Brides To Be - Catchup?

[booflebump]

January flew past in a haze for me! We went to see our wedding venue today and Im even more in love than I was before! x

 

[EstelSeren]

Everything's booked except for the PA. Ordering our rings tomorrow. Need to get a banner organised. Still need to sort out invitations to the evening reception and 2nd wave of day invites (for friends now that family are rsvping no!) but those go out on the 17th February, which is the final rsvp date. Also need to get the wired ribbon to make the buttonholes and some ordinary ribbon for the bouquet, bridesmaids flowers and flowergirl basket. Need to sort out the reading for the ceremony, but I can sort that out in a month. Next month I can sort out table plans and go to venue to sort that out with them and also see the registrar to pay them and sort out the ceremony. Hair and make up trials are happening over the next couple of weeks. I know what I'm getting for attendants gifts and will be sorting those out soon. So I'm pretty much there!! And I'm not nearly as stressed as I thought I would be!!

Beca :wave:

 

[Pinkgirl]

oooo great thread.

Well thank god i break up for half term on friday so i can get up todate on everything.
We have booked venue
Decided on theme and colours for wedding
Chosen bridesmaids and flower girl.
Sorted photographer
Family friend is doing the video
We have decided on invites just need to send off for samples
Meeting with a lovely lady about our center pieces in middle of feb

think thats about it for now.
In the process of making a huge mood board with all my ideas on to help.
p.s. in my journal i put in some pictures of what we are doing! hehe

 

[polo_princess]

Well i've decided for definate that im going to be making own wedding cake ... 80 cupcakes and a giant cupcake *gulp*

The guy at the local hall we are hiring has been really good he said 1 week before he will give me a key to the hall so i can go in and start decorating and use the kitchen and stuff, which i think is great!! Most places can be a bit funny about things like that

 

[Kimboowee]

A week before? Thats really good!

I was told if there's a conference on the friday I will have to decorate on the saturday morning Ill be down there with my rollers in I think! We don't get married til 3 so I won't be short of time I just wanns chill out on my wedding day not running round like a blue arse fly!

Oooo we're having cupcakes too! Im not making them myself though, I wouldnt inflict my cooking on them.

Went and looked at dresses yesterday and tried some on. I have to say I did look rather good =] Atleast I know if im still the size of a house then I will look decent, but I'd like to be atleast 2 dress sizes smaller!

 

[Blob]

Well i'm pretty much there got my underwear to get and done
My bridesmaid is shit, they have done NOTHING i organised my hen do and everything Tho having issues with registrar oh and wait i have no music

 

[livestrong]

Update: Venue booked, registrar booked, photographer booked

 

[QueenMummyToBe]

I think we have nearly done everything!

Venue was booked back in September, they are allowing us to store food (OHs sister is doing our buffets) the day before the wedding.
We are also allowed to go and set the room up the day before and decorate it etc.

The registry office has also been booked since September, we have chosen our vows and promises etc, trying to decide on music, at the moment.

Wedding dress was bought before the wedding was even booked But because I've lost 21lb since buying it it needs to be altered and I need to find somewhere to do it, looks like I'm going to have to go out of Lincoln though because I haven't found anywhere yet.

I've got my wedding shoes and a bag to keep make up and essentials in.

Bridesmaids dresses and Amelias flower girl dress have been bought, bridesmaids shoes also bought. Can't buy Amelias until July/August.

Got our silk flowers for bridesmaids and for moi, can't decide what Amelia should carry.. Ideas ladies??

We thought we had bought all the decorations for the venue but we did a mock up of our centre pieces last week and we need to buy some more silk flowers and clear pebbles for them as we didn't buy enough.
Also need to buy some more table covers, just in case.

I've booked my hair and make up trials, they aren't until July/August though as I don't want them forgetting what we have decided on.
I've found pictures of how I want my hair and make up to show them already

The two bottom tiers of the wedding cake have been made (fruit cake) and are being fed with brandy for many many weeks
The two sponge layers will be made a couple of days before hand.. Oh the pressure haha

Got a photographer.

And booked the Dj last week.

Booked hotels for the night before and the night of the wedding.

..

Things to do..

Find underwear for the day and for the evening. Can't do that until I've reached my goal weight (14lb to go!!)

Buy OHs suit but he is on a pre wedding diet so doesn't want to buy it until he is at his goal weight bless him!!

Amelias shoes

Pressies to say thank you to various people

Honeymoon (will be doing a last minute deal somewhere)

Need to buy all the food for the buffet, will be buying the day before and then storing at the venue.

Book taxis



And I think that is about it!

Has anyone else wanted to become a wedding planner since planning their own?? I fricking love it!

xXx

 

[soon2 b wifey]

church done
reception done
pastor done
photographer done
waiting on caterer
doing wedding rings
waiting on bridesmaids dress
bridal dress done

 

[polo_princess]

Oh crap i forgot about wedding rings, best get looking

 

[sparkle]

Wow ladies sounds like everyone is doing great! We've booked the caterer, photographer, marquee, dj and cake. Bought the bridesmaids dresses last weekend and my shoes are on their way! I'm feeling that pretty much everything is under control which is a good thing as my mum is in hospital.
The next major thing to do is to write the service and get Cormack's outfit!

 

[EstelSeren]

As of Friday, when we sorted out our PA (which we're getting for £100! And it'll do up to 200 people and the lighting set up is amazing and we've managed to get it down from £160 by waiting to actually meet the guy at a gig OH was organising rather than doing it all via Facebook!!), everything is booked! We've ordered our rings ad they're currently being made- should be with us next week! I've had my first dress fitting and it's amazing- better than I could have ever imagined and it was designed by my moh and made exactly to my specifications! I've made an arrangement with DF's aunty, who's making it, and we're going halves on the cost so I'm paying £70 for my dress and my flowergirl's dress, and there's enough material for my flowergirl to have a summer dress made as well! As my mum's agreed to pay half of the £70, technically all I need to do is pay £35 and £40 is already paid off!!! My suspender belt has come in the post yesterday and it's beautiful and my mum has my stockings! My cloak is on order from America and should be here in the next couple of weeks! All I'm missing at the moment for my outfit is a pair of knickers!! My circlet is nearly finished and should be done by my hair and makeup trial tomorrow!! All I have left to get is attendent's gifts- I know pretty much what I'm getting, I just need to buy them!- and a banner with our names and wedding date on to put up in the reception hall! We've decided against having balloons, I think- mostly because they're expensive and we don't know where to put them! Oh, and I have my buttonholes to make, but I'll probably leave those until next month! Then it's registrar and venues to pay off, but my parents are sorting that!!
That all being said, I can't bring myself to be too excited as there's some drama going on at the moment that looks like it might complicate a few things. It's not so bad really- it's the first real bit of stress and drama I've come across but, what with realising that most of my family won't be coming at all and a few other things, it really wasn't needed and it's really put a spanner in the works when it comes to thinking about the ceremony!!

But less than 2 months to go! Yay!!

Beca :wave:

 

[aliss]

Well I only got engaged last night and with the baby due in 3 months, planning will be put off for a while,

 

[Secret]

I'm getting married next year and so far we have booked the venue, registrar and photographer. We've also been buying bits and pieces along the way.

 

[maddiwatts19]

we're not getting married till august next year, but so far we have the church booked, photographer sorted, music sorted, bridesmaid and best man sorted and guest list sorted..

still so much to do, and doesnt help that the place we had booked for our reception has gone out of buisiness, so we have to find somewhere else

 

[Pinkgirl]

we're not getting married till august next year, but so far we have the church booked, photographer sorted, music sorted, bridesmaid and best man sorted and guest list sorted..

still so much to do, and doesnt help that the place we had booked for our reception has gone out of buisiness, so we have to find somewhere else

Hey i am pretty much in the same boat and at the same stage as you hunni!
You going to be making your own invites hun?
xx

 

[polo_princess]

Ohhh Maddi what company is that with? A friend at work had just booked his wedding with Corus Hotels and they went bust, so he quickly got his deposit back and booked somewhere else

Still no further really on my plans, though i saw some FAB bridesmaids dresses today

 

[Pinkgirl]

Ohhh Maddi what company is that with? A friend at work had just booked his wedding with Corus Hotels and they went bust, so he quickly got his deposit back and booked somewhere else

Still no further really on my plans, though i saw some FAB bridesmaids dresses today

Aww shes is going to look amazing.
Thats one thing i would wish for is i could... a daughter to be my bridesmaid...thats so so special. I am having my goddaughter as flowergirl and saw a lovely dress which has some gorgeous beaded fairy wings on the back (not the thin tacky ones) it was so nice...and so was the price tag lol
xx

 

[maddiwatts19]

Pinkgirl - ah, a wedding buddy hehe! whens your wedding hun? I'm not doing them, but one of my friends is doing art at uni and has offered to do them my other friend is doing photography so has offered to do our photos.. i love my friends! hehe x

Holly - it was a hotel in the town we're getting married in but the owner went out of buisiness, but luckily as he's a local, he's going to give us our deposit back and he's given us a list of places he reccomends and luckily we've still got a lot of time to get it sorted! x

 

[Pinkgirl]

Maddi my wedding is Aug 7th yey so lovely to have a buddie who is getting married in same month hehe. I may give it a go...going to order some samples and have a go...got plenty of time to practise lol xx