Don't know what happend then thought I'd posted this but now can't see it so If I've posted twice sorry.... I'm going to send the std's out xmas 2016 then the day invites will go out 1st June 2017 RSVP 17th August, Evening invites (and any bumped up day invites) will go out 1st september RSVP 17th Oct then if I have any places left I will send out a final lot of evening invites (to those who we'd like to come but as it stands don't have room for) 1st November RSVP 1st Dec. Hopefully this will work and give me a couple of weeks to chase up any non responders before "giving away" there place to the next person so to speak and still mean I will have my confirmed numbers a month before the wedding (fingers crossed)
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CommentAuthorEmily17
Wow.. have it all planned out Mrs D!
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
I hope so lol. I think actually sorting the RSVP's is going to be the worst part of all the planning really
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CommentAuthorEmily17
I heard a good tip... write a number on each of the RSVPs that relates to each invite then you can keep track easier.
Not sure where I heard that but sounds a good idea :)
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorHannahB299
So organised!
I'm a lover of lists so I'll have a mighty tick list for rsvps I think.... The numbering sounds like a good idea x
Met 18/09/03
Engaged 06/09/08
Getting married 05/09/17
CommentAuthorLadyC
I like the numbering RSVPs idea. Very clever.
I do like the idea of making the stationary myself. Might have a little looksy on Pinterest for ideas. Any other suggestions for templates or 'how to' guides?
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
I can let people RSVP on the wedding site I'm going to set up but I don't know if that will make it more complicated? Thought it would be easier for my guests tho as then they don't have to remember to post the RSVP. Lady C what type of invite are you thinking about doing? That's your starting point as there is so many different styles to chose from. I'm using pocket folds but they are fiddly, you could go for a more simple Card style or you could make a booklet or just have a flat invite. g00gle and p1ntrest are great for inspiration. Have you got a theme in mind?
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CommentAuthorEmily17
It depends what your after Mrs C, we wanted to give directions from church to hotel and things like that so wanted a pocket fold. If you just want to go for, its here at that time, then it can be more simple design rather than the flaps and pockets etc
Mrs D, I love the idea of getting the RSVPs through the post so wont be offering this. it depends. it would be easier for them but more complicated for you. can you Rsvp for people on there? if you can then you could log on when you receive a postal one to keep it all in one place
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
I'm not very good with paperwork I spend half my life hunting for bits of paper to sort out things that should have been done months ago so keeping it all online will be useful although less traditional, I'm not sure if the other guests will be able to see who's been invited and declined tho that could be embarrassing especially if loads of people don't want to come lol
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CommentAuthorEmily17
Know what you mean. set up a test with close family and see? Online would be good then :)
Word the invites as RSVP via www.etc or if you prefer please send to 123 Sesame St. That way first point of call is the website
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
Ohh good advice. Have you booked the free engagement shoot on here?
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CommentAuthorEmily17
No, I struggled with it loads... didn't get how it worked. Were going to have one with our photographer £100 at any location so can have it in the park we used to go to.
its expensive but for the wedding he's only costing us £650 so saving there means will be ok
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
most of the photographers down here do packages which include an engagement shoot which might be worth a look, I'm also playing with the idea of doing it myself as I know exactly the photo I want for the STD's but then I'm never 100% happy with any photo of myself even less so of non-professional ones
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CommentAuthorEmily17
Give it a go. Wont hurt. Have plenty of time to play with it :)
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
I love the look of pocket folds. Our theme is vintage. Have found some good tutorials on P1nterest. I think I'll give guests the choice of replying online or post.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
I always loved the idea of a flat invite bound with hessian and lace for a vintage wedding, I wanted a vintage summer wedding my sis beat me to it tho so all my pre-engagement wedding ideas I had have now been scrapped and I'm doing the complete opposite lol
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CommentAuthorEmily17
We booked the venue last night.
Things done: Church booked - Deposit paid Venue booked - Deposit paid Photographer booked - Deposit paid DJ booked - Included in venue Dress bought - Fully paid Veil bought - Fully paid Bride & Bridesmaids jackets bought - Fully paid
EEEEK so excited :D
Will hopefully be ordering these glasses in the next week or so:
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They are on 3tsy and is £20 shipping to the UK but someone on here mentioned someone in the UK on FB who could do them, am going to send her the pic this morning and see what she thinks.
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorEmily17
I think my next thing to tackle is the cars.
I saw a lovely rolls Royce last year with my mom and mil. need to show Oh and see what he thinks.
then need to show my sister. She has promised us £500 towards the wedding and was going to give us cash.. I like the idea of her buying part of the wedding so we can look back and say MOH got us the cars. :)
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
Wow! You're really organised. Do you not worry your bridesmaids might change dress size though?
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
Your very organised, it's a great feeling to book the venue tho you know it's real then. That's really generous of your sister and it's a great idea to put it towards something. I love cars, unfortunately I won't have one as I will be staying at the venue the night before, in the process of tracking down a Ferrari F50 for h2b to arrive in tho, it's going to be one of my surprise gifts for him, although I'm struggling not to say anything haha I often mess about telling him he has to buy me an R8, the other day he told me I can have an R8 when he gets his Ferrari, almost split the beans then lol. Have you looked for FB wedding sales pages yet? There always good for things like your champagne flutes
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CommentAuthorLadyC
I didn't have a car for my first wedding. This time our venue is about 10 minutes away from our hotel so I can arrive in style! Haven't given it much thought though.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorEmily17
I did Mrs D and most of it was second hand things and because I want them personalised it wouldn't work. this lady can do 2 for £15 with £4 postage which isn't bad I don't think.
I need transport to the church and then to the hotel so is needed for me.
Lady C, they are one size fits all boleros so no need to worry about dress size. Neither of them have changed size since growing into their adult size so I'm not particularly worried about it anyway.
That's will be lovely for him! I did think of getting us an Aston but would mean OH has to drive us away from the church which neither of us want. I asked him in the end and he didn't like the idea of him driving. loved the idea of the car but that bit out him off. If we have any spare cash I might treat him to it to get him to the church
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
Oh that's good then sweet.
I emailed the coordinator this morning asking for certain rooms for different parts of the day. Hoping she'll agree to my plan and then we will know how much the deposit will be to confirm the date. She sent us a list of local suppliers last night. Was exciting going through them.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorEmily17
Is your venue far from where you live?
I feel like its really real now and its happening. Can't wait!
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
That's a really good price! Especially as they are a keep sake too. Lady C we're big on cars so it's an important part for us, my bro and his mates are all into drifting and rally driving so the plan is h2b in a Ferrari will lead a convoy of beemers and rally cars in, a bit fast and furious style, he'll love it and the photos will be wicked!! If you have the money that would be nice, as you could arrive in the Rolls and have it take you both from the church to the venue and he can turn up in style too!!
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CommentAuthorLadyC
We're scooter people. Am hoping our club will do a convoy. My brother inherited my dad's scooter when he died 6 weeks ago. Would love him to take me on the back of that! Not very practical though in a wedding dress... especially if it's raining.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorEmily17
That's what I thought Mrs D and as they are men and don't take long to get ready they can play in the morning too. Him and his best man used to spend a day going to posh car showrooms around Brum. they loved it! would be a treat for them both!
Yeah. I have just sent the pic and personalised details so hopefully she will be able to make them.. if not I will have to keep looking. Its not like were pushed for time at the moment!!
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorEmily17
Yeah Lady C, not the best idea probably. Although you could include it in your day some other way if you wanted.
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
I'm sure they did something like that on DTTB Lady C and the bride went in a side car, I'd be more worried about the helmet tho!
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CommentAuthorLadyC
Venue just confirmed rooms. Total venue cost £12,300. Deposit required to secure date £3075.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
That's great are you going to go ahead and book?
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CommentAuthorEmily17
That's good. the deposit is less than you thought which is great
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He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
It is less which is great. Still a bit more saving to do before we can officially book. At least we know what we're aiming for.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
It's good when you know what you have to aim for. have you thought about a budget plan? I have one written down so that I know what I have to spend where which (fingers crossed) will stop me over spending on something and making things difficult for us
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CommentAuthorEmily17
Mrs D, ours is great. we did it before we finalised the venue and because the venue is cheaper than we were expecting as are £2000 under at the moment!! Most things we have bought so far are under budget. only thing that isn't is the stationary punches but that £1 so no biggie at all
Its great to keep track of payments too. I have mine set up with next payment due when how much paid so far etc
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
Started working on a budget plan this afternoon. Have decided on a vintage roses theme.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
Biggest advice for the Budget Lady C leave yourself some wiggle room, I have given myself £600 "misc" which I have already had to reallocate some of, as although I took the invites into account I didn't consider STD's or "order of the days" or thank you cards whoops. Emily I'm not paying out things regularly atm (dad is paying for the venue so he's doing monthly payments for that) got a "to do" list on the go tho where I have a final date things have to be booked and paid by
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CommentAuthorLadyC
How do you predict how much things are going to cost? I feel a bit clueless to be honest.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
Most of the big things i.e photographers D.J's etc are pretty upfront about their prices and will advertise them on websites so you can get an idea of how much that would be, the rest of it I've guestimated depending on how important it is to me, e.g I have budgeted £600 (5% of the budget) for flowers and decs, this will mainly go on bouquets and button holes as I'm not keen on flowers everywhere and I plan on D.I.Y'ing most of the decs. To be honest the internet is a god send as you can use it as a bargaining tool, don't like a price you've been quoted there is plenty more at your fingertips and at least one should work
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CommentAuthorLadyC
I've just emailed a photographer. His pictures are amazing and I like his personality. So exciting! Didn't have a professional photographer at my first wedding, or wedding cars, cake, etc. Feels like I'm doing it all for the first time and it is so exciting!
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
Sounds good, all your enthusiasm is rubbing off on me I've done more weddingy stuff today than I have in the past 3 months. Don't know what to do about a photographer to be honest, did as a friend who is a professional who took the photo's for my daughters christening to do it when we first got engaged but now thinking I would rather he was just there as a guest so he and his family can enjoy the day (plus I would still need another photographer to work with him through the day). I've been having my daughters photos professionally done since she was born by another company too and I love them and the work they do but their wedding package is waaaaay more than I have budgeted for think I will cross that bridge a bit closer to the time tho
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CommentAuthorLadyC
My friend did it for my first wedding and I felt really guilty that she couldn't fully enjoy the day. She also wasn't in any of the photos! I think she was slightly distracted too because she was friends with so many people there and the photos weren't as great as they would've been if I had hired an independent photographer. What is your photography budget? I've set mine at £800.
I love planning! Am having so much fun already.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
To be honest I've only budgeted about £400 for the photography as I was going to ask my friend to do it and I knew he wouldn't ask for much but I think I'm going to have to re-think that one :(
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CommentAuthorLadyC
I love photos and the are really important to me. I remember my brother paying around £850 for their photographer and they were really disappointed with their wedding photos. I would be truly gutted if that happened to me.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
CommentAuthorMrs D2B
thats the thing isn't it you only get one shot at this if you don't get the results you want theres nothing you can do about it, I think thats my biggest worry that nothing will work out as I've planned
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CommentAuthorEmily17
Our photographer is amazing £650 for all day If you want his details let me know. He will travel and charges g00gle maps rates. So bubbly and everything so all guests will feel relaxed xx
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorMrs T Hurley!
To me, the photographer is so important. You only get married once (hopefully!).
I've been looking at v15tapr1nt for invites. £4 for 10 invites!
Met 18/09/03
Engaged 06/09/08
Getting married 05/09/17
CommentAuthorEmily17
That's good Mrs T!
Met in 2009
He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
CommentAuthorLadyC
This is actually my 2nd marriage Mrs T Hurley 2B. Having said that, this time I am doing it properly and to the right man! It feels like I am doing it all for the first time anyway as my first wedding was so cheap and nothing was done properly.
I didn't think of V1stapr1nt. Will have a little looksy.
xx Lady Charlotte Chamberlain to be! xx
xx Marrying my soul mate on 22nd July 2016 xx
