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    • EmmaH444
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    Hi All,

    I thought I might start a diary to keep a track of what I am doing and have done (and probably scare myself in the process!).

    Wedding venue - booked and deposit paid
    Registrar - booked and deposit paid.
    Wedding insurance - bought.
    Wedding dress – I won it and my Mam is paying for my alterations!
    Accessories – veil, shoes etc
    Bridesmaid – need dress, shoes etc
    Flower girl - dress bought, need shoes etc.
    Page boy outfit – to buy.
    Mans suits – to arrange not sure if hiring or buying yet.
    Venue decoration – to sort.
    Cake – considering making our own.
    Flowers – to decide on real, artificial or brooch bouquets.
    Favours – to be decided.

    Hair and make-up - this is causing me to worry as I hardly wear make-up but obviously want to look nice in the photos...

    I'm sure there's a lot more things that I have missed off! xx

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    You've done lots. What about dj/entertainment x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Oh yeh - I knew I'd forget something.

    I think we want a band and the venue does a DJ for £200 who will have your own specified playlist which we thought was reasonable? x

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    • MrsEmmaP
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    You have done lots and still a lot of time to go, our DJ is costing us £225 for 6 hours so yes that sounds reasonable x

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    • AprilS61
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    DJ sounds like a good price. I forgot you won your dress, you lucky thing! X

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    • Flossie
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    Yeah DJ is a good price. We're paying over double that x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Some pics of the things I have sorted :)

    Our venue
    Our venue

    Flower girl dress
    Flower girl dress

    My dress
    My dress
    Back of my dress
    Back of my dress


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    • Flossie
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    Everything looks beautiful! I love the look of your venue x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks all.

    The venue have a deer park too and I completely fell in love with it! :)
    Deer :)
    Deer :)




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    • MrsEmmaP
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    Ahh thats lovely, such thing and I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy looking at them! Your venue is stunning :) x

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    • Flossie
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    That is the cutest thing ever!! X

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    • EmmaH444
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    You can pay for a big of feed (£1) so it might keep the kids amused for a while :) x

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    • AprilS61
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    Thats cute! Our venue have a birds of prey falconry thing at the back but that was built after we booked, not as good as deer! x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Birds are cool too, I love watching falconry at agricultural shows but the flapping wings freak me out if they get too close! :) x

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    • AprilS61
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    I think you can hire the owls to bring the rings or something too! Thats not really our thing though lol x

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    • EmmaH444
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    I sent off for some colour samples for a veil today as the one I tried in the shop was £160! It was gorgeous but I think we could spend that money elsewhere x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Veil samples arrived yesterday. I'll be needing ivory/cream but now I need to decide if I want sparkly bits or embroidery... probably sparkly! lol x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Just booked my dress fitting - 26/7/16. Ages away but something to tick off the list! :)

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    • MrsEmmaP
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    Great news! I didn't know you could book fittings so far in advance! Good to know :) x

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    • EmmaH444
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    All shops might be different, mine is from B3rk3t3x so it is a chain of stores. x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Productive afternoon. We've finally decided on the design for the Save The Dates. I just need to order a couple more finishing touches and I can start to make them.

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    • JennK
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    Exciting! Looking forward to seeing the save the dates ;)

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thank you :)

    We also found these to use for the place settings.
    Stag place settings
    Stag place settings


    Not sure we'll love them as much once we've cut out and put together 70! We will probably do these in silver.

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    • EmmaH444
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    My wedding bracelet - a work in progress
    My wedding bracelet - a work in progress


    I am building a bracelet to represent all sorts of things that are important to me or have a link to the wedding. The wing is for my Gran who passed away, the peacock is for our theme and the clips have leaf motifs on them as our venue has the deer Park and so quite a few trees :-). Fellow collectors know that this brand can be pricy so just as well I have over a year to go!

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    Aww that's so lovely Emma x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thank you :) I don't think I'll actually fill it completely by the wedding day! x

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    • TheNewMrsBarrett
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    Love your bracelet Emma! I'm planning on wearing mine on my wedding day too as my h2b bought me one a couple of years ago and buys me a charm for Christmas and Bdays, in fact he got me the angel wing too! Xx
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    • DanielleS0709
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    Everything looks lovely! Lucky girl winning your dress!! Love the meaning behind the bracelet. Where are you ordering your veil if u don't mind me asking?

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks ladies :)

    I haven't decided on the veil yet. I did contact an online company by e-mail twice and once by phone but they haven't gotten back to me so I think I'll just look out for a sale in a regular dress shop. The one I tried on in the shop was about £160 and I can't justify that even if it was gorgeous!

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    • EmmaH444
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    love this
    love this


    I wonder if it would be possible to make this myself out of artificial flowers? Does anyone have any experience of making a bouquet themselves?

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    • EmmaH444
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    For invitations / STD
    For invitations / STD


    Hopefully this will arrive tomorrow so we can crack on with the STDs :)

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    • Flossie
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    Emma, I'm going to try making my own bouquets.. no idea how it will go but it's worth a try! I think the main thing is the 'structure' and making sure it is secure.. but it is definitely do-able! Might be an idea to have a read of the DIY thread so you can get some ideas/advice :)

    When are you sending your save the dates out? x

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    • Sarah D
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    Emma, I have found good tutorials on utube, have a look defo helped me and also gave me info on what specific things I needed as I needed florist wire but had no clue where to start! ive bought flowers off of the bay and they have been really cheap and im going to do a trial run once they arrive xx

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks Ladies, I'll have a look. :)

    We're probably going to send them out in the next month as we are getting married around August bank holiday weekend and people might book holidays. Plus as my other half is Irish, so it gives his family time to plan and save to be able to come over. :) x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Sample they sent
    Sample they sent


    I forgot to say the stamper actually arrived today! I only ordered on Monday so I'm impressed with their service.

    I think it might take a few attempts for ours to be this standard but I love it and it's something to keep in the memory box afterwards. :) x

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    • AprilS61
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    That's cool Emma! Love the bracelet idea too.

    I dunno if you've already looked but I got my veil from thew3ddingv3ilsh0p. Mine is 114" one teir with scattered pearls and was about £68! Custom design x

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks April, I'll have a look at their site. :) x

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    • AprilS61
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    Your welcome. Some lovely things. Didn't take too long to arrive either if I remember correctly, maybe a couple of weeks max x

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    • EmmaH444
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    I've ordered samples but also sent them an e-mail as I would like diamantes but I don't want it to take away from the detail on my dress if that makes sense?! x

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    • WelshBrideBethan2015
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    Love the stamper :)

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks. It's a complete nightmare to do! We're going to try a different type of wax and hope it's better. I'll keep you in the loop! Lol x

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    • EmmaH444
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    April thank you for the recommendation. They have been really helpful and I've fallen in love with a beaded lace waist length ivory veil. It's going to cost £72 but as the one I tried on in the shop wasn't half as nice and was more than double the price so I think I will go for it. Just waiting for the sample to arrive to make sure the ivory is a match for my dress. :) x

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    • Whovianbride
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    Loving your little girl bridesmaid dress, and your wax stamp.
    Looking good.

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    • EmmaH444
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    My Aunty's tiara.
    My Aunty's tiara.


    Thanks, just ordered more wax to get started. We decided on Moss pearl green to go with the peacock colours :)

    I have my Aunty's tiara to try as I thought it would be nice as something borrowed but it's quite tall. It gorgeous but I don't think it is what I want. I hope I don't offend her. I think I might just look for a comb or a flat head piece if that makes sense? Princesses must do a lot of practicing is all that I'm saying, it feels weird wearing one! :)

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    • EmmaH444
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    Leaf hairband
    Leaf hairband


    I have just ordered this them D3b3nhams as they have 20% off today and I had a £20 voucher from buying my wedding insurance from them so cost me £28.

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    That's gorgeous emma x

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    • Sarah D
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    That's lovely! Xx

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    • EmmaH444
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    Thanks, I can't wait for it to arrive. :)

    I have my eye on a P*****a leaf necklace an dangly earring set to wear so I'm hoping this will be a good match. x

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    • Flossie
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    Prettyyyy :) why did you get a £20 voucher though?! I got £10!!!

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    • EmmaH444
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    My policy was £57, maybe yours was less? Just what was offered on the website when I bought it.

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