As most of you are aware i'm not getting married for 4 year's, have planned everything but not booked anything (still getting quoets and saving up) And i wondered if it would be too soon to buy some stuff because they are great bargin prices and i'm worried if i leave it till nearer the time they either wont have that particular item anymore or it goes up in price, but if say i got my dress would puttin it away in storage ruin it? Please help would be grateful xx
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CommentAuthorfuturemrsstockwin
i would wait to get your dress coz that is a long wait and styles change x x x
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
How sure are you that you won't change your mind? I've changed my loads over the last year or so since I started planning in earnest.
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
But i've set my heart on the dress (pic in profile) xx
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CommentAuthordebs x
All the little things I would get as soon as possible, I actually had my flowers delivered at the beginning of the year and not getting married till August but I saved a lot doing it that way and I knew they were exactly what I wanted, find out from a wedding shop the best way to store a dress, people get married and keep them and their daughters wear them so it is possible x
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CommentAuthordebs x
If you have really set your heart on that dress go for it, I forgot to say but my flowers are silk, they are not dead and wilted now or anything lol, I bought things for ages before, if I saw something and I liked it I got it, x
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Also have you got the space to store everything? You never knw what is going to happen in four years... you could move, have kids, win the lottery.....
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CommentAuthorCupCake
I have got a few things then changed my mind .... I don't see the harm in getting little bits if you're 100% sure you won't go off it lol xx
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Dove - yep got space h2b made us a built in wardrobe so good space, not planning to move h2b loves our flat an doubt he'd want the hassel of biding for new place (with no gurentee to get property), he has a 7 yr old son with his ex and we have an 8month old girl and dont think he wants anymore, and we dont play lottery lol
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CommentAuthorfuturemrsstockwin
cant you just save the money up and then buy things closer to the time 4 years is a long time and there will always be sale closer to the time x x
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Futuremrsstockwin - I'm still worried if they dont do that particular style/design come 4 years hun an i truely love the items, one or two people i've asked said they'd doubt they'd do the same things in 4 years? xx
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CommentAuthorvintage lass
If your keen and 100% sure Id say go for it at the end of the day weddings cost money regardless of how much your budget is and its better to plan things at your leisure to ensure all runs smoothly and you can live as comfortably and stress free as possible. On the other hand...I like Dove have changed my mind ALOT over the past year and unfortunately bought a number of things that I plan not on using anymore as they dont suit the theme or style of dresses that were bought afterward!!!! As a result it has costed me MORE money being too organized....If your really really keen buy items like confetti, balloons, decor etc that you cannt go wrong with. Another thing...I regretted buying accessories BEFORE purchasing dresses as I ended up getting something that I didnt image Id buy! xxx
CommentAuthorPennylane
I think that dress is really nice and it's really unusual - I think you're right you might not get it nearer the time then you'll be gutted! If I was you I'd just go for it, if you know it's the one! I bought my dress last summer and I'm not getting married til next summer - I got it on sale at the wedding show - first one I saw and fell in love! It was the last of a discontinued line, hence the cheap price I got it for - so I knew I had to get it and it was my last chance! I took it home that day and it has been in my gran's cupboard ever since! It's in a zip up bag on it's own in a wardrobe so it doesn't get crushed or damaged. I think go for it!
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CommentAuthorPennylane
although I have actually seen another dress since so maybe that's not the best advice lol!!! ha ha sorry to confuse!!! I don't think I'll get another one tho I still love my original x
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
I was thinking of getting a box like i see another girl mention and to put bits in like table decs in ect and the dress i 100% love, i'd only buy bits with spare pennies so i dont get skint... Leesy - so my dress would be ok in a dress bag? xx
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CommentAuthorPennylane
Yeah I'm pretty sure it would. The shop told me to keep it zipped in the bag and out of direct sunlight so it's in a dark cupboard. I think it'd be totally fine babe x
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CommentAuthorPennylane
The shop didn't actually tell me lol, it was the sales assistant not the actual building! sometimes I write such stupid things on here x
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
sent u a friends request xx
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CommentAuthorPennylane
got it x
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CommentAuthorKesha
I think that even though that very dress may not be available in 4 years, I very much think that you could get the dress mad eif you wanted to. You have pictures of it etc. Believe me, 4 years is a lot of different wedding dresses that will come and go. styles change, tastes changes in 4 years. I personally would wait another year at least before committing to a dress. However saying that, if your 110% sure, then go for it.
CommentAuthorspooney24
If you are to go ahead with the dress make sure its a breathable acid free dress bag that you buy as these are especially made for long term storage, also ensure it is long enough to contain the dress so that it has less chance of creasing. Although your dress (if bought soon) would need airing at regular intervals over the 4 years and also a chance for any creases that do develop to drop out.
As for the smaller things, balloons tend to rot after a year of purchase or can be harder to pump or blow up as they elasticity goes and they get sticky. Favour boxes will get musty no matter how well you store them and even if they are in secure packaging. But the likes of table crystals, confetti, etc would be ok to store for the 4 years if you were to puchase them now.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do. xx
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CommentAuthormrs pinkalice
it depends how much you change your mind about things, i've had my heart set on about 4 dresses so far but i keep seeing ones i like more, so glad i haven't bought any of them x
CommentAuthorKerrylou
Seriously Claire, I would wait. You've got 4 years, enjoy your engagement, enjoy being a couple. Open a bank account and put so much money a week/month away. Give it 2 years before you even seriously think about this wedding again. If you keep up with stressing about finances, venues, dresses etc etc then you're not going to enjoy the planning, you'll send H2B crazy and by the time your big day gets here you'll be so wired from it that you won't enjoy it. I've been planning on and off for a year now and we've still got a year to go and to be honest I'm so sick of it all now that I feel like cancelling everything and just going to the registry office - don't let yourself get to that stage! xxx
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Yea thanks hun think i will take a break from wedding stuff for a while and just enjoy my engagement and spend time with my family xx
Tomorrow is never promised to anyone, So Dance until your
feet ache, Laugh until your side hurts,
Say I Love You to those you love
For tomorrow may never come x
CommentAuthorKirsty
Claire88 we have just over 2 years till our big day and all we have done and will be doing until Jan time is venue & minister booked, bridemaids, bestman and ushers all been asked. We have a joint account and are just enjoying being engaged, whilst saving along the way. We are going to give ourselfs about 18 months to buy/plan/organise the rest as styles change and I know I would end up changign my mind too :-) xx
CommentAuthorShell
I've started buying little bits and bobs and put them all away safetly, I just didn't want to leave everything till last minute and be panicking!!!!! If youve bought stuff then few months or so down the line and you want to change it, you could always sell on the stuff that you originally bought I suppose, just an idea :)
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
great idea thanks Shell xx
Tomorrow is never promised to anyone, So Dance until your
feet ache, Laugh until your side hurts,
Say I Love You to those you love
For tomorrow may never come x
CommentAuthorbridetobe1990
if you buy things now you will have to store it and keep it all safe which will be a hassel, the good thing is you have time to look and see how prices change, when is the best time to buy, you can see new styles, if you buy a dress now you have 4 years of chancing finding another one you like better, keeping it safe, fitting in that dress in 4 years time, i would embrace the fact you have so much time to collect info on deals, even collect pics for a scrap book so when it comes to buying things you can look over all the good ideas and you will find it easy to choose good luck and i wish i had as much time as you hun
CommentAuthorljeh92
If you have your heart set on the dress and no your not gunna change your mind, then why not? a bargain is a bargain.. might not come round at the price again ?
Soon to be Mrs Laura Naylor !!
24th June 2011
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
ljeh92 the dress is in my album an its price is £98.00 and yes its a dress i adore x
Tomorrow is never promised to anyone, So Dance until your
feet ache, Laugh until your side hurts,
Say I Love You to those you love
For tomorrow may never come x
CommentAuthormrs linda greer 21/8
you could always find someone that cud make the dress closer to hand and find out how much it would cost 4 it to be made and save up the money 4 it to be made for you, then that way u will have the dress u want and that u love so much xx
CommentAuthorMrs Hacker to-be!
maybe go ahead and book some things, anything which there may be price increases on but all smaller things and especially your dress i would wait. We had 2 years ahead of us when we started planning and we did just this......now we're 11months away! soon come around x x x
CommentAuthorCeCe
Speaking personally, I started planning this January but am not getting hitched until September 2011. So 20 months from initial preparation to the big day is already proven for me to make decisions, then change my mind..then make another decision.
I have certainly made use of todays prices and availabilites etc..time is on the side of a prepared person in regard to booking venues etc but...
Time gives us all the opportunity to change our minds and take on new thoughts and opinions...so, personally I am NOT making any firm decisions until nearer the day - Gawd knows I do not wanna be stuck with a dress, flowers, cake etc that I have changed my mind about!!!
CommentAuthorKimi
Snap CeCe although starting planning before January. I think I started around 2 years before making little decisions like colour scheme, themes, and arranging ideas and obviously nosing at dress stuff etc.
The actual buying I only started (other than venue deposit in January) in March and it's kinda snowballed from there.
I'm paying deposits now but not doing any finalisation until January next year.
Certain things do stand out for you and if you're 100% certain then I'd go for it but otherwise hold off for as long as you can.
The days are flying by, can't wait :)
CommentAuthorJay
i started planning 8 months ago ( i think which gave me just under a year to plan) and i wouldnt have started any earlier, ive already changed my mind on dress's and colour schemes and i think if i had started planning before hand id be shambolic by now with 10 dresses, 4 florists, 4 venues and different ministers etc
