I didn't think about confetti, I always thought that was something guests brought themselves. Thanks for the reminder!
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
I hope you dont mind me butting in. I am getting married on 14th August. We have been engaged for two years on Christmas Day, but have only now been able to set a date. I am getting a little worried about planning. I am making my own invitations, which i already have bought everything for. We have booked the registration office, but still need to give notice. I am on a tight budget. My Grandma is going to make my wedding dress and my DDs flower girls dress. She is also going to bake our cake. She is insisting on making a buffet for us, too, but even thought we are on a budget, I do want something more than sandwiches and sausage rolls on our special day, so I am preparing for a battle with her about that one. Getting a little worried now, about how much we have left to plan, but I am sure we can pull it off.
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
We're all getting married this year!!! Happy New Year ladies! Xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorFionaR41
Eeeeek its finally "this year" . So excited whilst out last night that i was counting down till the new year started then telling anyone that i am getting married this year. Still lots to do re finding place to live (pack up and sell things i cant take), find a new job - will be moving to filey - plus find flowers , bridesmaids dresses and gifts... And so little time to do it all in
It's taken a while to find my Prince
13th May 2011 we met, 26th May 2012 we got engaged
30th August 2014 we say "I do".
CommentAuthorFionaR41
Ps happy new year to everyone :)
It's taken a while to find my Prince
13th May 2011 we met, 26th May 2012 we got engaged
30th August 2014 we say "I do".
Happy New Year! Wow time is passing very quickly now
CommentAuthorNic8187
Happy New Year ladies :)
CommentAuthorclairenina
I posted our blue forms off to the register office yesterday (I always thought it was called a registry office lol). Still got a few final balances to pay off, but we're organised I think
CommentAuthorChanelP
So excited that we are all getting married this year!!! There is still so much to do though. I am beginning to get a panic on! x
XxX
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Im very excited that we are getting married this year but we still need to save around 6000 :/ thats going to be tough! But I am off to order my dress tomorrow :) xx
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
Ooooh I cant wait to go dress shopping!!! Has everyone chosen their dress yet?
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Oh exciting times HappyBunny! I am currently waiting to be told when I will need my first fitting booked in for! I also just paid off my flowers so should hopefully get them within the next two months (they are artificial ones). And yeas Marrying.Ryan, I bought mine February last year! lol xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
I am so jealous, Linzi-jo. I have tried on some dresses last year, but I didn't fall in love with one. Obviously, the clock is ticking, so I need to get a move on now. I still need to ask my MoH if she wants to be my MoH, before I can even ask her about coming dress shopping with me lol I am a little nervous, she will say no, so I haven't asked her yet.
CommentAuthorMelanieR15
So excited to be getting married this year, also just wanted to check, as I am having a religious ceremony in a church we don't need to give notice of marriage do we? I'm pretty sure we don't anyway but feel I ought to check!! I feel like I have done a lot of planning, but still have so much to do... Completely stuck on music choices for the ceremony as although it is in a church, it is a modern church so doesn't have an organ.
Met 01.06.2010
Started going out 01.10.2010
Got engaged on 30.12.2012
To be Mrs Duffy as of 10.08.14
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Melanie if it is a Church of England church then no you don't have to give notice :) And are you thinking of instrumental music or music with words? xx
Marrying.Ryan, if you are close enough to her to ask her to be your MOH then there is no way that she would say no! And yes get going soon as most dress shops say not to leave it any later than 6 months before otherwise they may not be able to get the dress in on time. Only dress advice I can give is to try on ones that you would never in a million years think you would wear, and you will probably find that one of those is 'the one', I did! xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
Thanks for the advice. I will try something with lace in that case, because I do not like lace at all. I can't imagine myself in a lacey dress at all! I only need to go dress shopping, so I know what type of dress I like, as my Grandma will be making it for me. Well, as long as I fall in love with a dress, that she can make. She is very talented, though, so hopefully that wont be a problem. But she will need time to make, it, too, so I better get a move on.
The whole MoH thing is a long story, but basically, I had a MoH, who has also been my best friend for a very long time and I was her MoH at her wedding and was there when her children were born and we were just extremely close. We have grown apart somehwat over the last year and she has just recently deleted me of my book of face and not replied to my messages or calls.
I therefore need to ask my future SIL if she wants to be my MoH instead. We were really close friends before I started dating her brother and are still good friends, but I am worried she will say no, because of the whole second choice thing.
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
I'm sure she wont see it like that at all hun, and I'm also sure that she will be honoured to be asked! And I always thought I was going to get married in a Grecian chiffon dress which was quite simple and plain, I have ended up with a dress that is lace, with a long train and loads of detailing! lol xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
I hope so.
Your dress sounds amazing!
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
It's called Como by Romantica of Devon if you want to google it :) And keep us up to date about the maid of honour situation! xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorChanelP
Beautiful dress Linzi-Jo. :) Marrying.Ryan we had a similar situation with our best man and had to ask someone else as our best man kept letting us down our 'second choice' was more than happy to be BM and said that he didn't mind that we didn't ask him first. I hope she says yes for you :)
XxX
CommentAuthorKaren5
Hi, just started using the forums and came across this thread. I'm getting married 30th August 2014 and am so excited now it's this year!! Xx
CommentAuthorclairenina
Marrying.Ryan I bought my dress about 4 months ago. Doesn't fit me yet though haha
CommentAuthorMelanieR15
Hi Linzi-Jo, we are thinking of instrumental music at a church of England ceremony yes - any help?
Met 01.06.2010
Started going out 01.10.2010
Got engaged on 30.12.2012
To be Mrs Duffy as of 10.08.14
CommentAuthorSuzieS
Marrying.Ryan we are wedding date buddies :] whoop!!!
We brought our BM gifts yesterday, and we have finally received our BM dresses all the way from China yay!! They look great on I'm glad I went for this seller on e to the Bay. She who can't be named was charging more so I went for my cheaper option!! I'm sorry!!
Wrote a list out last night we have so much to do, inc. some important things!! Need to get a crack on!!
CommentAuthorCrawf
Hi everyone!! I cannot believe it is: 6 months to hen do 6 months to final balances due 7 months to stag do 8 months to the wedding!!!!! Wtf?!?!?!
Still SO much it do :( Suits Cars Flowers Shoes Flower girl dresses Veil Make up artist Hair And soo much more!!!!!
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
I feel exactly the same crawf! So little time and so so much to do. I ordered my wedding dress yesterday though :) xx
CommentAuthorMelanieR15
I was having a look at bridesmaids presents yesterday, not quite sure what to go for though?
Met 01.06.2010
Started going out 01.10.2010
Got engaged on 30.12.2012
To be Mrs Duffy as of 10.08.14
CommentAuthorclairenina
I'm not having any bridesmaids as I don't really know anyone well enough to ask. On the plus side it saves money and hassle, but would have looked nice on photo's
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Do either of you have sisters clairenina? Xx
CommentAuthorSuzieS
We just brought some necklaces for them to wear of the day. Probs get a nice simple t~shirt with BM written on to wear in the morning. Not sure yet x
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
Karen5 we're wedding date twins. We've started giving invitations out which is really exciting.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
Melanie, if it is a modern church they will probably have a CD player, so you can have whatever music you like. You need something slow to walk into, and triumphant to walk out to, then ten to fifteen minutes for the register. If it helps I'm going in to Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure and out to the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel. Other pieces that work well for the entrance are Pachelbel's Canon, Air on a G String by Bach, the Bridal Chorus by Wagner, Meditation by Massenet, or a setting of the Ave Maria. The Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke, or the Toccata by Widor works well for the walk out, but it would need to be a recording, as they are organ pieces. Another one is Walton's Crown Imperial, which they walked out to at the Royal wedding. I'm only thinking of classical pieces though, which is my area of expertise. You might want to walk out to something more popular and upbeat. The important thing is that you love the music.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Elinor has listed the same pieces that I was thinking of Melanie :) and it seems like 30th August is a popular date! I think there are 4 or 5 of us on here getting married on that date now xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorFionaR41
Been to see someone else yesterday for the flowers, hopefully its a better price than the other 2 we have had. The only things left to do are flowers and bm dresses .
It's taken a while to find my Prince
13th May 2011 we met, 26th May 2012 we got engaged
30th August 2014 we say "I do".
CommentAuthorgonzo
Evening ladies, hope your all well? Well i've ran out of stuff to do now apart from searching for a makeup artist that doesnt charge the earth!, cant do anymore until i know who and how many guests we will have :/ also dying to order my flower girls dress but can't until nearer the time because of growth spurts! oh well hope everyone is excited as me and your planning is coming on great?! Xx
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
Well, H2Bs brother said No to being his best man... Now I am definitely scared of asking his sister.
CommentAuthorclairenina
Happybunny - no, neither of us
CommentAuthorNatalieD205
Starting to feel like the date is in sight now.... dunno about you guys? I've booked lots of stuff and thought i was really sorted and in control but then had a look through the posts on here and realised i still need Cars Shoes Bridesmaid dresses Boys outfits Rings Favours Confetti Makeup and hair..... lol the list goes on and on....... Think i'm going to have to do some more work on this planning thing :p I'm also doing up my house to go an the market so crazy busy!!! Honeymoon all booked and paid for now though!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!
Cant wait to marry my best boy :)
I love him to the moon and back
Eeeeeeeee!!!!
CommentAuthorCrawf
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I feel the same, like it isnt a dat emiles away any more, it is THIS year. eeeeeeek
I have had a slight wedding wind this weekend (as we have finally got some money to spend on the wedding, not much but enough for little things I have had my eye on!!) I got: Cake topper 2 x flower girl plaques (1 came free with topper - every little helps) 2 x flower head pieces for bridemaids Booked the apartment for my family to stay in for the days leading up to and weekend of the wedding!
Feel a little more under control now.
Have had "words" with OH, whose ONLY jobs are suits and cars.. we have no suits and cars! Kept asking him to look as was worried we would miss out on the nicer cars or better priced firms. He asked me to help with cars and I started looking and LO AND BEHOLD most places are booked up, or at least their better cars are.. who'd have thunked it? So hopefully that may have pushed him in the right direction and he will start investigating while I am working away this week.
Next job - Flowers and shoes :)
xxxxxx
CommentAuthorCrawf
OH OH... and we need to give Notice ASAP. oopsies
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
The venue I wanted isnt available. There isn't much to choose from around here, that doesnt require a mortgage, so I think we need to settle for just a room hire in a pub. I really wanted a hall, but I have had no luck :( At least there are some lovely pubs around here, so we can still make it look lovely. And it will be a lot cheaper than the hotel I was looking at.
CommentAuthorgonzo
Just thought give you heads up was in wi[kin$0n$ this morning and they have rose petal confetti on sale for 10p a box at the mo x
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
We also need to give notice going to ring up and get that organised tommorrow. Xx
CommentAuthorCrawf
Can someone help with this.. it's a little confusing.
My OH and I live in Coventry which is our current local parish (although need to register properly with my church) We get married in a catholic church in South shields which is either South Tyneside or Sunderland parish (not sure which) My home parish is Aberdeen (where I grew up and did all of my church ceremonies, holy communion / confirmation etc)
We need to give notice.. where do I give notice?!? SO Confused!!
xxx
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
I'm not sure, but I would ask the priest of the church that you're marrying in. I know with CofE you have banns read instead, and you have to have them read in both the parish that you live in and the one that you are marrying in if different.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorCrawf
I'm pretty sure you don't have banns read instead but as well as? I know that's the case for catholic?
I spoke to Coventry city council and BOOM! Appointment on the 7th march to officially give notice of our marriage and this will stand for a ceremony anywhere in the UK!
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
Found a lovely hall, that is still available. They want to discuss prices in person, so I am worried they are sky high. We have two options now. Both will let us do our own catering. I would prefer the hall, but we have a room as a back-up, which is also nice, but not exactly what I was after. We will need to make a decision tonight.
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
The anglican church is different to the catholic one, as it is the state church. Reading the banns serves the same purpose as giving notice. The only reason I mentioned it was that if giving notice was the same as banns you would have needed to give notice in both Coventry and South Shields. Great that you can just do it once.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorMarrying.Ryan
Yaaaay! We picked a room we liked and that fits our budget. The hall was not what I expected (too small, too smelly, but gorgeous on the outside), so we looked at the back-up. It's in a social club. They have two rooms, one upstairs, one downstairs. We knew the upstairs had been done up, so we wanted that one. But it was also too small. So i mentioned about having 75 guests, which would be a bit of a squeeze. It would have been a shared bar with members... Just too many things, that I didn't like. So she says "Oh, the downstairs is going to be done up in April, too. So it will look more like this one!" I nearly paid there and then, but H2B gave me the look, so we said we'd think about it. We thought about it and are definitly going with the downstairs. So excited!!! Going to pay the deposit today! Yay! It's all coming together!
CommentAuthorvodkachick
well ladies this is my last post on here for a while as I am no longer an August 2014 bride.....I am now a 2015 bride with no set date. due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to postpone our wedding but hoping to be able to set a new date soon, so now going thru to process of informing the venue, church etc.
