Hi Vodkachick, we sent majority of ours out end of May (only due to going on holiday) as we also wanted people to have notice and didn't book next years holiday for around the time of our day. We are planning to send our invites out in January (its a bit of a dull month with everyone getting over xmas) so that its something that brightens up a dull January. This also gives us time to invite others if people are unable to attend.
Hope this helps xx
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
We're not bothering with official save the dates, but we've passed the word around to the key people, and via friends and families most of our guests are aware of the date. Invitations will go out in January.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
we are getting married 17th Aug 2014 so far we have -venue booked (getting married and reception in one place) -registrar booked -provisionally booked photographer -cars booked and paid for really struggling to find a dress though :( giving up for a few months xx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
cheers guys for the advice regarding save the dates etc
been to try my dress on today .....still in love with it.....wont c it now till about 6/7 weeks before wedding when I see the seamstress x
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
What dress have you had hunni? It seems like ages away doesnt it yet xx
Hi all! Thought I'd check in, had a very successful wedding week! :) This week I've finished all save the dates, they are ready to post My kissing pegs are all done Favours sorted with OHs work, we are having personalised chocolates (5 choccies in a fancy box - each with a different number/letter, 9 8. 14. K. J) hoping to have 90 boxes and the chocolates for £50! Started on place settings Booked chair covers and sashes, tabs decorations and table swag for a bargain price!!
Add that to Venue Church Organist Band Photographer
And we are getting there!!
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Ooh you are very organised lady :) xx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
my dress is an ivory Victoria Kay strapless with bits of bling on it with with a longish train...cant decide on a veil or just tiara tho x
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
I love the idea of just tiara but im a simple girl :) I think it all depends on the jewellery aswell hun xx
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Vodkachick have you tried them on with your dress? I always hated the idea of having a veil, but as soon as the lady in the dress shop put one on me with my tiara and my dress I loved it! I couldn't imagine not wearing it now! xxx
Got together 14.02.2008
Got engaged 31.12.2010
Will become a Mrs on 30.08.2014 xxxxxx
CommentAuthorCarolineH21
hello everyone, i am new to this thread, got engaged a month ago date set for aug 2014!! its great to hear what everyone else is up to keeps me on track!!
CommentAuthorbarbie86
vodkachick: I agree with Linzi-jo, try one if you haven't. I was quite anti-veil, but then decided to try a cathedral-length one on, and it looks BEAUTIFUL; I feel like a proper bride. It's a plain ivory single-tier veil with a cut edge, and just about covers my train at the back; it complements the shape beautifully. I'll only be wearing it for the ceremony and some photos, and then I'm popping in a glitzy slide in its place.
CommentAuthorvodkachick
cheers girls ....another excuse to go back and try the dress on :-) xx
CommentAuthormistaken4u
Just got my dress on Sunday. £200 down from around £1500. It has a couple marks on the end of the train from when it was lent out for a photoshoot. It's too long anyway so will get it shortened. I'm glad I found it, means more money to go elsewhere. Haven't decided on a veil yet, not sure I like them.
CommentAuthorFionaR41
mistaken4u - thats a brilliant bargain, it was obviously meant to be the one for you.
Carolineh21 - congratulations on your engagement, what date have you chosen for your wedding?
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".
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
I've got a little lacy bolero from D'hams. I'm now planning to stitch musical symbols on it in gold.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorChanelP
Hello everyone I've been offline for a while thought I'd s stop by to see go ow every one is getting on with planning here's an update of where I am now in planning stages: Sorted Dress Church Reception venue (with food and drinks) Cake bridesmaids dresses Cars Dj My ring Flowers Centrepiece Veil, shoes and tiara Bms shoes Chair covers Hair and make up
Left to sort Favours H2b and groomsmens suits Jewellery H2bs ring Lingerie
Have I forgotten anything? It feels good to be back. How is the planning going? X
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CommentAuthorCheekyTerri
Hiya, I'm getting married on the 9th August 2014. So far h2b and I have sorted:
Church, Reception Venue, Guest List, favour bags, basic table plan, cars, ring cushion, photographer and engagement party.
Still searching for 'THE dress', but know a rough idea of BMs dresses (need to get them all together to check the style works on them all as they all live all over), know what suits we're getting for the guys - just waiting on MIL2B to book them, and have an appointment booked in for our rings!
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Excited for 9th August 2014. :)
CommentAuthorNatalieD205
Aaarrgghh........ everytime i look at this thread i get all panicky...... All I have done is booked my venue for ceremony and reception. I've chosen my car and putting down a deposit this week hopefully. Havent picked bridesmaid dresses or my dress....or anthing else really...... Feel a bit like i'm not sure where to start as i'm worried i'l change my mind as time goes on. Need to get on it....... Where has everyone started?? Dresses??
Cant wait to marry my best boy :)
I love him to the moon and back
Eeeeeeeee!!!!
CommentAuthorvodkachick
finally made a choice on the invitations so that's another tick off my list
got car sorted......we only live about 5 minute drive from the church (and the venue is across the road from the church) so because my dad has a large posh looking people carrier we are going to get ribbons for the front of it and my bro in law gonna drive it for us....dad will have to take some seats out to get me and my dress in so means a few trips to church with the MOH, bridesmaids, page boy and my mum but wud rather do that than pay a lot for a car that we don't need for long.
still need to sort favours, rings, lingerie, hair and makeup, veil and tiara x
CommentAuthorMrsX2b
Hi everyone. I see you all are doing well with planning, Im getting married 16th of august 2014, So far i have booked my venue which includes 3 course meal coffee and mints, 2 bottles of wine per table, honeymoon suite and breakfast. toastmaster and dj. Have booked my chair covers + centerpieces now. I have booked my photographer and my transport i also have my dress and veil. I have made my flowers, I have my hairdresser booked. Rings are sorted. Think il send save the dates out within 2 week? I have pics in my albums of other stuffxx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
we are wedding twins Mrsx2b :-) xx
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Mrsx2be you are very organised xx
CommentAuthorMrsX2b
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Hi vodkachick, I sent you a friends request add me, I think its going to go fast now as next month we will only have 12 months to go. I havent met anyone on here with the same date yet, did you pick the 16th for a reason, We really better get good weatherxxx Happybunny im wedding mad and love to plan things lol. I should just be a wedding planner then i could do it all day.
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Sounds like a perfect job :) I just feel like ive got tons to do still xx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
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MrsX2b I have accepted u ......we chose the date cos we will have been together 7 years on that day ...why did u choose it? My grandson will be 6 two days before the wedding too and he is going to be our pageboy...cant wait to c him all dressed up in his suit...he having the same as the rest of the blokes x
thought I was organised with stuff but u ahead of me,spoke to my hairdresser and he said after xmas gonna start playing around with hair color/styles (im always coloring my hair but he said we now gotta decide on the color and keep it the same lol). Ive got extensions in at the moment to c how I get on with them cos thinking of having em in for the wedding if my hair hasn't grown a decent length by then.
need to be getting intouch with someone about having my ring made to fit my engagement ring too x
CommentAuthorMrsX2b
Happybunny More fun for you Plan away.. I have been a bit silly i still havent booked the church so i really need to asap as once its gone its gone, I sort of get caught up in diy stuff and forget the big stuff... Maybe i wouldnt make a good wedding planner lol
CommentAuthorMrsX2b
Hi vodachick, Thats lovely, We honestly picked it as me and my h2b just wanted that date we dont know why. How cute for your grandson. I would have loved pageboys and flowergirls. Hair is so annoying lol. I was ment to be getting married sept 2011 but had to put it off because of my hair, very long story, So i started planning again the month after i was ment to get married so my venue was booked back in oct 2011. Seems like ages ago lol
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Im no good at diy :( think im going to try and do some of brillys salt dough hearts for decorating the venue, im not too bad at sewing so debating making my own bunting. The rest ill leave upto the professionals. Our big stuff is booked, even remembered to ring the registrar snd ask if they were available on the date we wanted before we booked the venue xx
CommentAuthorMrsX2b
Happybunny, I seen brillys diy stuff its all amazing, U should give the salt dough ago. I wish i had booked my church early need to go this week really.
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Go get it sorted lol before it gets booked! We were originally having a church wedding but could never get hold of the vicar x
CommentAuthorvodkachick
our church been booked since Jan 2012 just after he proposed (he proposed at the xmas in front of my girls)....venue been booked since then too (got it at 2012 prices too lol ) x
CommentAuthorChanelP
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We are wedding twins cheekyTerri (on 9th August 2014me and the h2b will have been together for 5 years) :) Natalie d there is no need to panic I am a bit ocd so I have done quite a bit.just enjoy planning and do it in your own time especially if you think you will change your mind about things. I started with the dress and then moved on to everything else :)
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CommentAuthorCheekyTerri
Hooray for wedding twins ChanelP! The 9th August is the date the wedding fell into place for us with the venue and the church. Seems to have been lucky for us so far with the availability of the suppliers we want so I'm hoping that's a good sign!
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Excited for 9th August 2014. :)
CommentAuthorChanelP
:) it's exciting that I've found a wedding twin.I seriously can't wait for the big day already :) where about are you from cheeky Terri? X
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CommentAuthorCheekyTerri
I know, I'm so excited! It's 400 days away today! I'm in Southampton. Getting married in the church I got christened in. Where are you?
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Excited for 9th August 2014. :)
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
My veil has been posted today. Very excited. I thought it would be good to deal with some of the more manageable costs early, before the big bills need to be paid. I've also got my shoes and a little lacy bolero.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Im hoping to pay a lot of our costs off before Xmas and then concentrate on the finishing touches next year, they are so expensive for all thr things you need xx
CommentAuthorvodkachick
two more ticks off my list......my shoes came yesterday and I have decided on the design for my invitations :-) x
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
My veil is here! I thought it wouldn't arrive until hext week. It's absolutely beautiful.
30th August 2014 was the best birthday ever.
It was the day that I became Mrs. Dixon.
CommentAuthorMrsCross2be
ooo Chanel and CheekyTerri we are wedding triplets!! I am 9/8/14 too!!
CommentAuthorChanelP
Yay!!! And where ru from Mrs cross to be? I am from cornwall And I am getting married in a small church a few miles away. The cost from the ceremony is the vicar at the school I teach at :)
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CommentAuthorMrsCross2be
I am from Preston (Lancashire) but currently live in East Sussex near Gatwick Airport. Getting married up north and my old primary teacher who became a vicar is marrying us!
CommentAuthorMrsCross2be
PS I am a teacher too!
CommentAuthorCheekyTerri
I'm feeling a little left out of the teacher/vicar linked to school thing. One of my bridesmaids is a teacher, and the vicar marrying us is attached to the infant school I went to (unfortunately my old vicar when I was at the school has long since moved on). Does that count?
Yay for wedding triplets though! Feeling like this is a good day to get married.
I found and ordered my dress today. It's gorgeous! How are you doing with your planning MrsCross2be? Chanel is way ahead of me!
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Excited for 9th August 2014. :)
CommentAuthorNic8187
Another tick of the list... I ordered my dress today!! :D :D :D :D So excited!
CommentAuthorChanelP
O wow.Mrs cross2be what a coinsidence :) I think it is a good day too!!! Excited to have 3 of us on the same day :) and cheeky Terri it does count! Hehe. Congrats on ordering your dresses fireflies.. I'm wAiting for mine to arrive this month! I'm too excited !!! Eeeek
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CommentAuthorvodkachick
aaaww.....I wanna be a wedding triplet too.....ive got a wedding twin so that's good :-) xx
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
Aww what dress you ordered nic? I havent got a twin never mind a triplet lol anyone getting married 17.08.14? Xx
CommentAuthorCheekyTerri
Sure there must be HappyBunny! Maybe they just haven't found the site yet?
Dresses are definitely the best part. :D Didn't realise how long it takes to get them in until I started looking! Glad I started early though.
How are you doing on your planning? I've only got the cake and the flowers as the two main things to get sorted out now. Got loads of little things to do still though. Excited to get started on sorting out favours and bathroom baskets etc now though!
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
My veil is here! I thought it wouldn't arrive until hext week. It's absolutely beautiful.
