I have moments where I think omg were getting married but yeah its not actually real most of the time! think December might be a bit of a reality check as that's when we meet with our venue again to decide on the menu xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
I can't wait for the meetings with the venue! I think our meet up is about 4 months before so February time. Can't wait to sample the menu and choose our options! xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Yeah I am excited about menu tasting too! Our venue said December so 10 months before for choosing the menu but not sure when the tasting will be organised for xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorBecci93
Not sure if we get a tasting but I'm not that bothered because I'm not into my posh food that much! Everyone that's been says the food is amazing though but luckily not many people have been as its more one of the up and coming wedding venues of the time so makes it a bit more special that lots of people will have never seen it before .. The ballroom is beautiful with lots of light and then has a garden room attach so it's really light and airey :)
CommentAuthorFlossie
I don't think our tasting is included with the package but we will definitely pay for the privilege if we have to xx
Our venue doesn't do a package with it being peak season which is a bit of a pain but I suppose that's just so thy can maximise income through peak
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
Just trying to catch up, I can't read anything when I'm at work 1) the signal is dreadful and 2) I don't think ladies in labour would appreciate me being on my phone while they are trying to have a baby lol.
RE invites, I am an only child and my dad really wants the invites to be from him (he is paying for the majority but OH parents are contributing quite a considerable amount aswell) so we are going to do it from both our parents.
Top table decorations I am really struggling with, OH isn't a fan of the long and low.
I don't think our wedding package comes with food tasting but think we are going to pay for it. We are having a veg option and then a choice of 2 meats, one is lamb but I can't decide on the other. Its a choice between salmon, chicken or beef. x
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
Id like to get hangers for myself, MOH, Junior BM, 2 Flower girls....
Where do you get them from??
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorSarah D
I got mine from a local woman to me but she posts them xx
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Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorSarah D
Im dreading narrowing ours down I love the menu we get to choose from are having two from each and one vegetarian option
Starters
Piperdam Smooth Chicken Liver & Cranberry Parfait Prawn Marie Rose Char Grilled Vegetable Terrine with Tomato Chutney Smoked Salmon & Cod Terrine, Capers and Lemon Fantail of Melon with Sorbet Warm Mushroom and Asparagus Tart with Mixed Leaves Cream of Tomato & Basil Wild Mushroom with snipped Chives Red Lentil & Vegetable Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Potato & Leek Main Course
Roast Sirloin of Beef*, Yorkshire Pudding & Red Wine Sauce Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Haggis, Whisky Brose Roast Breast of Chicken Black Pudding Bon Bon’s, Peppercorn Sauce Traditional Piperdam Steak Pie with Puff Pastry Scottish Fillet of Salmon, Scallion Crushed Potatoes, Braised Pak Choi, Sauce Béarnaise Poached Haddock with Spinach and Mornay Sauce
Vegetarian Main Course Options Char Grilled Tower of Mediterranean Vegetables with Halloumi Cheese Pepper Coulis and Pesto Cous Cous Wild Mushroom Gnocchi, Rocket & Parmesan Cheese Fusilli Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Black Olives, Rocket and Pesto Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Dessert Sticky Toffee pudding with Hot Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream Dark & White Chocolate Mousse with Pistachio Nut Soil and Shortbread Fresh fruit Pavlova Vanilla Panna Cotta with Espresso Ice Cream Warm Apple Flan & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Caramelised Lemon Tart with a Citrus Gastrique and Clotted Cream Strawberry Cheesecake, Crème Anglaise Trio of chefs desserts
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Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorBecci93
Mine are from the bay emmlou .. I paid £3 each then £3.50 p and p
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
Thank you.... I just remembered about a company on the book of face who do them £4.95 per hanger....
Quick question though, I have my MOH, Junior bridesmaid and then what i thought 2 flower girls...... whats the difference between flower girls and Bridesmaids?? sorry thats probably a really daft question?!
At what age do flower girls become bridesmaids?? Both girls will be 6 years old?!
Thanks
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorBecci93
Flower girls I think are more just there to look cute and to drop petals if desired .. I think a bridesmaid is more to help the bride organise as well so I'd say 6 is still a flower girl I might be wrong though
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
I refer to them as Flower girls to be honest so i think i will go with that xx Thank you
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorSarah D
I agree Emma 6 id class as a flower girl too xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
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Sarah your menu looks lovely. Have you any ideas what you would like? We are picking one starter and one flavour of soup (with veg option for both) then for main we are giving an option between 2 (one will be lamb cause we love it) and then again we are picking one dessert.
We haven't been able to pick a starter or flavour of soup yet, thinking of sticky toffee pudding with salted carmel ice cream for dessert though. If I can find the menu online I will post it for you to have a look.
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
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Eeeeek, Ive just ordered them.
Wooden hangers with Lilac ribbon for the others and ivory ribbon for mine. 5 hangers £28 inclu. delivery
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
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5 week delivery but i cant wait to see them - These are not my colours BTW lol
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorSarah D
We haven't thought about starters yet but it will prob be one soup and one then either prawns or the pate, cant narrow down the mains but thinking one of these 3 -
Roast Sirloin of Beef*, Yorkshire Pudding & Red Wine Sauce Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Haggis, Whisky Brose Roast Breast of Chicken Black Pudding Bon Bon’s, Peppercorn Sauce
Deserts - Sticky Toffee pudding with Hot Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream Dark & White Chocolate Mousse with Pistachio Nut Soil and Shortbread Strawberry Cheesecake, Crème Anglaise Trio of chefs desserts
So hard to narrow it down! lol but we've said lets just each pick one of each we like and that will be the choice lol.
I will find out who the veggies are first and ask them what choice they would prefer! But I cant think of anyone who is veggie!
I love lamb too Leanne and your pudding sounds like heaven to me I love salted caramel xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorBecci93
I went for purple ribbon for all mine since the bm dresses are such a dark coral- I'll never get the colour matched properly so going to have details in purple throughout I think
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
I'm getting hungry reading those options, sounds amazing :) Are you going to go for a tasting? Out of all our puddings we thought that was prob the one the majority will like. Fingers crossed lol.
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorSarah D
Yeah we have a tasting included in our package so we will defo be taking advantage of that lol xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
I think its best to try the food then you can make a def decision. My friend helens friend was due to get married at our venue (she cancelled it 6 weeks before) Helen was her MOH so she had went with to the tasting and she said the lamb was the best and that the beef wasn't great, so we've swayed away from it already. Need to go and have a tasting ourselves really though, everyone has different tastes don't they. xx
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorFlossie
I think we've decided what we would probably have from the menu at the moment but I reckon it's probably changed since we booked the venue and got given our wedding pack as they've become quite heavily food focused and the chef has been entered into competitions etc. so I think they would have had a refresh! I follow the head chef on Tw1tt3r where he posts lots of photos of his creations, they look soo amazing!!! xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
Ohh that sounds good flossie, what have you picked so far? xx
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorSarah D
Lamb is a winner then!
Flossie that sounds amazing id imagine they will change it up a bit then too xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
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I think we'd decided on a duck dish with sweet chilli jam for starter, a chicken dish with dauphinoise potatoes and various other things for the main and a trio of chocolate deserts - think a brownie, a cheesecake and a mousse from the top of my head! But we are definitely expecting this to change so we're not "set" on it xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorBecci93
Ours is quote boring compared to yours as I'm really fussy as is my sister. Think we're going for leak and potato soup, then chicken wrapped in bacon with mash and a Yorkshire pud, then sticky toffee pudding (something chocolately for me though as I don't like stp but they said anyone on the top table can have whatever they like which I thought was good.
Trying to get mini fish and chips cones for canapés on arrival and then hopefully a barbeque for the evening Reception
CommentAuthorBecci93
Your dessert sounds lovely Flossie! Ours didn't do trio of desserts otherwise I'd have probably chosen that :(
CommentAuthorFlossie
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Sounds good Becci, I would happily demolish all of those things! Yeah we thought a trio would be the best bet as someone surely has to like something on the plate, and if they didn't like something they could do a swapsies with someone else. We might see if they could do a trio of other things also so it's not all chocolate, maybe a vanilla cheesecake, chocolate mousse and a sticky toffee pud or something xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorBecci93
That's true!
That's the only good thing about our menu it's safe so most people will be able to eat most of it lol!
CommentAuthorFlossie
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Nothing wrong with safe. To be honest we will probably try to pick the safest things from the menu in order to try and please the majority of people. We were thinking of a risotto for starter as more people would probably like that over duck - BUT having re-read the menu again the other night the duck just sounds soooo good!!!! So stuff them. Haha xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorBecci93
It's your choice at the end of the day and your venue might let you pick different options for the top table people like ours :)
CommentAuthorFlossie
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Yeah they may do - this is why we're not setting our hearts on anything just yet. A lot could change to influence our decisions. It's looking as though we will be having a sweetheart top table too so I expect they would be prepared to make different dishes for the bride and groom if desired! xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorBecci93
Definitely! At the end of the day you're the two that are the ultimate "customers" and lining their til with 000's of pounds if they can't even squeeze to a private menu for you two there'd be cause for concern :)
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
Our save the dates have just arrived and I am slightly disappointed. The printing isn't central slightly to the left. A friend of my dads has done them as a favour so we haven't paid for them so can't complain really. x
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorEmmilou82
Your menu choices sound gorgeous....Id eat all of them too lol
Marrying 'The One' on 30th July 2016
I am now Mrs Emma Stokoe xx
CommentAuthorBecci93
Oh dear Leanne .. Maybe mention to your dad and see what he thinks?
CommentAuthorEmily17
Hi Leanne, can you trim the right hand side to make them more even?
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He proposed Jan 2014
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CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
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I don't want to hurt anyones feelings. I rang him and mentioned it, he said send him a picture of one which I have done. However OH doesn't like them regardless, he thinks they don't look right. I've said its only the save the date, we could send them out and then have some one else do our actual invites.
Everyones menus sound yummy, I need to have lunch now thinking of it all xx
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
I understand where your coming from Leanne but if it was me it would bug me that they weren't how I wanted them, maybe you should mention to your dad or even his friend as I am sure they would want to know if you are not happy and maybe they could do them again or come to some sort of arrangement? xx
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorLeanneR0186
Just spoke to my Dad and I feel so much better. He actually doesn't like them and has found other problems with them. We are going to have them re done. I feel terrible though, the guy was only doing us a favour. xx
The Richardson's 31/12/16
CommentAuthorNatalieS200
With our venue we dont have a food tasting but they have great reviews on their food and we did go for valentines day last feb and had such a lovely 3 course meal. I'd be tempted to do it again (they offered a package of meal, free bottle of wine, overnight stay and valentines treat (a cute cake from a local bakery). If they did it again next year i'd be so tempted to go even though it'd only be 3 months till the big day!
Our next meeting with our venue is late november - exciting! Xx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
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Thinking of getting these for each BM with their initial on but not sure if they are a bit too childish. What do you think?
Was thinking of either a necklace or earrings but just saw these and thought they looked nice.
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Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
They're cute Em xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
I like them I'm just thinking they would be more suited to a FG, my BM's are 16, 17, 21 and 24 so not sure if they would appriciate them lol xx
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
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I don't see why they wouldn't, I think they're lovely regardless of age. As a nearly 24 year old I would wear that and appreciate it xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Yeah me too so I suppose that means they will be ok! Think I'll order my sister one to see what they look like and if no good I'll send it back, easier to send one back than 4! xx
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
Agreed :) where are they from out of interest? I was looking at bracelets with initials on for my BMs as one of their thank you gifts but they've already got bracelets to wear on the day and keep afterwards, so a necklace might make more sense xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorBecci93
I'm going to steer clear of jewellery purely because I aren't really a jewellery person so I don't really know what's good and what's not and I don't want to spend much on the gifts due to the price of their dresses. I usually find any jewellery I get i never wear which feels rude
