Brides To Be - Catchup?

[polo_princess]

So my gorgeous brides to be, how are we all doing with our wedding preparations, fill me in, lets compare notes and have a girly gossip

 

[lulu0504]

Well I'm having a nightmare! I have the least co-operative maid of honour who appears to not be arsed with helping me plan the hen weekend or pick dresses or anything else I ask of her. I am dreading it cos this weekend I have gotta sit her down and have a nice firm talk with her and tell her to pull her socks up a bit.

Other than that I am on track! Caterer confirmed and deposit paid, reception all paid, dresses all paid just got to go and get Lilia's dress made in a few weeks, photographer sorted, flowers done, rings picked and paid for and cars done. We went and scanned today for the gift list which was so much fun! My job for this weekend is to go pick a nice wedding ring.

Its definitely all beginning to feel real now and it really hit home the other day when we arranged the banns readings and rehearsal how soon this wedding is. I have even started having anxiety dreams that he will leave me at the altar and allsorts!

How about you holly? How's your plans coming along?

 

[Pops]

Hey gorgeous

All is well here, booked photograhers which was really the most important thing for us and the next thing is to sort the invites, which we should really do soonish!!

The thing with us is with having just the 40 people and the late ceremony and in the venue we are, it is really simple which is just how we like it

We are going back in April to stay and sort some more bits, have the meeting with the Chef and the florist and will tie up any loose ends then but I think we are pretty much there

How are you getting on hun?

xxx

 

[Kimboowee]

Well, I got one bridesmaid to fit into her dress today. She did look really really really nice, I almost cried lol.

Going to a wedding fayre on sunday. I went to a mini one at our venue last week and found a cake maker - well cupcake! I thought they would be the expensive option but they're cheaper than a normal cake. I ordered a mixed batch last week and the we're bloody lovely!

I have wedding invition makin stuff - which hasn't been touched at all oops!! And thats about it!

Ooh and I only have £600 left to pay off the honeymoon YAYY!!

I still have lots to do, dress, suits, flowers I'll get there in the end

 

[kitty1987]

Well I'm ridiculously organised and between now and december all i have to do is pay for

church
vicar
reception- £50 left to pay
make up
Rings
2 suits, 5 waistcoats
brandon outfit
buffett
cake
photos- £280 left
wedding night hotel (free upgrade to a suite if it's empty on the night )

I have the money for some of these things but don't want to buy them just yet. It's all so exciting lol.

 

[Vici]

Hey hun

Well, i've done a few bits this yr but that was put on hold with my op!!

Have booked registra, venue, seen 2 photographers (1 more to go), made up mock invites (that reminds me, i must email PDA to get prices!), found suits, got 4 bridesmaid dress and 1 FG (2x FG to go), in process of sorting hotels (would have booked 1 yesterday but the lady who gave me original prices is on holiday and the one i'm now chatting to wants to charge more , grrrr).

To do in the next 2 weeks .....

Find centre pieces I like to show mum
Book suits
Order 2x FG (as i'm worried the design will be discontinued!)
Contact PDA and get all invite stuff ordered

xx

 

[lulu0504]

Well, just to add to what I wrote above I've been really organised this morning and have already sorted our vases out for centrepieces, ordered the suits and our invitations have arrived so today I have got to address the envelopes and get them posted!

 

[Vici]

Well done you

 

[emmajane]

I'm pretty organised too. Less than 3 weeks to go now. Can't believe how calm we are about it all.

 

[sapphire20]

Im in no hurry at the moment...not getting married to next june...but I have booked the church (im not a churchy person but OH wants to so be it)...Iv got two appointments for reception venues and an appointment for a photographer, I have kinda picked out my flowers and have been looking at dress styles.

Thats all for now...my sisters gona design my invites (hopefully) lol. Other than that iv not really got anything booked.

 

[pinkmummy]

Well I pretty much ahve everything done too just to pay for things.

Deposits paid on the following:

Reception - £2735 left to pay (but my dads paying £1000)
Registrar - £290 left to pay
Photographer - £183 left to pay
Car - £250 left to pay

Done:

Wedding rings
My shoes (which I have lost in the house somewhere :blush)
My dress
Bridesmaids dresses, shoes and gifts
Caitlins dress
My veil
My tiara
Invitations just need sending out
Caitlins flower girl basket
Flower petals for basket and tables
Crystals for tables
My flowers, bm flowers and all the button holes
Hair - my BM used to be a hairdresser so she is doing it
Make up - I will most likely be doing my own with help from the BM's

Still to do and pay for:

Thomas' suit and shoes
Caitlins shoes
Groom, BM, FOB and FOG suits to get measured and hired (OH needs to pick a BM first!)
Cake - still a little unsure about this for the moment. If my cake making takes off I'll make my own but if not I will be getting Leanne (pinksnowball) to do it for me
Mini chocolate favours courtesy of pinksnowball

 

[booflebump]

Hello lovelies

So far, I have booked...

Venue
Photographer
Videographer
Band
Piper
Hairdresser (dont want to have to travel on the wedding morning so getting someone to come to the house)

Next on the list is a minister...followed by dress shopping

xxx

 

[livestrong]

So far we have provisionally booked our venue but need to ring again in a week or two to confirm! We've been ringing around local horse and carriages to get prices and have been buying little things here and there as and when we see them. So far we have bought: favour bags but changed the purple pull ribbon to ivory, materials to make our save the date cards, invites and place cards, OH has a gorgeous tie, wedding shoes and an alice band with purple/ivory roses on them for our flower girl. Oh and we have picked out our rings but not bought them yet.

 

[princess_bump]

hey beautiful brides :wave:

well to be honest we kinda did everything back in september, once its booked we can do as much planning here as we like, so i'm happy
atm i'm sorting out mine and maddi's passports, as we need to sort our marriage licence out.
tomorrow we're off shoe shopping for my shoes.
i have my first dress fitting 3rd march, which is when i'm going to sort my veil and tiara.
and am planning on trying to have a look at suits tomorrow too.
so all going well over here

 

[Panda_Ally]

:wave:

Umm were still on early stages!!

Final decision on a date and venue and OH has to chose a Best man...

Other than that no other big decisions can be made until that first one is... just wanna get the ball rolling now!!!

 

[Panda_Ally]

Well, I got one bridesmaid to fit into her dress today. She did look really really really nice, I almost cried lol.

Going to a wedding fayre on sunday. I went to a mini one at our venue last week and found a cake maker - well cupcake! I thought they would be the expensive option but they're cheaper than a normal cake. I ordered a mixed batch last week and the we're bloody lovely!

I have wedding invition makin stuff - which hasn't been touched at all oops!! And thats about it!

Ooh and I only have £600 left to pay off the honeymoon YAYY!!

I still have lots to do, dress, suits, flowers I'll get there in the end

Where is the wedding fayre hun?? Anywhere near me?? xx

 

[Mary Jo]

well. 4 weeks into our planning and we have 5 weeks to go - 5 weeks today we will be AT our wedding reception

so. in 4 weeks we have:
- found and booked church
- found and booked reception venue, had meeting and all, got to pay next week
- made & sent out invites and had pretty much all responses
- found my dress, it's being altered and I have a fitting next Thur
- found & bought shoes
- found my bridesmaids' & flower girl's dresses, plus accessories, one dress is being altered (they are getting their own shoes)
- ordered suits for my page boy and my son (his post-christening outfit)
- ordered suits for OH and my dad
- ordered rings and collected them
- chosen hymns & readings
- planned table decorations and bought/ordered some of the things we need
- chosen designs for cakes (being made by OH's mum's friend)
- booked hotel for my family who are travelling to London, as well as us

still to do
- meet with vicar (next Fri) and choose rest of music (depending on what organist can play and whether or not church is equipped to play CDs/MP3s)
- orders of service (will have a partial proof to show vicar, minus details of music)- OH is doing the OoS
- go to Ikea for cheap vases for tables
- buy flowers (day before wedding - daffs for tables, pink roses for me and buttonholes; make bouquet and buttonholes)
- decide what if any flowers bridesmaids are having
- get my hair cut
- find some sort of hair ornament - tiara??
- order fur wrap (chosen but waiting for fabric sample to check with dress)
- PHOTOGRAPHER (OH is finding one; he is hoping a friend - who is a pro- can do it ... this is the one major outstanding thing)
- plan music for reception
- choose first dance music & brief DJ for disco (there is some stuff I don't want)
- book black cab for me and my dad to travel to church and normal cabs for others who need them
- find something nice for Adam's feet
- have practise runs with flowers and make-up
- decide whether or not to get gifts for my attendants and if so what and also if so, get them

erm... sure there is lots of other stuff I've forgotten, hopefully nothing major...

 

[Lil_Baby_Boo]

All our venue etc is booked - has been for ages.

My & MOH's dress has been picked up from shop & is being stored at FIL's house until it goes back in april for alterations.

We went suit shopping lastweek but OH & I can't agree on where to get them from - he thinks the cheapest place but I think the place with the nicest waistcoats, we're going to another place on sunday & then once decided he's got to get all the grooms men together and all go.

Cake was orderd months ago.

Photographer is booked, deposit paid and they don't get the rest until actually on the day MIL will be in charge of money handover so we need not worry.

Chair cover people/venue dresses have been looked at, I met a lady last week who were reasonabily priced and would have done a lot for the price but her chair covers were rank! I found a company where you hire them from and do them yourself (works out £100 cheaper) but then I found a thing that said if they were 30miles or less away from the venue they would set up for free - and they're 27 miles away So need to contact them on monday as they're on hol ATM.

Flowers are possibly being looked at tomorrow as we're having silk.

Have decied rather than favor boxes we're going to buy little bucket type things and fill them with goodieshttps://www.beachweddingplanning.com/images/Silvergalvanized_pails_350.jpg

My hen do is in process (thats another story )

Got to organise shopping with the mum's for outfits, sort my underwear and shoes.

Day invites went out yesterday - evening need to be made next.

Wedding weight loss has also begun.....very slow progress on that tho

xx

 

[mummy to be]

I am all sorted.. just have to pay for Limo's, cake, food, hair and make up and that is about i think.. off the top of my head.... Less than a week to go now... EEEEPPPP!!!!!

 

[polo_princess]

I started this thread with the intention of having a nice girly gossip with everyone about everything weddings then i got friggin sidetracked and havent had a chance to get back until now!!

Everyones sounding super organised :thumbsup: is anyone finding that they cant be bothered a little with all of the organising? Theres so much to do its kind of off putting and you dont knwo where to start

All we have left to do before August is .... Food (but thats coming from M&S) music .. such a nightmare, why are people so expensive? last little bits and bobs for the reception, balloons etc, and something for Carl and Brooke to wear, thats it really, oh and cars, but we'll be using friends cars

Getting excited though, only 6 months to go

This year is just going so quickly dont you think?