Hi all, as you can see i still have 17 months but as i am paying as i go along, i wondered what sort of things i can buy this early? Also i feel like i need to be doing something and not leave it all to the last minute.Any ideas girls??
CommentAuthormummyto2
your usher, bridesmaid, best man moh gifts tiara veil jewelley
your be amazed at how fast time goes by
im a married women now
mrs carson-moores
i love my hubby and my kids with all my heart and soul
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
thanks hun, i didnt think of the gifts lol, ive got some of my bouquets as they are artificial but couldnt think of anything else x
CommentAuthorHappilymarried Mrs G
i bought my vases and flowers for table decs, shoes, gifts, etc etc
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
favour boxes Post box Guest book Flowers if silk or foam Ribbon to decorate bits and bobs table decs Place cards (if you know roughly how many guests)
Don't get shoes, veils etc until you know which dress you are having as it could be a false buy otherwise.
If you're making your own StD's or invitations, you can get stuff for those and start making them. It took us 3 months to make the StD's! x
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Yeah and Order of service is another one. You can make all the covers etc and then just print the inserts nearer the time when you know what you are having etc.
You can also pick out music, hymns, readings,poems etc too ready for when you have your meeting with the vicar or registry office.
CommentAuthorlil miss sunshine
a book to write down all your plans
and now the next chapter
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
things to scatter on the table ie petal, cyrstals, confetti etc.. cake boxes table name/number holders cake topper cufflinks for the men stuff to make your own invites, OOs, STD's etc... confetti cones if having them or u could make them, and the filling for them bubbles if u wanted them wedding rings
cant think of anything else at mo xx
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Gifts for the bridal party too.
CommentAuthorRachie :D
Wow we only have about 15/16 months to go and we're starting to get everything. The sooner its paid for the better in my opinion. Also start looking at dresses
9th June 2012 when two worlds collide
The Crazy Cat Lady and the Transformer Man!
CommentAuthorTotallyLovedUp
i am loving this post! just scribbled all of that down lol. it is easy to think of the obvious things for the wedding but in the madness that is wedding planning it is easy to forget the finer details! knowing me i would forget ribbon to decorate chairs with or something lol
CommentAuthorUnknown
i would say buy everything you can now rathre than waiting otherwise you will worry you havnt got enought time or cant afford it!!
have fun shopping!! xx
CommentAuthorFaeth
I bought anything non perishable or time dependant as early as possible :-) helps spread the cost out!
"Of course I'm not wedding obsessed!!"
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
So far i have bought my bridesmaid shoes, my tiara, the flower girls tiaras, favour bags, my vases and fillings, silk flower petals for the tables, my flowers for the flower girls and bridesmaids as mine are artificial, my hall decorations for around the bar and things.. all the little things that can be stored i have started buying early..
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
thanks girls, this really helps, think i need some kind of book or folder so i know what im doing, the only things i have bought are my garter and my bouquets for bms as they are artificial.
CommentAuthorMoomie
A box to keep all of your stuff in one place as you dont't want to be searching around nearer the time, and also a planning book to write down what you've bought. I bought stuff a couple of weeks and nearly forgot I had!
CommentAuthorFaeth
A box is a great idea - that's what I need to get before I forget where I squirrelled everything away!
"Of course I'm not wedding obsessed!!"
CommentAuthorHunny Bunny
When we got engaged, I cut out a few of my extras, such as starbucks coffee and magazines and papers, so I put away £10.00 per week into my PO Account, which I havent really missed to be honest. I started in when we started to plan the wedding in Feb 2009 and will start to use it from this month to start getting the little things, I've got about 60 items added to my bay of e watch list! Anyway I've managed to save over £1000, plus aswell as that I've been buying little things as we go such as all the gifts have been bought for the bridal party, favours and buffet bags/glass jars, so I've got quite alot done already. Plus I've been selling stuff on bay of e and using that money purly for wedding bits. Was considering not telling h2b and planning a surprise honeymoon, but we'll see how we go I think. But yeah if I had a top tip, squirrel some away, I'm glad I did it!
Met Dec 04~Engaged Feb 05~Finally getting married 3rd Sept
Start Weight ~ 08.03.11 *198lbs* Current weight 181lbs
lost 1st 4lbs !!!!
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
i have got part sof my invites, my rsvp hotel info evenin nite do invites! gettin the main parts of the invites made and the oos! dec's placeacrds, pressies ure dress( but dont get sized til sept!)can b payin venue off etc
Engaged 27th November 2010
Hen Do Newcastle 2nd June 2012
Marrying the man of my dreams 11th August 2012!
Honeymoon To Jamaica 14th October 2012
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Also with VAt increases prices go up all the time so if you see a bargain then it is worth getting as the longer you leave it the more they charge. I went to get married a few years ago and it cost so much less for everything back then. Just wish I had met the h2b then.
