I found some shoes in M&S in the end, they only had size 4 in store but going to go back after delivery and get the other size, or maybe order them online.

My face is clearing up now so I'm getting back on the wedding train and going to get things sorted.

I did the tableplan last night in 2 mins! I need to write the place cards, not sure when to do them as the ink may fade. We are having a long table down the middle of the room for the wedding breakfast as just family only had one dilemma of where to place my dad's girlfriend, my brother in law to be's girlfriend knows her and she agreed to take on that responsibility so feeling better about that.

Woohoo! Had a totally productive weekend, paid off the florist, the church flower group and the suit hire - chose the necktie colours for the ushers and best man, had my final dress fitting and also had the final logistics meeting with the reception venue. Taking H2B tonight to get his wedding ring resized as he's using his granddad's ring, and we only have 9 centrepieces left to make as we made 3 last week in less than 2 hours! Feels like we're getting there now

It's coming round so fast! I rang our venue earlier to confirm final number and to get our final bill :-) just need my 2 daughters shoes and to confirm flowers and pay delivery charge for those :-) x

We're slowly paying everything off now, suits and cars are paid off and everything else has to be paid by 2 weeks before so it just feels like we're waiting now with very little left to do!

My only worry is that my dress went awol and won't be in the shop until 15th May so my first fitting is booked on 19th May with a 2nd fitting on the 26th! Hope it fits first time! My bridesmaids aren't having their fitting until the 20th May either so all that is obvioulsy supposed to be last minute!?

My Mum still needs to buy herself a top too, but we're managed to narrow it down to 3 out of about 25 I sent her pictures of! No chance she was going to wear a dress and I would rather she felt comfortable and happy on the day than was wearing what is traditional so she's bought a lovely pair of black trousers and just need a lovely top and some jewellery to top it off :)

Z x

I've seen loads of people on here saying they are just buying plain M&S iced cakes and adding their own decoration, either flowers or just a cake topper?

Z x

I'm also thinking of M&S and not just as an emergency cake! They look great online and the reviews are amazing. If you sort the reviews by lowest rating first you get the worst of it but most reviews say they're great. There's an M&S I can collect from just a few mins walk from my venue.
As long as you can transport it properly then should be fine. Just consider the type of cake - the white choc ones look great but they might melt and lean over if your venue is warm inside! xx

Thanks girls, I can see that once again I will have a productive wedding day but not a productive work day lol!

The wedding I'm not so panicked about, it's the time till I finish work on the 30th that's freaking me out a bit - only 20 more work days!! (I have friday off) - Once that's passed we'll have had the final event planning meeting with the caterers, worked out our first dance, finished our sweet tree centrepieces and had the church rehearsal - OMG!!

I'm more excited about seeing my cousins for the first time in over 8 years, than I am the wedding but perhaps I'm totally panicked out! lol

All is paid for, just got to finish of the dresses.
Put all my pictures, so far, on the DIY thread if you want a peek! xx

Weight off!

lol, because I'm making most things, there wasn't much outstanding but it means I don't have to worry about one less thing! x

Argh I just told a girl at work that it's only 3 more whole weekends and then the wedding will be here!! arghh!

Dance wise we're not doing a proper dance routine but I've organised 2 hours of dance tuition so we can get used to dancing, as we usually just both do comedy moves when we've been on a night out - not exactly elegant and memory making!

oooooh I still have 6 weekends left, I thought it was five. 3 weeks on Saturday till dress fitting and hen do! I feel sick all of a sudden hahaha

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Bridesmaid shoes are finally taken care of, been a bit of mare! Certain company letting me down but in the end it turned out for the better as the ones we have ended up with, were cheaper :)! Cx

51 days to go - doing my table plan and place cards tonight now I have the final numbers and names and dietary requirements

Just have to finish designing the order of days now I have agreed the ceremony order and times with the registrar as well and print the menus and I am pretty much there

Dress to be fitted at the end of this month hopefully or beginning of June, payments to be made by end of May and 2 bridesmaids to check their dresses and I am all done.

Rob just needs to get the boys all measured up and send their sizes to the shop and we are hunky dory - so excited now!!!!! xxx

The cake is sorted, my Auntie is going to do it. So happy. That's one thing off the list!

exactly a month today and i'll be getting ready to go to the dentist, then to get my nails and eyebrows done!

I'm on 1st June so just over 3 weeks. Still quite a lot to do but am suprisingly chilled! x

I need to make and print order of service, menus etc, sort table plan and ceremony seating, confirm stuff with videographer, pay balance to venue and photographer, give out everyone's outfits and check again that they all fit (I know PB's trousers need taking up), get my wedding ring, sort venue flowers with florist, sort out sweet buffet, have final dress fitting, get eyelashes/ nails/ waxing etc done, pack for hen do and honeymoon, buy rest of thank you pressies, ice wedding cakes- and lots more I'm sure. Wow! Guess I'd better get to work....!
I have my first hen do this week too, going out for a meal with girls from work- very scary huh? xx

Yes I just need to pick it up, although when I ordered it, it was due 2 days before the wedding, but they assured me they'd definately get one sooner than that... here's hoping!!
Thanks, sounds nice. I'm just hoping my friends won't get too silly and expect me to wear phallic objects in front of the lady bosses! Have a great time! xx

Exactly a month today for me... getting very close! I'm going to miss all this antcipation and build up once its done, but I just can't wait for it! I'm so excited :) No nerves or anything yet.

I can't believe how early some people have their hen do's though... I'm getting married 8th june, and not having my hen until 26th may... it was going to be the 1st of june, but im having my hair and make up trail on the 26th may so they're gonna do my hair and make up in a nice style to go out :)

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I had mine 6 weeks before the wedding but this was because I had to organise around friend's exams, holidays etc.

Wedding is now 3.5 weeks away and I've just had a last minute tizz about my hair - had a trial in Liverpool in March where I was happy with the first style so said that was fine, but only saw it the one way. I live in Bristol so have just called the hairdressers where I can have a trial with them this weekend in case there's some other style that I want instead, then will take pictures and show to the Liverpool hairdresser so they know what to do! Arghh!

The hen I'm having this week is the un-official one, the official one is 1st & 2nd June fitted in well with the bank holidays so people had time to recover and I also have all of that week off so will be able to get things sorted.

That sounds crazy bridalmiss, make sure you get some good pics.

I am now starting the list of things to be completed, quite a few! The registrar just scared the living daylights out of me leaving me a voicemail saying we still had £229 to pay, called her back straight away! We paid all the fees when we gave notice so I know we don't owe them anything, all sorted now. She did apologise for scaring me half to death!

exactly a month from now, i will be sitting down as a mrs to eat my first meal as a married woman! its so exciting!!! :D xx

Got my first dress fitting on Friday monring, just before we head off to another wedding (last one before ours, 3 more to go after ours!) It's obviously the year of the wedding!

Z x

I am so excited - one of my girls who can't make my wedding as she is working in the US is coming to my hen do so i get to see her after all - YAY!!!!! xxx