Welcome hun and congrats to you both!!! I had a budget of £8k and had everything I wanted and more (pics on profile) it is easily achievable with the likes of EBAY, online dress companies (got mine from a Chinese seller) and lots of hunting around for bargains!! Us girls are always around to help out where we can so just ask, but now you have a budget go find yourself a venue, that is the best bit ;o) enjoy planning and remember this is YOUR day noone else's so do NOT be bullied in to doing something you don't want to do :o)

Congrats on your engagement. The excitement begins. You have come to the right place for sharing your excitement and getting advice. Just be warned you will get addicted but in a good way. x x x

Im addicted already!

thanks minnie, you too xxx

Being addicted to ukbride is all good.........lol xx

o.o lol you should probably think about telling them! z

aww i see, may i ask how old you are? only because i'm just thinkin, if you love this person, it shouldn't really matter what anyone else thinks really, it does make it easier of course, if people like him too, but it's you that has to be married and live happily ever after, not them x

Lol, yeah I know, parent's worry too much sometimes, but then again, I'm not a parent! So I don't know! But we do have a chinchilla and a hamster and they're my babies ... if that counts! x

Erm, invite her over to yours for tea or something? And just tell her? I don't know really. My Mom already knew you see lol x

oh!!! lol erm ... dunno, send her a text lol :D x

haha, just hide in the bathroom and lock the door! x

LOL @ onedaymrssmith...... Hide in the bathroom love it..... xxx

congrats hun and happy planning xx

Congrats :-) xx