I reckon the groomsmen might offer to pay for their own suits or even contribute, but at the moment we are just going on the premise that we will be covering the costs. OH's mum offered to pay for OH's suit too - but she said the other week she wants to pay for our cake, so I don't know if she will be able to save enough for both. Any help is a bonus though :)
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CommentAuthorSarah D
My gran offered to pay for our cake as we got a quote but shopping around a bit more for more quotes first
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
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We just asked ours to pay as we knew we probably wouldn't be able to afford it, there is only the best man anyway but it still saves us a bit of money. It's lovely when people offer to pay for things, OH's family keep offering but then dropping out which is annoying! So thankful for my parents!! x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
We are so thankful for my gran helping she paid for half my dress!
We are the same paying for everything ourselves, so we are still costing for everything as we would of without any contributions and the help of my gran has been a bonus if we get anything from anyone else we will just add it to the savings xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
That's what we are doing so luckily with people dropping out of helping we should still be ok! Just annoying because we keep thinking it's a weight off and then it's back on lol! x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
Yeah that's no use building your hopes up they should only offer if they know they have it to give xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
I can't wait to get to the year mark too. My OH said the same thing the other day Sarah. We were talking about the wedding and the money we need to save and OH said I can't wait for someone to say at the church that the bride is here and he sees me for the first time. He also said he can't wait to see me in my dress and to have a perfect day. Made me cry when he said it lol x
Became Mrs Wade 06/08/2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
To be honest we are extremely lucky and very blessed with the help we are receiving from our family!
My dad is sorting the photographer (I think he will be getting mates rates as it's one of his photographer friends from the industry) and is going halves on the venue bill with my mum. My mum is paying for my dress. FIL has offered £1000 towards our honeymoon (although if we need it for the day rather than the honeymoon we can use it that way) and MIL has offered to pay for the cake and OH's suit. Saving us a lot of money and stress!!
It's surprising how everything still adds up though x
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Mrs Wade it makes you feel so special and see how looking forward they are to it aswell!
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I had a little chat with the girls over Wh@ts@pp the other day too - we were talking about hair and makeup. I will pay for their hair and makeup if necessary but ideally I want to save money in this area, so would either ask them to contribute or do each other's on the day. Showed them a hairstyle I think I'd like them to have and they've agreed to have a play about and see if they can do it on each other, so that would save us having to pay at all :)
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
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It is lovely that people offer to help :) my parents are amazing, they are paying for half of our venue which is £1000, our cars and have given us a budget of £2500 for our honeymoon and spending money. Without them we wouldn't be getting a honeymoon and we would really struggle to pay the venue! My grandparents have also said that they will be giving us £500 as a wedding present but if we would like it before to pay for something that's fine, which would help a lot :)
OH's uncle (best man) will be paying for the cake which is lovely of him, but his mum and dad have both let us down so far! We are having trouble with FIL at the moment though so we will see if he does give us money! x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
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That's a lovely idea! It would probably be quite fun them all doing eachother's hair too! My mum is helping out by paying for hers and my sisters hair and make up so I will pay for mine, SIL's and MOH's but I don't mind as my hairdresser doesn't charge too much and I have found a reasonable priced make up artist to do theirs :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
I was thinking of asking the girls wear or buy there own shoes but I got them and the dresses for each for £75 so I made a great saving there, when it comes to hair and make up I will be paying for it for all of them but I wont be paying the price I pay for my make up as im looking at an expensive make up artist and ill get someone else for them xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
Really takes the pressure off doesn't it :) we knew in the back of our minds our parents would offer to help financially but when we booked it we did so thinking that we would pay for the whoooole thing. To be honest we would never have saved enough on our own so I am very thankful that we are receiving help! Our venue bill on its own is going to be about £6k.
We've actually already paid quite a lot ourselves already and because it has been spread over 10 months we haven't really noticed so much! We've already paid over £2400!
I've not looked too much into hair and make up quotes at the moment but I know there are some good deals out there which I am happy to pay for.. but once you add 4 bridesmaids onto that as well it soon adds up, so if they can do their own hair at least then that would be great! Would get some good shots of them helping each other get ready too :) x
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CommentAuthorFlossie
The girls are sorting their own shoes as well I think. I've just said nude shoes.. whatever style, whatever height, just nude! A few of them already have suitable shoes they can wear. Happy to buy pairs for the ones who don't have any but would look for cheap ones lol. I'm getting them jewellery as part of their presents too x
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CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
My OHs mum and dad have offered to pay for marquee, food and arrival drinks which will help us out so much. My grandma gave us £200 towards bridesmaid dresses and OH best mans mum has offered to do our wedding cake as our wedding present which is lovely. My mum and dad haven't mentioned giving us anything x
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CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
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I've said to bridesmaids that we would buy dresses if they could sort their own shoes and make up out. We said we'd include their hair and jewelry in to our budget.
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I did make a good saving on bridesmaids dresses anyway so to be honest we probably could afford to pay for their hair and make up but obviously any further savings would be great! I originally budgeted £400 for the dresses (£100 per dress) but all 4 came in at just over £210 in the end! x
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
I budgeted £100 per dress to Flossie but I got the dresses and shoes for £225, im going to give them jewellery as gifts to, I have bought a lovely sparkly belt for my sisters dress as she's my MOH and was thinking on getting the 2 bridesmaids brooches xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
That's a nice idea - they'd look really classy x
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Wondering what I can do to make my MOH stand out a bit, she is wearing the same dress as the other BM's but I'd like to do something x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
That's why I got my sis a belt ill add a pic xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
You could have a slightly different bouquet for her or maybe give her a hair piece different to the others? x
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
The hair piece is a good idea! She has very short hair so I don't think she would be able to have a style to match the others anyway x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
Belt
She loves it xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
Love the belt Sarah. Will look really good with the style of dress you've gone for x
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
That belt is gorgeous Sarah! :) x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks Flossie, I was thinking this to, should get it soon ordered it from Hong Kong but plenty time to wait for it xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks Emma xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorEmmaH444
Pretty belt. :)
I worked out the other day that we only have 16 pay days left before the wedding - scary!!!
Met 29/3/2006
Engaged 24/8/13
Married 26th August 2016
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
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I have 13 and OH has 12! Scary lol x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
I get paid 13 times a year as 4 weekly so I have 18! H2B will have 17 xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
Oh god - don't!!! I have 14, although I've used next April as our target date to have everything we need saved as this is around the time when balances are going to need to start being paid off... so that's 13 pay days. Eeeeek
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Meant to say earlier I was in Debs yesterday and was trying on tiaras and looking at there jewellery the selection is amazing xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
I love the jewellery in there, it's all so sparkly and the tiaras are gorgeous! I think I will go there for my hair piece x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorFlossie
I'm definitely going to look in Debs for jewellery :) for bms as well x
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
My headpiece is from there, it's very sparkly :)
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Engaged 24/8/13
Married 26th August 2016
CommentAuthorSarah D
Yeah im defo buying my tiara there and I fell in love with earrings too! seen nice jewellery for the bridesmaids too xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorSarah D
I got the samples through yesterday I had ordered I had a little play about with the accessorise I bought just to see how they looked, not that ill use them in that position, but I quiet like the one I've added stuff to and think will go with that for our invites! I'm going to order more bits and pieces inserts etc. and put it together how I would like it to look xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
They are gorgeous! Love the 'lace' and the way the ribbon ties it all together x
Got together on 14th March 2010
Got engaged on 25th December 2013
Became Mrs P on 14th May 2016 - best day ever!
CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks, Its actually 3 different types of invites, I love the lace to but the pocket fold I think is what ill go for, I did think I originally wanted gatefold but I can picture the pocket fold now, I am going to put glitter card on the inside to back the insert with all the details of the wedding then the pocket will hold all the inserts and rsvp xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
They all look lovely Sarah x
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Thank you! I think my minds pretty set on what I want, I cant wait to get the inserts now and put them all together xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorEmmaH444
I love the lace too but once you have all of your bits in you'll know for definite what you want :)
Met 29/3/2006
Engaged 24/8/13
Married 26th August 2016
CommentAuthorKamillaU
Hi, last day of April (if everything goes as planned) :)
CommentAuthorSarah D
I do to Emma! but just cant picture in my head what I want with the lace as its more of a holder of inserts as it doesn't open, if you get what I mean! Could always cut it lol
Hi Kamilla and welcome xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorKatieH
We have to pay everything off by May next year. Do you think it's better to pay things off as soon as we have the money so over the next year or wait until the deadline and pay everything off together when we've saved up all the money?
Met in 2007
Started dating in 2009
Got engaged in 2014
Became Mrs Holme 11.06.16
CommentAuthorFlossie
I think if you can afford to pay suppliers off earlier then do so.. for me there is no benefit of holding on to the money (apart from maybe the fact you could earn interest on money kept in an account), but knowing you've paid off certain people way before you need to definitely takes the pressure off and should make everything a lot less stressful! If a supplier is going to rip you off they will do regardless of whether they have your money 6 months or 6 weeks before the wedding day.. x
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
I agree with Flossie, we are doing the same we will be paying off as we have it as don't want things building up and then the money maybe being used for an emergency etc id rather get it paid so its done and dusted xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorKatieH
Ok thank you xx
Met in 2007
Started dating in 2009
Got engaged in 2014
Became Mrs Holme 11.06.16
