Wedding Forum - Our wedding plans so far........Invitation...

Stunning dress :)

Thank you :)

Wow that is a stunning dress! Looks gorgeous on you :) x

I do like the belt, it just gives it a bit of extra 'something'. I imagine it would look too plain without a belt.

You sound like me.. my boobs always stay the same as well and I always need to get everything in a size bigger just so I can fit them in haha. Annoying! x

That dress is supposed to be worn without a belt but I felt it needed something extra, so asked them to try some belts on me, that one was my favorite.

My mum is ordering my dress tomorrow, eek I'm so excited!! We're going with the original shop (further away) as my local stockist has been very unreliable so far, so we decided not to risk ordering from them. They don't answer the phone, Keep addressing my emails in someone else's name?? We went to the shop to order (pre arranged an appointment) only to be told the assistant couldn't place the order & the manager was off??

My MOH & eldest bridesmaid's dresses arrived a few days ago, they tried them on Friday but they weren't sitting right due to our poor attempt at tying the corset. The eldest bridesmaid tried hers again on Sunday, this time 3 of us tied the corset & it fitted perfectly.
I will be booking them in for alterations nearer the wedding as they are to long, they are also hoping to have lost some weight.
The colour is closer to the 1st picture & they look so much better in the flesh (when I showed H2B the pic he hated it, but he saw the bridesmaid in it on friday & he loved it) unfortunately it wasn't photographing very well on my phone.
I am getting another dress made for my almost 12 year old niece but with straps, I will order this in a few months time.

I have ordered these shoes for my MOH & bridesmaid, I will hopefully be collecting them tomorrow, just hoping there a good colour match for their dresses.


Today I received my cookie (wedding favour) sample, OMG I am in love & it tasted fab too

I love those bridesmaid shoes...gorgeous colour x

I've paid 50% off of the cookies today, booked 2 nights at a local hotel & spa (night before wedding & wedding night) & my mum has ordered my dress :)

I picked up the bridesmaids shoes today, they don't look as nice as they did in the pictures but i'll wait & see what the bridesmaids think. They were a bargain at £4.99 each (had 2 x £15 off codes, so saved £30) so hopefully they'll be fine.

Updated to do list:

Booked so far:
Church @ £811 (paid £40 deposit) will increase slightly when 2015 prices are released
Reception venue @ £1900 (paid in full)
Cars @ £730 (paid in full) also paid an extra £50 to collect us in the evening
Photobooth @ £449 (paid £100) - Need to chance up at some point to make sure they still exist
Band @ £600
Centrepieces @ £270 (paid in full)
Food & cake, dad's paying
Invites & save the dates @ £70? (Paid in full)
Insurance @ £37 (paid in full)
Photographer @ £600 (paid in full)
Florist @ £299 (paid in full)
Chair & table covers @ £365.95 (paid in full)
Rings @ £630 (paid in full)
9 suits & shoes @ approx £1,500 (paid £945 so far)
My dress & veil @ £922 (mum's paid)
Bridesmaids dresses @ £37 each (paid in full)
Bridesmaids shoes @ £4.99 each (paid in full)
Hotel for wedding night @ £135 (paid £13.50 deposit)
Hotel for wedding eve @ £130 (paid £13.50 deposit)
My shoes @ £39 but I'm unsure if i'll be wearing them or buying something else??
Sweet buffet jars (paid in full) I also have some sweets already (pink millions & mini wham bars)
Cookies/favours @ £185 (£92.50 paid so far)

Still to do:

Hair & makeup - I've sent off for lots of quotes
Sweets for sweet buffet
Jewellery for myself & my girls (SIL2B has said I can borrow her pearl necklace, my something borrowed)
Flower girl dresses & shoes (j0hn lew!s fairy dress & n3xt glitter shoes)
Youngest bridesmaid dress & shoes
Stag/hen - I want to do this as cheap as possible after seeing how much we still need to pay!! Hen's have other idea's!!
Honeymoon (H2B's parents have given us £2,000 towards this)

You are at a great place with 6 months still to go :)

Do you have any idea what you want to do for your hen? x

Well that's nice that they are taking over and you don't need to worry about it :) they can discuss between them how much they can afford then without you feeling bad about it or anything. Lovely that they want to pay for you between them as well. You'll have a fab time whatever you do!! x

Yay for booking your honeymoon! Everything looks gorgeous, love the colour you have chosen, really pretty x

I love the look of your honeymoon! Venue is gorgeous too! Ooh, and your dress, and the cookies.

I've ordered a different bridesmaid dress for my adult bridesmaids to try as I'm not 100% happy with the ones I've got.
One of my bridesmaids tried it on in store today but they only had it in navy & a size 20, she's a 14, so she pulled it into place.
I really liked it, she wasn't so sure but said it was my decision, I think she'll change her mind once it's the correct size & colour.
I think it's alot more flattering on her.

I think it looks a lot better on her, I actually wouldn't guess it was the same person.

Wow you are so organised!! Sounds perfect! Love the new bridesmaid dress where is it from

Love the new BM dress.

We are going to Mexico for our honeymoon too. I've been before about 8 years ago and loved it. Always wanted to go back. Can't wait to get it booked :)

Wow. Just read your planning diary and sounds exciting! Think when we have a date ,as gave to do one of these. You are so organised! Well done!

Bianca it was £119

So the dress arrived & it was a major fail, it looked awful on her :(
My other bridesmaid also tried it on & it also looked awful on her, gutted.............so were going to stick with the original dress.
I love the old dress on them in the flesh, I just hate the pictures I've taken (above) hopefully on the day when they have their hair styled, nice makeup, jewellery, flowers, etc it will all look gorgeous on camera.

My hair & make up consultaion went well, the lady was lovely so I have booked her :)
She recommended having my trial 6 weeks before the wedding maximum, but I booked for the 5th March as my hair accessory will depend upon which style I end up with & I want to allow enough time to find the perfect one.

We have our marriage preperation course at the church on the 28th of this month, so the plan is to save until then so that we can pay off the balance that day.

Shame about the new dress. I think the original dress will look better in person and photos as the one you have taken is quite close up. So once it comes to the day and everyone's fitted into the shots they will look perfect.

Invites are lovely. Are you printing the guests name or writing it?

That's such a clever idea just on the rsvp and not the actual invite :)

Love the invites :D

It looks lovely x

What a shame about the BM dress :(

The invites and the suit are lovely :) x

I'm a bridesmaid up :)

In the early planning stages we asked H2B's sister to be our bridesmaid, she said she couldn't accept as we would already have so much to pay out & that we didn't need the expense of another bridesmaid (we have another 5, well 1 is a flower girl).

Myself & H2B have been saying for a few weeks we'd ask her again as most costs are covered now, so this morning I asked her & explained that we could afford to have her & she has accepted :)