Wedding Forum - Anyone from Suffolk??...

Hey Cheryl, im a Suffolk girl, im from Woodbridge and the OH is from Felixstowe :) howz all yours going? Where you getting married? got the dress yet? Clare

Im getting there, got the dress, venue, church, caterer, eve entertainment, flowers sorted, been making the invites this week, but still feel like i have an enormous amount to do, and no time to do it
how are you getting on? C

where is your venue, ah yes i have a photographer and bridesmaid dresses as well, mainly through a rahter stressful day shopping with my two girls, but its all worth it in the end

Getting married in St. John's church in Woodbridge then reception at Hungarian hall, so excited... Dress shopping was so much fun although really tiring... My best tip would be to eat before you go or else you will be starved by the time you
Finish... Also good underwear, you will be standing in just that for most of the time :p where are you thinking of looking for the dress?

Can't think of anywhere particularly to avoid, but make sure you don't feel pressured into buying anything. I dragged my mother off for coffee several times so that I could go away and think about each of te dresses as I don't think it matters where you go you will always find some beautiful dresses... I went to just a day in Ipswich and Lavinia (one beneath fire and ice nightclub) in Ipswich, but I found mine in a little shop in Stradbrooke, which is out in the countryside. Shops called Lavander and Jude, the ladies were so friendly in there but the dress said it all for me :) also try absolutely everything on that you can, all different styles and colours. My mum pulled out some that I wouldn't have dreamed of trying on that looked amazing once I had out them on and the styles I originally liked once I put them on I hated them.... You just can't tell :) also take as many of your friends/family as you can that you can really trust to give you a completely honest opinion, and tell them you want them to say if they don't think a dress is quite right :) does that help at all??? Not sure if Iv just rambled utter rubbish there or not :) sorry for the slow reply, been a crazy week at work and been trying to sort all stuff wedding today which has been making me feel like I'm a dog chasing my tail!!! Although booked the car transport for me and my dad and then me and OH this morning which has made me feel a little bit calmer :) Howz all yours going?

You sound like your doing amazingly well, and this time last year I was pretty much in te same position. Now it just the smaller bits to sort and all the finer details, and as you cross one off the list several more things are added, but il get there :) what colours do you want to have/are thinking about? How many bridesmaids you having? X

I love blush pink/ dusky pink or burgundy for colours. I have two bridesmaids one us my best friend. And the other is my oh little sister who will be 16 when we marry.

Kim, that sounds beautiful :) are both your girls similar colourings or completely the opposite? I was really lucky in that both of mine are dark hair with relatively tanned skin and have similar body shapes albeit a couple of sizes apart :) what sort of dress do you want them to wear do you think?

Hey Michelle, congratulations and good luck with the planning :) I'm having my reception in Hungarian Hall, which is in Pettistree near Ufford, bout 7mins drive from Woodbridge. They also have a beautiful ceremony room there, and doesn't cost the earth. They don't have set caterers or anything but they give you loads of recommendations, so that might be worth a look. As Kim said have a budget and any specific requirements in mind and then you can narrow down the list :)

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I have requested some brochures and been to the Wherstead fair the other week. I spoke to someone from Hungarian Hall which does look good. Yeah the budget is something we have to work out. Made a rough list of potential guests to get an idea as alot of places charge per head which is where it can get expensive! Have told OH that would like venue booked by end of April so we can relax and enjoy the rest of the planning knowing the date and venue are confirmed.

Well I dragged moh around the shops on Tuesday, just to see what colour suited her best, and it looks like purple, she looked beautiful in that colour. Kiwi(that's oh sisters nickname) always wears purple as that's her fave colour so I know it will suit her so my colour has been chosen for me. I don't mind if the dresses are identical as long as they are long length.

I also tried a dress on and fell in love with it, I never intended on even trying one on! Only problem is its double my budget. Cos I'm having to keep costs down it would mean I would either have to not have bridesmaids and cake or venue decoration and I can't do away with either of them :( so I'm now hunting around trying to find a 2nd hand/ ex display or someone who can make it for me.

I also did what you did with the venues. I had all the pros and cons wrote down, total costings etc for each one. Some of the venues I looked at seemed a really good deal until I looked more into the additional charges, eg I only wanted 40 guests for wedding and wedding breakfast and they would charge a penalty as such if you didn't have their recommended 50/60/70 guests.

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Hi Cheryl, I'm not far from you, I'm in clacton on sea Essex. How's your planning going? Have you booked your venue yet? Xx

Hi ladies, sorry for my late reply. Have only just started using the website since upgrading my membership. Sounds like you have all been busy with your plans.
At the moment we have booked church, which is Sproughton All Saints, booked the reception venue which is The a Tithe Barn Sproughton. We're going rustic! Have booked disco and chair covers/chairs. I won't need to hire a photographer as I'm a photography degree student, so have a few friends that will do that for me. My big thing I want to really get sorted next is catering!

Hi everyone. Need some help with flowers. I wanted to go for silk so I can keep bouquet and they are cheaper than fresh but I'm having trouble finding a supplier around here that does silk. Does anyone know of someone please?
Thanks