We've paid the next installment of the reception. Finalise payment is end of July. I'm hoping my wedding ring will be ready soon, should be this week.

We won't be going on our honeymoon until 2015. I've been looking into some of the destinations we are interested in, and the best weather is around March time.

Im trying to do day invites kellyn29, It seemed like fun at the start now my head hurts lol. Iv wasted soo much paper. Clairenina where you looking at for honeymoon, Prices seem so high for next year when I looked.

we're looking at quite a few long haul destinations, not really decided yet.

Anyway, last night we went to our food and wine tasting session. It was amazing. Really exceeded our expectations.

very real barbie!! exciting too tho, i get nervous every time I think about visiting the vicar. MissX2B a lot of paper has been wasted here too but it gets easier once you get in the swing of it - how many invites do you have to make?
Tasting booked for the 18th March (hope I like it)

MrsX2b: I hear you re DIYing! We DIYed our save the dates, it took ages, it went wrong... We had every intention of also DIYing our invitations, but by the time I'd priced up materials and professional printing, it was coming out at about £4.50 per invitation, so I decided to contact someone to get a quote and see. They quoted £7.20 for the day and £5 for the evening so we ended up going with them (though that's still been a headache; long story!).

But, I work 2 jobs and am studying full-time so really just did not have the time. Hoping still to make my own seating plan though, and we're semi doing the place cards ourselves (ordering them printed for 30p each, and then adding some ribbon and a pearl/diamante thing).


In barbie-related news, we've booked our appointment to give notice for next Tuesday, eek! And we're picking up the invitations tonight and sending them tomorrow, can't wait!

TBH after making my save the dates, I totally see why they're so expensive; they're blimmin' time consuming to make! lol. The mark-up we've paid on ours is only about £2.20 and it's saved me loads of time, so, I'm OK with that (though it was an added expense we hadn't budgeted for). I'll pop a pic in my album once we've collected them :-)

And I hear you on the bridesmaid dresses! We got a discount, so they came in less than they were everywhere else (20% off), but, one of my bridesmaids needed extra length which added money on, and they all need the length taking up and the bust taking in, which is costing £80 PER DRESS! Urgh.

Hope your bags are good!

Noooo the horrible lady wouldn't give me them in the r0yal ma1l office I only had a bill with our add and both our names on it, and my id and my h2b bank statement as its in his name but she said I need his bank or credit card or passport etc, So il have to wait til h2b goes so 7ish I guess.

Barbie im telling my girls they can pay if anything needs changing lol as there all on diets and iv spent so much on them all ready. Mine retail at 270 a dress but 1 shop had them for 215 each but not my colour, But I found another shop who said they would beat there price at 200 each, Not bad going either and its classed as a special order as there being made my colour, although im broke lol

Gonzo that's good there sending them back alreadyxx

Yes there not bad at all lol, 1 is perfect 1 is very tight to open and the other is perfect but the bit on the front has came off a little but I will glue it back down. I paid very little for them and once there sold out u cant buy more so im not bothered about sending any back, As there the perfect bag for the girls dresses.

Im not paying for hair or make for them either and they all just want flat shoes. I know what you mean lol I wanted a dress which looked good on 3 different body shapes so none felt out of place and its took years lol but got them now

That's lovely she made you one, Il have to remember that when I do mine lol. I think invites is a big part and such a weight off your mind. Need to get on with mine lol but I feel ill Iv been off work tody.

Well good luck with your website and hope you get it sorted. Im trying to get a picture of my bags off my phone to laptop and cant even work that out lol so I deff couldn't do a website.

They're lovely! For some reason I thought you meant dress bags and was slightly unsure what was so exciting, but I was like 'Eh, I'll roll with it!' lol.

Re the website: it's SOOOO easy. It's free through this company and they have templates; literally all we've done is added a couple of photos, and then gone in and added blurb for each section (eg accommodation, parking, ceremony, reception, etc). It's great because you can set up an online gallery so that guests can submit photos after the day (you moderate them first, so no dodgy ones lol), or can submit a photo to go in the guestbook, and they have a comments section for messages, and a contact form so that if people have questions they can ask you. You can also have a link to your gift list if you're having one, and there's a function where people can put in their postcode and it pulls up directions to your venue/s. I'm really chuffed with it and think it'll be useful for the guests, I can send you the details if you like?

we're getting married on 31st August 2014......ive been reading comments on other discussions about brides getting anxious and stressed with 18-24 months to go .......now I am feeling like I am missing something?!
Church is booked....
Venue booked (still details to finalise)
BM dresses bought - they have got their own shoes.....am I meant to get them bags?
hair and makeup - not sorted
flowers - in discussion
my dress bought - alterations start in july
invitations : DIY and not finished yet
Wedding website up and ready
honeymoon website up and ready (as gift list)
honeymoon booked
me : still no shoes, jewellery, bag, underwear
have no idea how to have my hair - whether to wear a veil or not??
Suits - not picked - not ordered!
transport : have 2 cars off OH BM's husbands dad: but I think we need another one
Need to decide on guest transport too
My dad is doing the main photos as he is a photographer: with guests taking some too.
Videographer : will be a camcorder handed among guests
favours bought : still need sweets
table planner etc still to make

Am I missing something?? Should I be more worried?? having never done this before I don't know whether I am on track or whether I should be panicking that its led than 6 moths away?!


any advice :-)

MrsX2b: add me as a friend as your page is restricted, and then I can message you the info :-)

Re honeymoon: we booked AGES ago lol; back at the beginning of September! Pleased with what we paid, but we're delaying until October which brought the price down dramatically; I've had a look and prices seem about the same as when we booked, though if you go in August obv things are much more expensive.

MrsFarrelly2B: I think for me it's all the little things that are stressing me out, like choosing music, and readings, and giving notice, and getting the RSVPs back so we can do the seating plan, etc etc; I find it all really time-consuming and a bit of a headache! That said we're getting there now and have very few things left to do, which feels great!

KellyN: yeah, that's pretty much how I feel lol.

I was feeling all smug up until Christmas thinking how we've booked the photographer, venue, chosen the food, bought my dress and shoes, bought 3 of the bridemsaids dresses, booked the flowers and music, etc (ie all the big things), then I sat and made a list and was like, 'Hmmm, still have 101 things left to do somehow...!'

And I find some of the smaller things so time-consuming. Like choosing the invitations and sorting out the wording, then stuffing them with the bits and pieces, taking them to get weighed and getting stamps, stamping them etc has probably taken up about 20 hours of my time; which is insane!

I think I was more anxious with longer to go because less was done. As more gets done I can start to see things coming together.

Well done, my budget has gone out the windows but I'm still not wasting money if I can help it

I have found my flower girl dresses and they only cost me just over £30 for two! I received them today and I love them! Just need to get the little ones to try them on now! Xxx

My ring is done, and we've just sorted out H2B's suit and the ones for his two best men. We've also got together quite a lot of what we need for the centrepieces. Getting there slowly but surely.

Our invites should be ready for collection today. Oh and my wedding dress still nowhere near fits round my back

Our invites are so beautiful, I love them. She was a nightmare to deal with (the person who made them), but she is so good at her job. We had a late night last night addressing them, and they are going out today.

Just wish I could get so excited about it, but struggling to lose enough weight, and don't yet fit into the top of my dress

Finally starting to feel like I am on top of things. Have sorted flowers out and have started on children's activity bags. Have a dress fitting next week and going shopping with my mum for her MOTB outfit :) have had a hair trial last week and recieved hair extensions. Next job is to contact the DJ. :)

Went and sorted out h2b's banns being read today so I can now relax knowing that we will definitely legally be able to get married! Lol xxx

I think it is tradition for religious ceremonies, that is what I had to do too. I would presume you would put retired then what their previous occupation was for example retired caretaker.

I have been sorting out evening invites tonight - the taste of envelopes is now stuck in my mouth - gross!!
Excited to send them all out now though.

Well, we've been quite busy!

Collected the notices last week, and taking them to the registrar where we're getting married on Wed, along with our form with choice of vows/readings/witnesses etc. Also on Wed we're sorting out the equipment for our DJ.

My mum got her hat on Thursday, and has decided on shoes and bag (dyeable ones; just need to order them), and I got my 'something blue' (really cute lace thong with 'I DO' on it in crystals; tacky but I love it!)

Also sorted out my MOH's dress (she's wearing an ivory structured shift; other BMs are in floor-length green chiffon); should arrive this week and then we need to get in altered (taken up about 8 inches and shoulder pads removed)

Going suit shopping with my OH on Friday which TBH I'm dreading lol; he needs to get a grey lounge suit, a black tux, 2 shirts, a waistcoat, and shoes, and he is a NIGHTMARE to go shopping with (super fussy; spends ages faffing about)!

Then last night we sat down and have pretty much sorted the playlists for our string trio, acoustic guitarist, and band; just need to organise the DJ playlist which will be much harder as we're going from scratch rather than picking things of a set list :-s

RSVPs are rolling in thick and fast from the day guests which is nice; I'm hoping not to have to do any chasing for the day guests, but we shall see. Evening guests are another story though... :-s

Booked my hair and make-up trial for two weeks time. Next to sort is the cake.

Terri - I know what you mean. We have had 1 RSVP back so far lol I have only given people until the end of this month, so hopefully a few more should start coming in soon

Melanie - I think it might also be to do with that silly old fashioned Census, where you can see online in 100 years time what mens professions or jobs were lol

Went for my first ever automatic booth spray tan today. I opted for the medium, but not sure if I should have gone darker. I have my own machine at home, but it was nice to go somewhere and have it done. It took me ages to find an automated booth near to me, as I will never take my clothes off in front of other people and have them do my tan. Anyway it's turned out really nice and even, so thumbs up from me, and will go back again sometime