Wedding Forum - Set back...

I'm more glad that I had the money there but one stress has led to another.

We got our dog neutered yesterday, and he had a complication of his surgery which meant we had to take him into out of hours vets 2am this morning.
I didn't have enough to pay for the emergency vet fees and OH doesn't get paid til Friday and as a result we've had to dip £250 into our wedding savings (I'm only putting £100 away every month) and there's only £400 left in the account now.

I'm glad my doggy is recovering but he's in our normal vets now, but as a result its like 2 and a half months of my saving for the wedding gone :( I can't afford to pay it back really without short changing myself.

Boo.

I hate being an adult now :(

I was livid about electricty a few months back :( they installed a nice shiny gadget telling us how much we spend an hour/day on both gas and eletricity.

We were spending between £0.80 and £1.50 a day on both through being pedantic as hell.

A month later they increase our direct debit by £25 because of their 'yearly forecast'. Argh :(

With whats left in the account, and £100 a month pays of the venue and a little bit more of the honeymoon.

No dress, tux, bridesmaids and groomsmen outfits, rings, favours... :(

Aw hun, I know how you feel! My H2B and I agreed an amount that we'd put away each month but I think in the 6 months we've been properly saving we've only managed the full amount once due to car issues and unforeseen circumstances!!

I agree that you could ask the bridesmaids and groomsmen to contribute towards there outfits (maybe in place of a wedding gift). Favours aren't crucial - I've been to weddings where they aren't touched and are forgotten at the end of the night!! If you haven't got a cake yet then you could consider somewhere like M and the S - I'm seriously considering this as they are a fraction of the price of most wedding cakes!

Also - have you considered becoming a power user on this site? You can pay monthly or pay a one off amount and then on chosen suppliers you can get discounts. I've had a look and am hoping to take full advantage of this!! xxx

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Well I definatley know where you are all coming from. We are in the same boat. Our wedding is 10months away and although we have a good amount paid we still have a good amount to get together for the rest of it, I thought all was going well to be honest well that was until last friday our Landlords who currently live in France knocked on our door and informed us that the house in France had sold (we never knew it was on the market) and that they will be coming to live in our home so we will need to be out in 8weeks!!! Shocked wasnt the word. I was devasted, couldnt stop crying!!
So sat down with H2B and started looking at other rental properties but the market has moved so much since we first moved out. For some where half decent (not a fraction on what we have now) is at least another £200 a month!!! Absolutley gutted! Bad Timing!!

I would shop around I had hell on with a company they were trying to charge me £62 a month when I use below the daily average and now only pay £27 a month electric so its a big difference. Try switching from named brand shopping products to a cheaper alternative that are near enough the same as this can help save quite abit an also try diy for stationary etc to help cut cost, second hand dresses and suits for maids and groomsmen may also help cut cost x

We've had problem with our bills, they try and estimate it, even though we send them the accurate readings. They tried to charge me £675 for 3 months gas/electric, on a Band B newly built 2 bed Eco home. I was furious! Toke me a few weeks and eventually "a mistake there end" appeared that no-one had saw before and my bill should of only be £165. They try and get as much out of you and hope you don't notice!

We've been lucky, with a friend doing our Photography. Spencers & Marks ;) there Wedding Cakes are amazing, starting from £199 for a 3 tier, so we're getting out from there and adding out own touches, i.e. ribbons ect.
I've made my own ring cushion, cake toppers, and doing my own invitations and place card holders.
Our ride to the venue, is a big green vintage open top bus, which we got free as my dad's a bus driver and has loads of friends who owe him favours haha, so he called one in for us.
My wedding dress, well i found out about *she who should not be named* and i think i'll be heading down that route.
As for Groomsmen, Prim@rk do great little waistcoats and shirt sets for next to nothing, as well as trousers. They're only going to wear it once so why pay expensive hire fees?
As for Bridesmaids, i avoid anything with bridesmaid dress within the title, i've found a couple of beautiful maxi dresses in the perfect purple colour starting from £30, i find you put Bridesmaid dress in the title it adds an extra £100!
And a honeymoon isn't going to happen for us. Passport prices are ridiculous, we've looked into going to Edinburgh, i really want to see the pandas at the zoo lol, but depends on how much we save here and there. Have you tried making your own bits and pieces - decor ect?

Unforeseen circumstance are a bugger. Our daughter's Christening bill keeps going up and up. I'm not even sure how! The phone keeps playing up and i think that's going to need replacing soon. August is a bugger for us, 12 relatives birthdays all at once. Saving is hard!

i keep on putting money away each month only for it to be used on - car repairs / car tax and basic day to day living.

I am fortunate that h2b is paying for the wedding package, but i have said i will pay for the flowers, photographer & cake, not to mention making invitations etc, getting table decorations, favours AAAARRRRGGGGH - !!!.. plus then there is the small detail of bridesmaids outfits etc .. think i had better buy a ticket that will win me a fortune or at least enough to pay for these...

We are using an online company for the mens hire suits, just £57 for the whole suit with long jacket, trousers, shirt, waistcoat and cravat, lots of different styles etc, chuffed to nuts, anyone wants to know let me know and I will put the link on your page. My bridesmaids I am going to get via bay of e, as you can get some gorgeous chiffon bridesmaid dresses for under £30 from China and as I have 5 bridesmaids, thats where I am going. Made my own save the dates, making my own invitations, menu cards, rsvps and thank you cards, along with the place setting board, making my own candy station, and perusing for favours now as well, got ages to go, but like everyone else, saving is hard at moment, especially with 6 - 7 weeks of school holidays coming up!!!! and a daughters birthday, car mot, registration fees etc, it all adds up and stops the saving process!!! I have splashed out on my dress, but only as I am a plus size bride, so wanted it to come from a shop for extra reassurance etc. Shoes I have bought in sale on Deb-hams for just £22 barggggggain lol. I am making my own brooch bouquets for myself and bridesmaids and have started work on the mens buttonholes so quite chuffed with what I have achieved so far. I have bought a wedding tree off bay of e for £11, will die cut a load of tags for that. :) x