Talking of invites the company I found were very good priced if anyone wants the link?

I no Leanne I think it's for the best of he has two, he's just unsure about asking his brother as his brother is how shall we put it tight! He's already moaned about where our wedding is and h2b is concerned that he will just moan, I told him to just go with his best friend then his brother can't moan lol xx

Could his brother be a kind of 2nd best man? OH's main best man is his brother, and he then asked his dad to be a '2nd best man' more as an afterthought as he wanted him to have a bigger role to play in the day. But OH's brother will be the one making a speech, not his dad.

I'll pop the link on your wall Leanne the quote I got was this - just for an idea

35 x All That Sparkles day invitations & RSVP cards @ £1.99 each - £69.65

35 x gift inserts @ 36 pence each - £12.60

35 x menu inserts @ 36 pence each - £12.60

35 x menu choice printing on reverse of RSVP cards @ 20 pence each - £7.00

35 x printed RSVP envelopes @ 19 pence each - £6.65

25 x Pearls & Satin evening invitations in DL postcard size (diamantes not pearls) @ 79 pence each - £19.75

60 x ivory envelopes @ 5 pence each - £3.00

Which comes to £131.25 plus £6.49 postage.

I'll put a pic of my sample on in a mo xx

Sarah that is gorgeous and so reasonable priced. I will def have a look at her. Thank you. x

They are a fab price Sarah!

Stunning Invites Sarah

I bet.... When will you put your order in?

When I discussed it with her she said no rush and to just wait till next year to finalise all details and also have the guest list sorted I'm thinking I'll contact her in the new year see how her diary is looking and maybe aim for April/May to allow her time to make my order as I'll be handing out invites in July. Xx

Yeah I like that wording Flossie. Thanks Leanne, we didn't send save the dates out, just doing our main invites. We're sending out the invites in january after xmas so will see then :) xx

I'm with you on that one Emma. I'd love to see OH face as I walk down the aisle and so I can just focus on him whilst walking down and also everyone else will be able to see his face too.

Then on the other hand I want it to be a special moment between us when he turns to me at the front. Hmmm I don't know either

Yeah I agree. I'll ask OH later and see what he thinks.

Are you wearing a veil over your face? X

No I'd get fidgety with it on and I don't want it to spoil my hair so I'm just going to wear it at the back too

Yes definitely want OH to look at me as I come down the aisle! For me that's one of the key moments and I want the expressions caught on camera.

I would like OH to look at me walking down the isle too. I can focus on his face then as I'm so nervous about everyone watching me

It's the thing I'm most nervous about

That's what is making me nervous too Katie. It suddenly dawned on me the other day that I'll be the centre of attention and it's not something I am very comfortable with. Even though I love performing on stage in my amateur dramatics, it's never me on that stage and it's scripted, but this is me and not scripted!!! I think my Dad is going to be nervous as well as he's actually quite shy. We're going to get the speeches done with before dinner so he can relax. I did mention the speech to him the other day, but he said he wants to do it off the cuff. I dont want him to feel under pressure to do anything long as I know he's not comfortable with this. My OH, on the other hand, loves public speaking - I'd say he's quite the extrovert in a crowd and I know he is going to want to try and outdo the best man speech....!!! I've already told him to let his brother -best man - get on with organising his stag, but he had to have control over it and put together all the stag emails as said his brother wasn't being as thorough as he should be!! He's also a bit of a perfectionist!!!

Ahhh Becci, I think it's a great idea... You can get some awesome photos with bright socks.... I love that sort of thing.

You could still get him cuff links!

lol I think that will look cool becci. I'm getting oh and his men supermen socks but hoping to keep them black with the logo on then superhero cuff links

We are having the speeches before the wedding breakfast too for that same reason. As the wedding gets nearer I'm getting a little panicky about the ceremony.

And the cuff links in bright pink are too far

Men ey..... I think the pink accessories will look nice with light grey suits. To be honest with a jacket/blazer on, you won't really see the cufflinks xx

It's nice that he is contributing even if you don't entirely agree lol.... I wish my OH would x

Oooooh yes please.... I'm excited for you lol xx

Well be getting our rings next year by the looks of it, I think wedding stuff is on hold for now over Christmas.
Emmilou we did start lookingat ideas for rings about 6 weeks ago and in one of the shops the lady said that the new season starts around February so there should be some sort of sale on with the new stock coming in. Maybe you can grab a bargain!

I found my ring online but went into a store to try it on before I ordered it. At the time Gold$m1ths had an online only sale so it was cheaper for me to order online than buy in store. I saved about £80 on it :)