So excited but it's actually quite overwhelming...where do I start? What do I do first? I LURRVE the fact that this site will help me along the way though.
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
welcome and congratulations...
CommentAuthorMrs Daltry
welcome to ukbride lucy and many congratulations,your first posr of call is to pick a date and if you want a church or civil ceremony!!!
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
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the first thing you will need is a church or civil ceremony and a budget...
CommentAuthorSuzi
Hi and welcome to the forum and congratulations on your engagement and forthcoming wedding! I started by finding my venue, after that I found that everything just fell into place! You will have soooo much fun along the way and there is always someone at hand to help you round here! x x x
i've been looking at venues and dresses at the minute coz i am extremely picky... lol
CommentAuthorammo
welcome
CommentAuthorMrs Buzzlightyear
welcome xxx what sort of wedding do you want? big small? church hotel? budget? then go from there....
Cant wait for my Tiffany & co, wedding - July 16th 2011
CommentAuthorGeordie_Nikki
Welcome and congratulations!
CommentAuthorJoneseygal
Welcome and congratulations on your engagement!
CommentAuthoralibum
Congratulations :0) and welcome xxx
CommentAuthorMRST
hey hun welcome and congrats. Id start with budget. the where when......coz we started with here then totally changed our minds and are going abroad haha
CommentAuthorshellay
congratulations, i started by picking a colour scheme, and went from there. looked at everything i liked, put pictures on my profile to help me and asked alot of questions along the way. start thinking of your budget too. so that you know how much you can spend on each item. i went to try dresses on when i still had 18 months left and found the perfect one, just saving up for it now, got the venue booked recently, photographer is coming round on sunday, so its all coming together. order lots of bits and pieces of ebay too, buy little bits each week, you soon get bits and it doesnt stretch the finances :)x
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CommentAuthorMrs Mara Tester
Welcome and congrats. You need a budget and an idea of guest numbers so you can then start looking at venues. xx
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Hello, congrats and welcome!
The first thing you need to do is...... enjoying being engaged for a bit! It can get very stressful so its worth relaxing for a little bit.
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CommentAuthorGeordie_Nikki
We've started by looking at venues on the net, then visiting them for prices etc.
Just started looking at dresses to find a certain style I want
Get your mam and bridesmaids invloved as early as possible to help you look through everything.
Keep an eye on wedding fayres in your area too, they're very helpful to get an idea and see for yourself what companies are offering, such as cakes, decoration, jewellery, flowers, photographers etc
CommentAuthorjodie b
hi and congrats!! xx
CommentAuthorMrs Turps (Nicpep)
Hi hun. Conrats on the engagement! Any questions just ask, the ladies on here are really great and they'll all come running with an answer x
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CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
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Hi hun congrats and welcome! This site is a wonderful source of info for your big day, so have fun using it and meeting some wonderful ladies that are only too happy to help with anything. I started with a list of what needed doing so ive pasted that below for you ;-)
Things to do
LOOK AT DRESS IDEAS, IF FIND THE ONE GET IT set date set budget figure out numbers (guests) find venue to hold this number for wedding AND reception figure out bridal party (whose bm, bm etc) Think of colours Look into what favour to have Figure our meal (sit down or buffet) find photographer, pay deposit Look at cake makers, pay deposit Look into transport, pay deposit Look into table centre pieces Look for dec if needed (chaircovers, baloons maybe) look for bridal parties clothes shoes and jewellery Find flowers, pay deposit look into hair styles and makeup do i want a video of the day?
Thats just the top half of my list lol but you get the idea, apart from the top 6 items you can do them in any order really. GOOD LUCK
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CommentAuthorKatie-Ann
Hi welcome and congratulations. The whole idea of planning a wedding was really overwhelming to me but I joined this site and all the lovely ladies on here help with whatever questions you have. I had pretty much planned everything I wanted but we have now changed our minds and are going abroad lol first thing to decide is budget and venues. If you need any help just shout xx
CommentAuthornewmrshartley
start where you feel comfy - plan your engagement party first if you are having one and if that goes to plan you are set! :) wedding planning for dummies is always a good bet :)
CommentAuthorbobbysgirl
congratulations on the engagement :)
CommentAuthorb2bnicola
congratualations :) let us all kno how u get along! xx
Happily Married! :) xxx
CommentAuthormrsr2b
Congratulations & Welcome :D Helen xo
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
LucyLoveLace you will love this site all of the girls are extremely helpful and u can get loads of info on things you maybe hadn't thot about... :)
CommentAuthorEmma
Hails
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much! I've just copied the to do list to an email. Gonna send it to my Fiance, just to prove exactly how much goes into the day!
CommentAuthorKerrylou
Welcome and congratulations!!
first things first - set a date and book ceremony venue - enjoy your engaement for 6 months and then go into mental bridal frenzy LOL I tried to do loads in those first 6 months and I ended up burning out from being bombarded with so much info! I took a couple of months out over Christmas and planning is steady away now :)
Big things first though reception venue photographer transport THEN dress/shoes/jewellery/hair bits BM dresses groom's suit
Don't sweat the little things like invitations and favours yet - heaps of time for that!!
Enjoy enjoy enjoy!! xxx
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CommentAuthorKizzy81
Congratulations and enjoy flashing that ring! We had it easy, as getting married and having the reception at home so we just picked a couple of dates and ran they by the vicar as a first port of call. Most people get the dress first or at least early on, however don't feel pressure to. You really only need to order 4-6 months before the big day so take your time if you need to and do whatever feels right first. Everything else will then fall into place.
CommentAuthorohfiddles
congratulations on your engagment. i have still got a way to go, but what i did was sat down with H2B and any1 else that was helping and decided everything we wanted and needed. guest lists, and BUDGET, i hate that word lol. All the ladies on here are so much help so if you have any prob lems just ask away xxx
