Wedding Forum - August 2014...

That sounds like a plan to me :) Yes, def keep us updated! xxx

Ah yes, you've had your night's sleep now Linzi .. Have you decided?? ;) xxx

Woohoo !! Awesome stuff! :D xxx

We're August 2014 :-) Been engaged for 2 years already and it's creeping up quickly!

So far, we've:

Booked the ceremony venue, but not paid the deposit
Booked and paid the deposit on the reception venue, and chosen food and drink options
Bought my dress and shoes
Found our photographer, who we're booking next month
Found the cake and baker we want; again, booking and paying the deposit next month

We need to:

Go shopping for bridesmaids dresses; will probably do that either in the summer or next January sales
Find a suit for OH
Make the stationary (sending the STD's out this summer, so I should probably get a move on with that lol)
Find and book a pianist for the ceremony and drinks reception
Find and book a bad for the evening reception
Find a florist and decide on flowers (dreading this; I kind of do and don't care at the same time lol)
Buy my veil
Get my dress altered
Order and pay for our rings
Book the registrar (can't do it until a year before, SO frustrating!) and give notice
Finalise the guest list (it's up in the air at the moment for various reasons and it's really stressing me out!)
Decide on readings and ceremony music
Decide on our first-dance song

So, umm, yeah, quite a lot left to do lol!

ETA: AND we need to decide where we're honeymooning and book it! ARGH!

Siany: I really don't! I don't know where time has gone, we have SO much left to do, and on top of that, we don't live together, so as well as organising the wedding we need to get money together for rent, find somewhere to rent, buy furniture...

Oh god, I feel really stressed now!

Hi Barbie86 - i only found out at the weekend that its giving notice to the registrar that has to be done 1yr before the date but they do take bookings before then. so glad we found out now as rang registrar and they said they only had 2 slots left on the 30th aug next yr, including the time we wanted and that if we definately wanted that time we had to pay a small non-refundable deposit. I would suggest you ring the registrar today.
we had looked at rather alot of venues in different areas and not one mentioned about checking with the registrar that they would be free on the date. the lady who told us at the venue we went to see on sunday said that she didnt want to take any deposit until we had checked .. Had she not said we would have waited until sept this yr to do and may have been totally stuck .

Fiona is right, we got engaged last July to be married next July & I phoned the registrar in September last year & like Fiona, they only had 2 slots left for our date & time, they get booked up so quickly so I would phone them asap! We paid a £50 deposit to book ours, but it may vary depending on your district xx

hi - registrar for us is in Harrogate North Yorkshire - i have no idea what i would have done if we had booked a place and then not been able to get a registrar.
Good luck Barbie86 - hopefully they will even pencil you in if they can not formally book you in.

Oh god, I'm even MORE stressed now lol.

I've been all smug so far, saying 'Oh no, I haven't been stressed at all!' That seems to be changing lol

I know, but what if someone gets in first, or they're engaged?! It's stress we could do without and the more I think about it, the less logical it seems >-(

If they won't budge we're actually going to get one person to go there in person, then another to stay home and call lol,to up our chances. They have 3 time slots and 2 sets of registrars, so I'm sure we'd get something, but we really want 1pm; 2.30pm is later than we'd like, and 4pm is way too late.

Wow, thats not good barbie86! I'm having a church so the vicar booked us in then and there, I'm an absolute stress head so could have never waited until a year before! lol but I've been engaged for over 2 years too and for me, time is just dragging!! xxx

Band is booked! Just need to pay the deposit on Friday now! xxx

Vodkachick - I hope you get the answer that you want! We are getting married in my parish church so just need banns to be read at h2b's and we will be ok :) I cant see why the bishop would have a problem with it if the vicar doesn't though! Let us know when you hear from them! xxx

Awesome news Linzi!! xx

will do Linzi-jo...will be seeing the vicar in a few weeks cos we gotta go church again....not been since before xmas because of my shifts at work x

That's brill Mrs Richardson! Mmmm, chocolate cake!! Can she do the style of cake u wanted? xx

So..... I went into B and M today just to get some pasta (how exciting! lol) and I left with my cake topper too, for a bargain price of ...... £1.99!!! Here it is!! xxx

Omg Linzi, I LOVE that shop !! Me & mum went in there the other day for a couple of things & came out having spent £70!! I could stay in there all day lol. & well done on the bargain!! xx

Heehee thanks girlies! And Siany I love it too!!! They have soooooo much stuff and at such good prices that you can't resist just picking things up and adding them to the basket! lol and then get a bit of a shock at the till, but at least you have a fair amount to show for it! lol xxx

Becky, first off great date ;) lol and it is very overwhelming when you begin to plan but things will fall into place and start making more sense soon :) I am only as far as I am with my planning as I have been planning since April last year, and the cost can be very scary to begin with, but there are some brilliant bargains to be had, and all the ladies on here are soooooo helpful if you need help finding anything or working out if prices are good or not. Try not to stress too much and just enjoy planning your special day!! xxx

well girls i asked about giving my boss notice for time off for my wedding and she said gotta put in writing to her at the end of this year and put on annual leave request form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am on leave now till 11th feb so when i go back i will be asking if i ok to book honeymoon when brochures come out and just put on the form that it already booked.....anyone else having the same prob with giving notice to work for the time off

the last dept i worked in (i work in a hospital) wud allow special circumstances to be booked well before the holiday year started as long as it was in writing and when the holiday requests come out they wud already be on there....so it looks like it down to the individual manager and not trust policy ...just hope she says yes when i ask if i can book the honeymoon.....we not even got our holiday requests authorised for yet for 2013/14 and a lot are waiting to book holidays x

will keep u informed of how i get on when i get back to work x

Oh how exciting Vodkachick!! Do you have any ideas on the sort that you want?
I ordered my Save The Dates today so they should be here in a couple of weeks! Everything is falling into place now! xxx

Hiya Zoe,

I've already found my dress & I'm not getting married until July 2014! But I know for sure that it's the one, I have looked at other dresses but keep coming back to the same one. I'm just not going to bother looking anymore, just in case I do spot a new one! But my heart is set on that one, I'm sure you'll feel the same when you find 'the one'. Bridesmaid dresses I've already found too (changed my mind quite a few times) but again, I'm set on the ones I've found recently. It's up to you how far in advance you start looking really :)
You do have to make appointments to try on dresses & normally, they will tell you what to wear/bring (like strapless bra, neutral underwear etc) xx

I took my mum & one of my bridesmaids :) I would def suggest taking somebody with you, for extra support & opinions etc. Try to take somebody who is brutally honest, rather than someone who will just say they like it, to please you. I went for my appointment with a list of things I hated, like ruffles, certain material, beading etc & tried a few dresses on with those things on (pics in my albums) & I loved them! So keep an open mind :) xx

Well, I've got myself into gear after realising we still have quite a lot left to do, and have decided on who I want to do my hair and made a provisional booking for me and my mum, and we have called the registry office to see if there's no way they can make a pencilled in booking, if we pay up-front. They've taken down all the details, and will get back to us within 3 days.

I've also been up to Hatton Garden. After much umming and ahhing I've decided to have my engagement ring re-made in platinum with better quality diamonds, as the fact it's white gold and will need re-dipping bugs me, and the diamonds aren't the best; so, they took a ton of measurements and are getting back to me with a quote for that and a custom-made matching wedding band. Really not looking forward to receiving that, but hey ho! Ooh, and my OH has finally decided on a ring, so that's good! And his will cost £365 which isn't bad at all!

Then we're hopefully seeing the lady we'd like to do our cake on Saturday to make a booking and pay the deposit.

So, quite a bit of progress!