Hello ladies.

This might sound vague as a title but what would you consider to be your best idea for your big day? Was it nicked from here, or a magazine, or are you just clever ;-)

At the moment I would say i'm pleased with my idea to put teeny turquoise buttons on the table as table confetti. I couldn't get confetti to match my colour theme (pale turquoise) and buttons are my theme (They'll be on the cake, the stationery, the ring cushion etc). Cost more than confetti/crystals that I could have bought from the bay as I've bought about 600, but the practice layout I did looked fab, enhances my theme and hopefully can sell them on in bulk afterwards on the bay and reclaim some of my cash!!!

Other than that the idea I saw from Minniemoocher about having old photographs of parents' and grandparents' weddings inspired me to get some pics in the mix and my dad is borrowing a projector from his school so I can have a load of photos on a white wall during the day. I also want to show some of my friends' photos from the day during the night (a quick sd card - laptop transfer after the speeches) so evening guests get to see pics of the ceremony etc.

Share away! x

i don't think any of my ideas have been that great they have just been ideas, i'll let you know when i think one is suitable to be my best wedding idea

aww wow the ciname thing sounds lovely

Love that idea Kaya!!

I think our best and very personal idea is our theme!

When I was little my Mum used to call me Snow White (I was pale, had really jet black hair and rosey cheeks). She used to dress me up in a snow white outfit all the time. My Mum sadly passed away March 2010.

When I went dress shopping (the first time I might add), I really wanted to try some Hollywood dreams dresses on, because I absolutely love them! I picked 4 out I think, and tried 2 on, and decided they were too big, I felt like one of those gypsys lol! So was going to just put the other 2 back, so I tried the one on I had tried on at another shop, thinking that was the one, and didnt feel the magic I did in the other shop. So the lady took me back into the changing room and persuaded me to try another hollywood dreams one on. She told me she thought I would look stunning in it, so I tried it on.

When I looked up into the mirror, she said...'Gosh, you look just like snow white'. This sealed that the dress was the one, and I feel it was my mums way of telling me she loved it too.

So thats the dress I got. It was a sample dress too. Reduced from £1500 to £950. I would never have been able to afford £1500, so it was just fate! And the dress is in perfect condition, still crisp white!!

xx

We were thinking of using a mirror table plan anyway, and also a wishing well post box...and both these items fit in to our theme already!

Ahh great ideas! I am going to do a few sweet trees after seeing it on here.

Snow White theme is lovely. Great ideas aplenty i'm sure!

I think my absolute best idea actually was going to the 'bridal basement' in Liverpool where they have last season's stock, overstocks, samples, and dresses from shops that have closed down etc, all brand new and all under £400 and getting my beautiful Trudy Lee dress for £349! It's fab. Unfortunately it was a sample so there are no photos of it anywhere, but least it's rare! x

we made our own invited and with the left over card in cream and blue i have just a hole punch shaped in a heart to get the confetti for the table

hand on the hands but great on the pocket!!

of course makes life so much ealier and thik it wall save at least £30 -£40
we got our cutter from the big T supermarket ans was less than £2
glad to help
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Our Lego theme! We've just had the genius idea of making favour boxes that look like old school lego buckets and filling them with minifig and lego brick chocolates made from lego ice trays :D

That's a fab idea Lisa! I was only looking at theose holepunchers the other day and wondering what I could do with them!

Natalie - that'll be fab! I might pop down and wave at you ;-) !!! x

I know what you mean about magazines. I bought a few mags at first and everything was too pricey too designer and not really me. Then I found a couple of smaller cheaper ones that had lots of real life wedding features in it that were a bit more inspiring.
I found their initial timeline, checklists, budget advice useful but I haven't bought one in a while.

When I picked buttons as a theme I looked at a few blogs that featured button ideas and they've been really helpful.

You're so good to make things by hand. I wish I had the skills and patience to do that!

they NEVEr have weddings on a budget lol

I think it's just something you have to buy! The initial excitement of buying a wedding magazine - because you legitimately can!

Tillyturtle that is such a cool idea! My 6 year old is the hugest Indiana jones fan - he would absolutely love that!!

Not had any really good ideas yet...

I havent brought a single magazine, but secretly would LOVE to. I love looking at all the dresses and glitz and glam etc

Janie - look at them online. All for free!

There are glitzy blogs out there aswell!

:-) it's true though. I think I bought one about 3 days after getting engaged and was probably stood looking all smug and pleased with myself in the queue! Haha!

I've bought a couple and been bought a couple. I suppose like with some fashion magazines I like an idea then try find it cheaper. I think I saw my shoes in one and got idea for a bracelet in another. But nothing major.

I like reading tips from real life brides - much like on here. Also I like to see photos of happy couples at their wedding. It makes me all giddy about mine! x

:-))

Aren't we all silly women? Ha ha ha
It's so true!

Snap again! :-)

To be fair, Ive hidden my wedding mags from H2B, think Id be embarressed if he found my dirty stash lol!