Wedding Forum - August 2014...

theme sorted....having butterflies xxx

and on the new job ....spoke to HR who are waiting on a reference from previous employer so been on fone this afternoon chasing her up .....and I don't need another CRB cos staying with the same NHS trust so that is gonna save me some money, so as soon as reference is done they will give me a start date yippee xx

Fiona: we're sending ours in July for our 2nd August wedding. I figured sending them during the school holidays might not be the best idea (we have two families coming, and a few people who work at schools) as they might put them to one side and forget about them. I don't want to send them any earlier, as again, I think people might forget, or assume it's for this year; and I don't want to send them much later as a few people we know book holidays about 11 months before; so obviously we want to catch them before then.

But TBF, most of our guests know the date anyway, and already have it in their diaries; so for us the save the dates are more of a formality than anything.

we still got rings to sort.....trying to convince H2B to book holiday to turkey in the summer so we can get our rings from there :-)

Well, we met up with two photographers over the last couple weeks, seeing the second one (and our favourite, had my eye on him for AGES!) last night. We got on great with him, he showed us a whole wedding and his photos are just amazing, and so consistent, so, we paid the deposit today! So excited; it feels 'real' now, I can just imagine the photos and can't wait!

I'm also FINALLY getting somewhere with getting my engagement ring re-made; I've got 2 quotes from 2 companies I like, and am getting another quote today, and then will go from there. Eek!

the bridal shop has rung.....my MOH dress has come......we going for another try on next week......cant wait for mine to come too xxx

ah good luck hun, hope everything goes good :) x

MOH dress is more or less perfect fit, just needs slight adjustment around the boob area lol xx

Any body else feel like they are at a standstill with nothing else to do yet? xxx

I have those done! We can't book a honeymoon yet as aren't sure we will be able to get the time we need off of work :( So we wont know that until next year! We need to do rings next but h2b wants to wait until September/October time as he is trying to lose weight. I'm getting bored now! lol xxx

That's really good of her! I have to do it as though I would if I were to book a normal holiday off so have to wait until the new holiday year next year! xxx

Elinor: sounds like a positive start on the whole! Also, I really do not get the whole no taking photos thing; the vast majority of dresses can be easily found on-line, so it's not like you can't get the designer and name of the dress, find a photo, and get it copied (if that's what they're worried about). I'm sure some shops do allow photos, so maybe try calling round and seeing if any do? Just a thought.

Linzi-jo: it's actually been all systems go for us recently! We have pretty much everything sorted now, just need to decide on a string quartet (have narrowed it down to two).

I went to see the cast of my rings a couple weeks ago and they're awesome! So pleased. Paid the deposit on the engagement ring last Tuesday, so they're now going to set the diamonds in it, and it should hopefully be ready in another couple of weeks or so; very very excited about getting it!

Also started looking at honeymoons, but we're not planning on booking just yet. It's looking like we'll be going to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, but I want to wait for flights to be released so I can price things up separately, and we're still toying with the idea of going back to the Riviera Maya region, but doing a split between all inclusive and an apartment/villa/B&B.

I'd ideally like pretty much everything sorted out by September, as I'll be starting to write then (I'm doing a PhD, and this first year has been mainly reading), as well as attending and presenting at conferences (hopefully), so, I don't need/want any distractions.

I have my dress! I found one I liked a couple of weeks ago from Alfred Angelo, but the sample was the wrong colour. I was planning to order one, and because that shop didn't have many bridesmaids dresses, I went to look in the other Alfred Angelo stockist in Cardiff. I mentioned in passing the dress I was going for, and the lady said they were selling their sample, which was the right colour, and only slightly too big. So I have now got a gorgeous wedding dress for £450.

Gosh I feel like I am so behind! We are 9th August.
Have sorted:
Church (booked) along with choir and organist
Reception venue - deposit paid and in the process of booking our tasting trial
Dress- chosen and deposit paid, being handmade for me first fitting February
Bridesmaid dresses sourced just need to get the 3 together to try on in De3enh0ms
Gifts for the groom bought except the personalised cufflinks
Small night before gifts for mum and dad bought
Decorations/ flowers/ cakes - all sourced and just need the meetings to happen early next year
Hair booked
Honeymoon booked and deposit paid
Invitations and other stationary chosen
Photographer/ video and dj- deposit paid

Got to source a car yet and mens suits

We're 23rd August.

Sorted to date:
- Church booked
- Village Hall booked
- Table & chair hire arranged
- Caterers booked
- Bar booked
- Band (inc DJ) booked
- Save the Dates sent
- All purple vintage china and tablecloths booked
- Florist booked (inc chair covers and sashes for £1 each bargain- least we thought so!) - but have yet to decide what flowers we actually want!
- Honeymoon booked
- Photographer booked
- Dress - chosen and paid for

We have a rough draft and idea of how our invites will look now (DIY'ing); I've seen a bridesmaid dress I like online that fits into my MOH very restrictive requirements but cannot find anywhere locally or even further afield that actually stocks it for her to go and try on. For favours we'll probably have a sweet buffet for guest to help themselves. But at the moment my biggest concern is the hall. We're on a tight -ish budget and when we looked round H2B was very positive and seemed happy about it so we booked it. Now he's complaining about all the plaques there and wants them hiding but there are sooooo many!!! So you may soon see a post on the forum with pictures pleading for ideas!!!!

Start looking now, as you might need to try quite a few before you find the one. If you do find it quickly, just check that it isn't about to be discontinued, and then you can delay ordering until later in case you find another one. Just keep checking back, as sometimes designers don't give too much warning when they're going to discontinue something. Alternatively order it when you've decided on it, and be prepared to pay a couple of hundred for alterations if you lose weight. They can easily take it in.

Thanks Elinor, I'm booked to go dress shopping with my mum and sister (bridesmaid) next month. :)
yeyyyyy exciting xx

Woop Woop..... I can't book until September or October... but I'm sooooo excited......
Where are you going MisC 2b ?

It's worth visiting a few shops, just to see what you like. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right thing.

I've just ordered a veil. I wasn't planning on doing that, I was just browsing accessories on line and trying to decide what style of veil would work, but I came across one that had embroidery on it which could be in champagne, the same colour as the trim on my dress. I still had to choose the length, but after a lot of going back and forth I went for waist length. I contemplated chapel or cathedral length to complement the train on the dress, but I decided I didn't want to cover up the train; so I've gone for a veil that will stop at the point that the highlight of the dress starts. If I get it and decide I've got it wrong I can always sell it on ebay and try again. Hopefully though it will be just right when it comes through the post in a couple of weeks.

hey ange lclaire our wedding days are the same date ..... I started trying dresses on in octobert last year but I found THE ONE and ordered it in feb and they rang last week to say my dress was now in the shop so gonna go and try on next week ....cant wait to try it on again xx

how old is yor baby...boy or girl?

got lots booked already....church, venue, photographer, caterers, DJ, florist, my dress and the bridesmaids and MOH dresses,venue dresser and the deposits put down on mens suits at a wedding fair to get a special deal...they only need to go in may next year to choose their style/color etc

decided on theme just need to decide on design for the invites etc which my MOH mother in law is going to make for me

hows yor planning x

i wanted a photobooth too but the H2B don't want one.....then I suggested chocolate fountain and guess wot....he said no to that too lol xx

He may change his mind? what about a sweet table? im having one of them as the other half has a very sweet tooth! and with all the kids think it will go down well :) Aww Elinor Claire, that sounds lovely!! our honeymoon is going to be a family holiday abroad lol n idea where yet though :s Xx

Im getting married on 29th of August :) So far we've booked

Church
Venue
DJ
STDs have been sent
Honeymoon

Dress shopping has been started and have a difficult decision to make, bridesmaids dresses have been picked out, just need to get the girls trying them on. Favours ideas swimming around too and meeting of photographer in the next few weeks.

Exciting!! xx

vodkachick: we're sending our save the dates soon. Reason being we want people to have plenty of notice so they don't book a holiday/can book time off work if necessary. Personally I think Xmas is a bit late, mainly because we plan to send our actual invites out 5-6 months before, within an RSVP date of 3 months before (to allow for stragglers, and so that we have time to invite other people we'd like to invite but can't due to capacity if we get declines). So, think about when you're sending your invite out: if you're sending them 4-5 months before, I'd either send the save the dates out October/November at the latest, or else skip them altogether.