Wedding Forum - 2015 BRIDES share ideas, plans etc here!...

I got my dress off of ebay and it needs a few alterations and a dry clean! I have no idea whether to have someone d my make up or do my own and buy some nice make up. And dont even start on my hair - i wanted a messy side bun but i also want a floor length veil - the 2 dont seem to go!

Bitten the bullet and ordered my headpiece - couldn't get it out of my head so I have justified the cost in my head hehe. Here it is!

Thanks, so in love! :) x

Oh wow that headpiece is stunning! Love it!

Leasa, I'm not surprised that your furious! I'd be devastated too, how long have you been growing it?! Xx

Been growing it just over a year now, since our engagement last august!

Oh no Leasa, can't believe someone could do that. I hope it grows long enough for you.

I need to look into local hairdressers as I used to get mine done by my mums friend in Southampton but really need one closer to me.

Just posted on your wall too with a couple of links and thanks Debbie for letting her know too! xx

Oohh it's a lovely site, wonder if I can convince my mum the cost is quite normal!

As wellas the one you've picked? The vixen hair vine with the flower and also like Monte Carlo tho would probably choose the small version lol xx

this one is my favourite :D

Been having a look through how how are day will run and we are thinking that a 1pm ceremony might work a bit better rather than a 2pm ceremony as it will give us a bit more leeway! x

How does this timeline look? Anything we've forgotten/need more time for? Anything that doesn't work well?

07.00/08.00 – Hair (10 people)
08.00 – Boys to COSTA!
09.00 – Make-up (possibly 5 people)
10.30 – Boys leave to collect flowers (5 miles drive away)
11.30 – Dresses on/photos at house on the patio
12.10 – Leave house for church (approx. 40 mins)
12.50 – Outside church photos/meet rest of bridal party
13.00-13.45 – Church ceremony
13.45-15.00 – Photos/ice-cream at church
15.45 – Arrive at gardens opposite hotel for romantic photo shoot
16.00-16.10 - Guests to arrive at hotel/we return
16.10-17.00 – Arrival drinks and canapés
17.00-19.30 – Dinner/speeches (speeches before/after depending on time)
19.30-20.00 – Change over/band and caricaturist to arrive
20.00 – First dance/ceilidh starts
21.30 – Music break/cake cutting/buffet brought out
21.30 - More ceilidh
23.30-00.00 – Ceilidh finishes/say goodbyes/bed!

Looks good to me Catherine hun, I was trying to work mine out the other day, backwards as to when I need to book my hair.

Wedding at 2pm need to be there at least 15 mins before for checks
Take 15-20 mins get there doo give myself 30 mins - 1.15
so 15 for a few photos
Been adviced to give myself 1 hour to get into dress brings me to 12pm
1 hour for my make up (which my bm is doing)- 11
20 mins breathing space/walking from hairdressers (5 mins up road) - 10.40
1 hour for my my hair - 9.40 ( junior and fg after as they don't need make up.
30 mins for each bm x3 ? 8.10? That sounds really really early, do thos predictions sound right?

Catherine that time scale of your day sounds spot on. I need to do a similar one for our day now that I've had a run through with the venue.

I haven't really thought about on the day timescales.

We're going to an open evening on the 12th to show my cousin our venue, then a meeting with the photog on 31st then I have nothing to look forward to til after Christmas. I've been thinking about starting my fittings in January as well.

Thanks ladies, appreciate your help. Sorry I haven't been around much but we've just into our first new flat together EEK! Lived together previously but this is the first time just us two and it's BLISS! Downside is that there is no internet until 10th October boo :(

Thinking about going to do our giving notice soon which seems a really scary prospect but exciting too. Not sure whether to book the appointment yet as our church still isn't registered yet although they are doing all the forms etc so I don't know whether the registry office would accept us/be able to process it if it's not registered as a marriage venue? Not sure if they need somewhere to put on the forms when they interview us?

MrsK2b - that hairpiece you love is on special offer atm with a load of money off so go check her page out as she's doing loads of promo's this week!!!! xx

Ooh ooh thanks Catherine! *skips off to look*

Anything other than a Church of England yes you do unfortunately, bit of a pain but hey ho!

Great - I think the one you liked is on special offer for £99, did send you a message too incase you didn't see this :)

Thanks Flossie - we have practically lived together since January 2013 anyway, then with our best friend for a year since last September but this week it's our own little flat, rather 'bijoux' as estate agents say but it's all ours and we love it!

Just had an email back from our cake lady as she's finished our cake design :D we are in LOVE!! xx

Thanks on both! Hoping to have it at 1pm instead of 2pm (waiting to hear back from my holidaying vicars atm!) as we just won't get everything fitted in :/ shouldn't be a problem though hopefully! xx

Thankfully! Going to have to be up about 7am though URGH but at least we have people to nip to costa to keep us alive at that time of the morning ;) xx

Hahaha, fair play to you! Unfortunately we have little town syndrome and the best we've got is Costa which arrived about a year ago... Not that I'm complaining, I love costa! We are going to have to instruct on some champers, croissants etc though to make up for it ;) xx

Sounds like a brilliant idea! I hate coffee and don't think it's worth getting a tea from somewhere like costa so always get hot choc with cream and marshmallows! Sometime I think I'm about 10 and not old enough to get married ha! Xx

Had a call to say 2 of my bridesmaids dresses are hereee! ahh I'm so excited the woman on the phone laughed at me haha. Xx

I haven't seen them before, what's in it?
I just need to try and get them together now to go but one goes back to Uni on Monday so it's not looking likely. Might have to do a few trips. I can't wait to see them and get a picture! Xx

Catherine WOW I love your cake.

Looking forward to seeing pics of your BM dresses.

Amanda I would get your flowers booked soonish especially if you want fresh so you get a reputable florist. What do you still have to organise?

Having a chat with h2b about wedding stuff and he has suggested doggie Maclean - Caledonia for our first dance. It fits our theme seeing as it's very Scottish I'm. Is thinking about it :-)