Wedding Forum - WE DID IT! RECAP with Student Photographer...

We have got all the ladies the same thing but personalised for them.... I can't say on here as one of my BM's is on here but feel free to send me a message when your online & I will let you know the details.

all the men have got different things....
- best man frame & keyring £5.89
engraved keyring for FIL2B - £4.99
Pocket watch with an eagle for my grandad whos giving me away £2.99 including a gift box from £land
superman cufflinks for our youngest - £1.20 including box
"X" cufflinks for our eldest (first letter of his name) - £2.35 including gift box from £land
Bright side glass from bay & cigar cutter from bay & gift box for h2b's witness - £10.62
Bright side glass from bay for my witness (paid for before finding he might not be able to come) - £8 if he can come im looking at getting something else but not sure what yet.

Mens gifts
7 in total = £36.04 (with maybe another £10 left between my witness & our sons

Womens gifts
5 in total = £15! Bargain!

Means I have more money to pay for my latest obsession (bright side) but in my defence i plan on using alot of the items i buy from them to either tidy up the house by giving everything storage or to take on honeymoon/when we go away... for instance i have already got a security tin that i plan to use as a safe when on honeymoon as i dont believe the cottage has one, also the first aid tin will keep the first aid kit all together (we prefer to make our own first aid kits up as they are so much better & most of it does get used etc). So m not just spending for the sake of it.... theres a reason behind it all.... I have even gone through & put a note on each item telling me when to buy it & what its for including stocking fillers in time for next year lol.

Can't wait to go to town tomoro!!!!!

Once I'm done in town then I will only have £50 of wedding to pay for!!!!!!

Once thats paid its down to the honeymoon!!!! *Squeals with excitement*

Yeh most of it still needs to be handed over... but the money is there if that makes sense.... i have budgeted based on invitees not actual RSVP's I won't hand the full amount over until i have final numbers as i refuse to wait ages for a refund in the overpaid amount etc

So exciting that you only have £50 left to pay!! You must feel like a whole weight has been lifted! I can't wait until I have that much left, at the moment everything looks so scary :( x

Woo Hoo! Posty just arrived & delivered my first honeymoon order!!!!

2x Pair "Just Married" flip flops arrived!!!! They are the type that leaves an imprint in the sand saying "just married"... So thats the first thing ticked off my Honeymoon checklist!

Met the new Manager yesterday.... My H2B seems to have the same opinion as I do....

During the meeting the Manager clearly stated that we can have everything we have booked at the price we previously booked it at... EXCEPT.... the Appletizer?! He stated that if the Appletizer goes up in price between now & the Wedding Day (even if it goes up on the day itself) we would have to pay the higher amount.... despite the fact that we would be paying for it in advance. He tried to blame "Stock Rotation" for this! I got rather annoyed at trying to put my point across that when you go to a shop & buy something for £5 & then decide to take it back but the price for that item is now £5.50 you don't expect to get the extra 50p more than you paid, the same as if you bought something for £5 then took it back but the item is on sale when you take it back & is now only £2.50... you expect to get the full £5 you paid not the £2.50 its currently priced as... So getting annoyed I swiftly changed the subject & moved on to the next point.

So this morning when writing up the meeting confirmation from yesterday I decided to check the contract.... No where in the contract or the information pack does it state that the prices are subject to change. (It states that the menu's are "sample menu's" which implies the menu's may change, it also states that a bridal morning beauty package is not available at all locations, it also states that the final balance is based on the final head count but no where does it state that costs are subject to change). I called the head office & asked where they stand on the matter... the reply i was given made me chuckle..... a direct quote "tell him to stop being an idiot" lol so I have written into the meeting confirmation regarding that due to it not stating in my contract that prices are subject to change i am therefore liable to pay UP TO £2.30 per bottle of Appletizer & no more as this was the agreed price when i paid my deposit & booked. One thing I did sneak in there was that the Bridal Suite becomes free when 4 rooms are booked for the night of the wedding as per the wedding information (its not something i noticed until recently).

So yes we both have the same opinion of him, he seems to know what he's trying to get across, he is very head strong but lets see who backs down first shall we?! lol

Also Witness gifts FINALLY arrived today... I bought them ages ago!

well the email of the meeting confirmation has now been sent to him lol which does include that i have spoken to them (i didnt however give the head office details of names or which venue etc) I simply wanted to know where they stand on the matter lol.

I also realised that they will be handing details to resident DJ in January & so have just called the DJ myself & have an appointment at home with them on the 8th January... Our date is now booked in with the DJ! I figured with Christmas period etc the venue might not get the details to the dj until the end of january & so figure thats cutting it a bit close so took matters into my own hands lol

Very organized and sounding fab! :)

It sounds like you're really on top of everything. As it is a new manager I suspect he is trying to stamp his authority. It's a crazy thing to pick though; you'd think he'd say that the price per meal might go up, as that would make him more of a profit. At least you've got it in writing so he can't overcharge you.

Nope I was right, much as they have sent some replies, they have not commented on the prices at all, so the only prices i have in writing are the ones i wrote up, however there is now 4 times that I have sent a confirmation email with no dispute put in writing to challenge what I wrote.

well everything will be done in cash so he cant physically get more money by using my card details so tough lol I have everything in writing so I would like to see him try.

I dont have alot of room to place things like the candy buffet, the cake, the guest book & the card box.
Due to this i need to make it as compact as possible but without it looking too squished. So I am looking at having a shelf made with a drawer underneath to hold the tongs & scoops. The following is the inspiration I have used along with the publisher file I have created to show what Im wanting... Now I'm just figuring out the measurements....

picture 1 = 2 Shelves


Picture 2 = think of the bottom shelf as a drawer poking out


Picture 3: = Lollie stand halved & either side...


Picture 4 = Final design

Well the last dress arrived, the make-up brushes & make-up bag arrived christmas eve.

Been thinking about allergy tags for the buffet... I've seen some on fb but no one does them with the allergies i am having to contend with... so I made my own.....



I am going to mount them onto tent fold black card with enough space above them to write the name of the dish in a silver pen.

I also need to have a good sort out of the wedding stuff because I need to send the decorations for the cake to the baker on the 7th Jan 2015. Then it really will be real - having to send items for the wedding to someone so they can make the cake.... scary! So I think I will have to go through & sort out whats being taken to the venue & whats not so that its all packed & ready to go because atm its currently stacked up in my wardrobe & I can't fit anymore in there! I'm struggling to keep the wardrobe doors closed!

I have also spent the whole of yesterday going through all the wedding stuff & placing in boxes specific to their needs...

Ceremony Box
1. Tissue Pouches
2. Order of the day
3. Pen to sign gumf

Cake Envelope
1. 5 brooches of 2 different styles
2. ribbon to go round cake

Reception Box
1. 4 packs of napkins
2. bouquet
3. new makeup brush set
4. 2 rolls of banquet roll
5. guest book
6. place cards
7. photo frames (those who cant be with us poem & table plan)
8. vellum for centre pieces
9. odd decorative bits

MY Clothing
1. alice band
2. veil
3. nightwear
4. converse
5. heels
6. jewellry

Girls Clothing
1. dresses (will be hung closer to time)
2. boleros
3. alice bands
4. heels for auntie bobbie

Gift Box
1. FIL2B
2. MIL2B
3. BM's
4. Other party members

Favour Box
1. Scrolls

H2B's Box
1. filled gift tin
2. tie & pocket hankies for all men

etc etc

Well I got my parcel NYE turned up in the morning, a card for valentines for h2b, a card for the wedding day for h2b, a pill tin for the all important contraceptive on the wedding night.... a wash bag, his & her luggage tags, shoe cleaning kit for h2b & a "naughty tin" for the honeymoon essentials.

But it is that time of year where i can now finally say.....

I don't like the idea of table numbers, never have so was thinking that seeing as we have kids & I want tossible I was about thinking about having childrens character tabke names with on one side of the table name card having a picture of the character alog with its name then on the.other side of the card having a "fun facts" bit....
the table names we have thought of are

1. Top table: Lola & Bugs (our nicknames for eachother & also loony toons)
2. Mcqueen (eldest is obsessed)
3. Superman (youngest is obsessed)
4. Minions (kids & h2b)
5. Mater (kids love)

Now I just need a list of fun facts for each.... any ideas?

I have also sorted the Allergy Warning Tags, these just need it written in Silver Pen at the top which item they are refering to & ticking the boxes needed.

Your activity books look lovely, what ages have you done them for and where did you get the things to put inside. We will only have two children all day, but would love to do something like this for them rather than just buying packs. Our son will be 7 and our friends little girl will be 18 months, so they'll want different packs, personalised one's would be lovely.

Also have you considered selling them on ebay after the wedding (not those one's obviously lol, but making new one's up to sell?) as I've seen some really rubbish one's on there, surely you could sell those if people are managing to sell the rubbish one's.

I love your table names as well :) We're considering making ours, but not as arty as you

My kids have said they want a photo booth when we get married so over the last couple of weeks I have been buying one or two things each time I pop into the land of pound..... we now have:

1. Blow up micrphone
2. Long wig
3. Trilby hat
4. Glasses/nose/tash things
5. Blow up guitar in post

Next week I will probably pick up another wig & some silly glasses but today I also found my very first camera!!!! discovered the land of pound have some film in stock atm, the batteries are so old the name has changed for them but I can get hold of new batteries for £1.05 each from the local electrical store so might use it for the photobooth!

heres how old & naff it is lol....

We have Cars for one of our tables lol! I really won't to sort RSVPs too but still have a month to wait! :/

I don't understand why some people take so long about it. I would RSVP straight away if I received an invitation because I just like being organised.. unorganised people grind my gears!!

have made some calls today, got a few more rsvp's still got a few more calls to make.

Transport guy messaged me to confirm.

Table name card holders arrived today, they are fairly small but i like them :)

well now have all day rsvp's except my witness but then he is trying to move country, have a baby & sort jobs etc... he has a lot on his plate atm & i have no issue with him taking longer.... if he says no though i think i may cry for a while.... ive grown up with him & it feels like hes my older brother... ive known him 22yrs.... im just getting impatient to know now iv got all the others... but if he cant tell me til 2wks before im cool with that just impatient to know lol

blimey... i TOLD the venue the head count is 70% (they say 80%). I have also sent them the costs of things (going by what they said originally - despite the new manager trying to make changes). So when I create the invoice for the Evening Buffet (h2b's parents paying) then I will state the amount of people, state the percentage catered for & state the amount to be paid... the venue dont really have much option as they havent sent me any confirmation letters its me that sent them but then im rather OCD so i probably didnt give them much chance lol

Just got a message.... just wanna cry..... he can't make it.... feel like my own brother can't attend my wedding...... i completely understand his reasons (he would hate for the baby to come early & miss the birth of his child & his wife wont be able to fly over), i mean if he had come & got a call i would send him on the first flight back to her as i would hate for him to miss that just for me thats horrible but it doesnt mean it doesnt hurt knowing he wont be there.... im just so upset right now but also happy for him... my feelings are just so messed up i feel so torn.