sashes, top table and cake table swagging and 100 person candy buffet for the evening. - decide if we want a top table starlit backdrop - decide if we want resident DJ to play before/after band or find our own. - decide on songs for the quintet to arrange to be played while register signing and walking back down the aisle together. - pay deposit to the band
It's now getting very real and very exciting!!
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CommentAuthorElinor Claire
Sounds like a good do. You're well on track for this far in advance.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorDonnaH39
Sounds like you are well on track, I am getting married the same day as you :) can't wait to get past the one year mark.
CommentAuthorJennK
Had a meeting with the wife of someone we run with last night as she designs and prints wedding invites so she's gonna do something bespoke for us :) Just have to work out how many we need!
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CommentAuthorJennK
We have some draft save the dates to look at now, I think we will combine elements of her ideas together for the final one. Also decided on a photographer, sending a deposit cheque off in the post this evening! Toyed with the photobooth idea but decided against it as they are just too expensive and we are not that bothered about having one, hopefully the band and sweet buffet will keep people entertained enough. Have paid the deposit for chair covers etc, she is also sorting out first dance choregraphy for us as a suprise for everyone else, gonna be awesome as h2b really doesn't dance, I just jiggle around him whenever we have been to weddings before! Found a choir friend who will DJ before and after the band for cheaps, and his lights are sound sensitive so they should dance about quite nicely to the band too which saves us having to fork out more for the band to bring their lights. I think we have gone off the backdrop idea as they are so flipping expensive, we will look into making something ourselves.
Wow in a little over a week you've soon expended the list of what you've done. Well done. It starts feeling real now x
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorJennK
Next things to do is speak to the venue about how room bookings as we already have family members asking, plus need to find out if I stay at there the night before will I then need to move rooms into the honeymoon suite to get ready or can I have it the night before aswell. Also the menu options, we have so many dietary requirements we need to check how many menu options we can have :) So many silly questions right now :(
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CommentAuthorJennK
Thanks April! :) do seem to be ticking things off rapidly at the moment!
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CommentAuthorJennK
Paid deposit to the photographer :D
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CommentAuthorSLC86
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MrsKirkby - have you thought about having a photo wall? like this EDIT - LINK REMOVED , WE DO NOT ALLOW LINKS ON THE FORUM PLEASE POST ON YOUR WALL ONLY
I REALLY wanted a photo booth but as you say they're sooo expensive, and I also think it was stick out like a sore thumb at my wedding as its going to be quite a vintage garden-y theme. I'm making the photo wall my project (with some help) for the summer :) x
CommentAuthorJennK
We have considered it yes, I think the mums would like to put something together :)
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CommentAuthorRoxanneR88
Same date as us hehe. We have booked the church, venue and chocolate fountains. Going to a wedding fayre next month to find our photographer (we found him but cant remember name!) Also need to arrange meeting with venue dressers. Xx
CommentAuthorJennK
Have appointments booked for tomorrow with a local florist to see what they suggest as tulip alternatives, and also an independent dress shop that I had completely forgotten existed. They are more about made to measure and bespoke than just bridal, but seen a lot of good pics of their work so will see what options they have :)
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CommentAuthorAprilS61
Looks like a busy day for you tomorrow then :)
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorJennK
Well today was completely not what I expected! Flowers were a bit of a headache, I'd seen picture of calla lillies in a bright purple but apparently naturally they are a darker purple which doesn't fit wih our colour scheme. So were shown examples using lisanthium and cream roses which looked really nice, but h2b isn't so keen. He's having a grump about it now so bit of a sore point but I think it's more because I went with just my mum and not him.
So then we went to the dress shop, and it was amazing! Lookd through what was on the rails and tried on three different styles, and fell in love with two of them. One was a Grecian style chiffon gown with a detailed belt round the middle, and the other was a fishtail lace number that can be made with a lighter underlay which is better for an August wedding. The lady makes everything herself so it's super flexible. It's still early days so no decisions yet but I was completely blown away by both, I'm going to be so pretty! She also makes bridesmaids dresses in all sorts of styles and colours and can adapt those too, plus do a package to save some money if I get my dress there plus matching ties for the boys. So we will probably go back with local bridesmaids after iv looked at some other shops :) Eeee!
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CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Exciting. sounds like it is all coming together nicely
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Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorJennK
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Decided on which florist to go with, just got to put deposit down. And managed to coordinate bridesmaids to meet up on the 16th August to play dresses so booked an appt at the shop I will prob get my dress from. Also finalised the save the dates so will be getting those printed and distributed fairly soon, several people have been asking about the date already!
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CommentAuthorInDreamland
Wow you've been busy and got loads done.
Sounding fab!
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Had our dream perfect honeymoon in Hawaii!
CommentAuthorJennK
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Picking up the save the dates this evening :D
Went to see a balloon/venue decor warehouse last night, so got some decisions to make about balloons too. I loooove balloons :D
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
Oh exciting about the save the dates :)
I'm scared of balloons so the opposite of you lol
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CommentAuthorJennK
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Dress shopping! So much fun but so confusing! This is my front runner, this is the second time I put it on so the shop lady didn't pin me in properly so I'm a bit off centre and not cinched in, but you get the idea :) thinking about adding straps in the same material as the skirt with the bling on top. Felt soooo beautiful :)
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
You look beautiful in the dress :)
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
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CommentAuthorJennK
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My other options are these
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And I even had a thing for this one with an added part over the shoulders to make a keyhole back plus a belt on the middle, different from what I was looking at, but looked stunning.
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Such a fun day though :) see album and more recent posts for THE dress!
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
They are all so beautiful with your preferred one does it feel like "the one"
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
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<3 <3 Married my best friend 11/7/2015 <3 <3
CommentAuthorJennK
I did initially.......until 2 dresses later when I questioned it after seeing the cinching in effect of the maggie sottero one. I didn't feel fat at all in that one!
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CommentAuthorTheNewMrsBarrett
I think they are all beautiful! Which was the one that you didn't want to take off? Was there one that you could have gone home in there and then? I only ask as that was a question I got asked when I was trying dresses on and must admit it contributed to my final decision lol! Xx
CommentAuthorJennK
That's a good way to think about it, I'm still not sure! :)
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CommentAuthorJennK
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Ooh hadn't updated this! Took a spontaneous lunchtime trip last week to a new bridal shop in my hometown (it's a 2nd shop for an already very successful shop a few miles away) to see what they had, and I completely fell in love with a different dress! Going to order it in a few weeks time when my bridesmaids visit :) pics in my album for those who haven't seen!
The save the dates went out in the post this week, and the local ones we hand delivered yesterday, was nice to have a drive around :) Still got to confirm the band, then all the big things are sorted. H2b is already thinking about the day invite design, which is scary!
Put deposit down for starlit backdrop for top table, balloon trees for the main entrance and some "balloons floaters" (5-6 balloons at varying heights) for the wedding breakfast room. Also last minute decided we needed an aisle runner too, I had forgotten the carpet is very striped so an ivory aisle runner will look nice.
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CommentAuthorJennK
Provisionally booked on the day hair and make up for me, my mum and 3 bridesmaids at the venue ( they have a spa with on site hairdressers and make up artist). Ceremony at 3pm but going to have to start at 9 to get everybody done, scary!! Will have trials before hand, but good to get it provisionally booked for the day so nobody else sneaks in :)
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
You are doing well :) and it's good about having hair and make up on site :)
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
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CommentAuthorMrsRobson2Be
Hair & make up on site is amazing, how much are they charging you? Im just in the process of looking for hair & make up now.
CommentAuthorJennK
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It's really expensive to be honest. Hair on the day is 75 and make up is 55, just for me. Make up for bridesmaids will be 45 each, and hair I think 50 each.
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
At least it's all on site though so no traveling back and fore :)
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
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<3 <3 Married my best friend 11/7/2015 <3 <3
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
Gorgeous dress. I think it's worth paying more for the hair and make-up if it's the in-house team. I don't have to go anywhere to get mine done, they'll come to the house, but even better if they are there already.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorScottishbride2016
Stunning dress xx
CommentAuthorJennK
They have said they will come to the room to do it aswell so I don't have to run around between places while trying to avoid the groom :D
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CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
Aw that's even better otherwise it could be like hide and seek lol x
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
Engaged 6th July 2013
<3 <3 Married my best friend 11/7/2015 <3 <3
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Aww that's fantastic. I have a mobile hair/make up artist she is the venues preferred supplier and I just love her. She done my hair and make up for our engagement party in Feb and I booked her from that. She will come to my room.
Its great thought that they are on site for you as there is no chance of the running late or not finding the venue :)
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 :)
CommentAuthorJennK
Bridesmaids dresses sorted and my dress ordered. All will be purple and the red one in the pic that is strapless has optional straps to match the purple one. Ordered my dress too! Here we are all together :)
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CommentAuthorJennK
The mori lee pics of the BM dresses. Had some drama with the colour due to an incorrect label in one of the samples! I have ordered grape now :)
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CommentAuthorJennK
Giving notice tomorrow morning :D Then we go away for the weekend for a friends wedding, then the next wedding we go to will be ours!
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CommentAuthorBecky1608
Giving notices exciting!! I bet you can't wait! Xxx
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12/11/2008 - When we decided to be more than friends
04/11/2012 - A proposal in Central Park NYC
08/11/2014 - The day we say I do!
CommentAuthorJennK
Given notice now so it's all official, got a pack of stuff to look through and vows to think about.
Also ordered this headband today, sooo excited!
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CommentAuthorAprilS61
Ooh I've not seen one like that before! I LOVED picking the vows and our ceremony!
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
That is beautiful :) Giving notice is exciting as suddenly it gets even more real!
Somehow always connected , finally became friends .
Friends became soul mates :)
Engaged 6th July 2013
<3 <3 Married my best friend 11/7/2015 <3 <3
CommentAuthorJennK
Headband needs a signature so it's gone back to the post office as we have been away since Friday morning. Luckily post office opens at 7 am tomorrow so I'm going to make a dash for it before starting work :)
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CommentAuthorCatherineR
Oh I'm SO jealous that you can pick up your headband already!! I have to wait until next May before mine's arriving :( x
Married my wife on 15.08.15
Honeymooned on the Isles of Scilly :)
CommentAuthorJennK
It was ready made hence was in the sale :) I really am jumping around excitedly :)
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CommentAuthorCatherineR
**Permission to get jealous?!**
Married my wife on 15.08.15
Honeymooned on the Isles of Scilly :)
CommentAuthorJennK
Sorry sorry sorry, but guess what I picked up at 7.30 this morning?!