My suggestion is p1nt3r3st just type in wedding favours and you will have lots of inspiration
We are doing jars filled with hot chocolate powder, topped with chocolate chips and marshmallows, going to put personalised labels on the jars and a silver bow round the top xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
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We're doing sweetie jars because it works out the cheapest thing for us to do. Plus we thought we're never going to please everyone with favours, so we might as well go down the sweetie route as the majority of people are going to like sweets. It's also a good way to incorporate our pastels colour scheme and we can have pastel coloured sweets :)
We're using baby food jars which people with babbas have been saving for us, so they're free.. ordered pastel coloured material tops to go round the lips really cheap from China, got cheap stickers to go on the front of the jars, and twine and a small key for each to tie round the tops. The sweeties themselves will be really cheap as well - should work out under £1 PP :) xx
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CommentAuthorSarah D
What do you ladies think of these?? xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
They are really cute Sarah! xx
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
They look like they should be comfy. :) x
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I think they look lovely Sarah, not too high and look like their very comfy! xx
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks ladies!
My aim is to find a pair which are nice but a small heel one for comfort but most importantly so I don't tower over h2b lol I like these because they have sparkle and look nice, they need to be dyed ivory so ive mailed the company to find out if I should order a white pair to send back or if a dyed pair can be sent back, they only state in there returns that returns are free and within 30 days so doesn't say if I can or cant return a dyed pair xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
They are lovely Sarah! The heel looks about the same size as mine and mine are surprisingly comfy! x
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks Emma! I think they look really comfy too
just found on there website on another part that dyed shoes aren't accepted back so ill need to order a white pair try for size then have them dyed xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Mine are being dyed from ivory to white, if you need a company to dye them let me know, the one I am using are great and reasonably priced :) x
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks Emma, the company there from the dying is added in and only costs £5 xx
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CommentAuthorKayleighS46
I never even thought about dying the shoes! I've got an ivory pair and my dress is also ivory but they look such different shades I don't know whether to send them back and just get a different pair altogether lol!! xx
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CommentAuthorSarah D
If your not completely happy then send them back xx
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CommentAuthorKayleighS46
The style and the shoe is beautiful and according to them its 'ivory' but its more of a champagne if you ask me lol xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I soo hope my shoes go with whichever dress I choose... love love love my shoes and I will be gutted if I have to change them! Doubt they would be able to be dyed either because of all the detailing on them xx
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CommentAuthorSarah D
That's a shame! can you not find out about dying them?
Ive ordered a swatch of the colour they will be dying mine to so ill do that first to see it matches, then need to order a white pair for sizing xx
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CommentAuthorKayleighS46
Yeah I think I'll look into that now and see what I can find and maybe ask for a few samples so I can see which one matches my dress xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
If they are the wrong colour completely then I will of course find out if they can be dyed, but I wouldn't be expecting a yes xx
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
Argh! The wedding co-ordinator at our venue is so annoying. I e-mailed her on Monday with a question and she still hasn't replied. She's pregnant so I hope her replacement is better. I'm having a complete chew on with the h2b over guests as his mother is interfering. I'm really fed up at the moment :'( x
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I hope to god our wedding coordinator doesn't go anywhere before our wedding, he's absolutely fabulous!! I've got loads of questions I want to ask but think it's too soon and I'd feel guilty for bombarding him when now is going to be the start of their busiest wedding period!
Is your MIL wanting to invite people who you don't? xx
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
Yes she does, thinks saying she'll pay for them makes it alright. It doesn't, it just opens a whole box of other problems! She is toxic but obviously I have to be careful of what I say as h2b can't see it. :( x
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Im the same with our wedding co-ordinator she's the best! I have lots of questions to but I don't wanna hound her lol
My friend had the same with her mil she said oh they need to attend day time she said no so mil said well ill pay although my friend wasn't happy she went along with it xx
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CommentAuthorEmmilou82
Your shoes are gorgeous Sarah..... Thats my next purchase, my shoes!!!!
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
She doesn't get on with her husband's family but h2b is saying he can't invite members of her family and not his father's, (This is why he wasn't inviting auntys and he has told her this but she doesn't listen!) so she said I don't want to be anywhere near them (emotional blackmail!) then get your Dad to pay for them if he wants them there! Believe it or not they are still together even though the above doesn't really imply that!
My parents have given us £2000 towards the day and haven't said a word about who is invited, they have given us nothing (I wouldn't want it as she'd take that as a green light to take over!) and she's causing chaos! I want to tell her to do one but I obviously can't! lol It's really stressing me out. xx
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Thanks Emma I do really like them!
EmmaD its such a hard one there is always someone in a family that will interfere! Strangely I don't seem to have that problem which I lucky! hope you mange to get it sorted out and you need to be firm, talk to h2b and tell him how you feel, your not being nasty just being honest and its your two's day no one else's xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
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We're lucky too, we don't have anyone interfering. Although I think there might be a bit of a hoo ha when it comes to certain people who we won't be inviting... I think people might try to change our minds. But we'll see.
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CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
My wedding shoes aren't your traditional wedding shoes! They are a little higher than I like too. But they are fabulous lol
21st May 2016 xxx
CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
I thought MIL would be interfering in anything she could as that's what she's like normally but strangely she hasn't said a word and it's FIL we are having problems with now, who normally stays out of everything! x
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CommentAuthorKayleighS46
I'm sorry to hear that Emma! Hopefully it'll all be sorted out way before it starts to cause a serious issue!
I've already bombarded our co-ordinator with loads of questions and he's been nothing but helpful and loves answering them lol!! xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
Thanks! We are trying to sort it out at the moment so fingers crossed it will be! I think it will appear again once we send out invites though! x
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CommentAuthorEmmaH444
She is a complete nightmare but she is sly about it which is ten times worse. It's not just me who notices it though his brother's fiancee sees it all too. :( I'm just happy that we live nowhere near her, makes her slightly more bearable!
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CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Send your shoes my way if not Flossie
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CommentAuthorEmmilou82
So far so good for us and noone is interferring...... The only issue we have is my mum constantly trying to talk us into have a small wedding somewhere away!!!! She keeps going on about the cost of things and why do we want a big wedding blah blah blah.
Ive stopped listening now! ha ha ha
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CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Lol oh dear. It's your day. You have what you like :-)
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CommentAuthorEmmilou82
That's exactly what I say to her..... Our day, that's what we want x
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CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
Oh yes as get the interfering comments too! I just tell then it's our day our way lol
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CommentAuthorKirstyR386
My favourite interferring comments are from strangers or people who have nothing to do with your wedding. My latest example was meeting a florist and a random customer in the shop started getting involved and say we could hire a boat to go from church to reception venue. Yeh love, along the kennet and avon canal and Thames through about 12 locks sounds like a great idea on our wedding day... It got funnier when she suggested getting a speed boat. Because clearly we are in a James Bond film.
For anyone doing a sweet buffet, I've heard the bay is much cheaper to get the sweets than wholesalers x
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Haha that made me laugh Kirsty
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CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
Lol good one Kirsty!!
Our hotel is doing our sweetie cart thankfully
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CommentAuthorEmmilou82
Ha ha ha.... It gets my back up if people comment about the budget.... Er, back off. We will decide what we can and cannot afford thank you and if I want to spend a zillion pounds then I will..... Ha!
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CommentAuthorGemmaS8204
We've been lucky with interference to be honest, people have had opinions which is natural but no malice in them. Which is a relief because I did think people may have had something to say about who we have invited to what but now we only have 3 save the dates left to send out so everyone will know if it's all day or night only invite. My mom keeps worrying that I'm worrying about people kicking off but I've told her 1000 times, if people don't agree with our decision they don't have to come, I'm not worried one bit because the people who know what we're like and are the closest to us will be there so... feel sorry for the people who have someone sticking there nose in, as I would lose my temper lol oppps
CommentAuthorSarah D
Im lucky in the sense that I haven't had any interfering either and its a relief! But my family aren't really the type!
But if I did have to id tell them the same its our day, our choices and if you don't like it then tough!
Was buying clothes on n3w l00k yesterday and I got myself a tshirt lol had to be done its cheesy but I love it lol it say the bride xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
We don't want to invite my uncle, his wife and their 2 kids. At all.... although I will compromise and invite them to the evening only. I know certain people won't be happy about it (it is my dad's brother after all...) but I really don't want them there. It makes it a bit more tricky because effectively my dad would be paying for their meals, so we can't use the excuse that we don't want to pay for people we don't want there. But my OH and I weren't invited to their youngest's christening because we weren't "immediate family", despite my grandparents' neighbours getting invited?!? So I hate to be petty but I just think, why should I? I've never even met my cousin and she is now 3 years old. Not to mention the fact the wife randomly deleted me off FB without even an explanation as to why?!
Sorry turned into a bit of an essay lol.
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
I wouldn't invite them either! they made their feelings quiet clear when they excluded you from the christening so why should you have them on your special day xx
Became Mrs Duthie 7th October 2016
CommentAuthorFlossie
I need to be careful what I say as I always worry someone's going to see my posts on here hahah, but having spoken to a few family members already, they can see why I don't want to invite them and to be honest don't even want them there themselves.. they are just worried about it causing a drama and awkwardness. Certain people have said well invite them and hope they have the decency to decline... As if they would lol xx
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
Yeah I think the same too never know who is on here! Personally I wouldn't care what anyone else thought lol I don't care if I cause agro between people because that's there issue not mine im just too stubborn and used to always be a people pleaser but not now. I don't think they would decline either they would prob attend just to annoy you xx
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I can be very stubborn when I want to be and I think we would be being more than fair just inviting them to the evening.. that's more than they even deserve! Maybe they'd decline the evening invitation as the venue is about a 30 min drive.. so potentially they might not want to take the kids etc...
I'm just worried about upsetting my dad, as at the end of the day it is his brother and I don't want to cause any bad feelings between them. xx
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18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
We are inviting all our aunts and uncles but not all cousins!
21st May 2016 xxx
CommentAuthorSarah D
Yeah if I invited them I would also only invite to the evening so you will just have to wait and see if they appear or not! Im sure your dad will understand as he knows what they have done to you with the christening xx
