emyandpotato
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I don't really need to do this because I already have a wedding board on Pinterest to obsess over, but quite frankly I love any excuse to obsess over wedding details right now!
My wedding is on the 6th November 2013. We actually got married at a registry office on the 17th October of this year. It was a very casual ceremony with only two witnesses, and we all wore casual clothes and then went to Nandos afterwards (keeping it classy). Our wedding in November will be our real celebration. The wedding itself will be relatively cheaply done compared to the average wedding, but I am hoping that it will be unique and personal and spectacular. Both me and OH are designers at heart, and when we met at university two years ago we were both studying design courses. I quit my course in favour of a teaching degree as I was pregnant unexpectedly and wanted a career with more security than I would have with a job in the fashion and art world. My OH carried on and is now a graphic designer, and as he gets to design full time I have completely taken over the wedding planning and it is designed and hand made to within an inch of it's life
We have no real theme or colour scheme, only things that we love. Hopefully, there will be a lot of quirk, but it will still be classy and beautiful.
This is our venue: www.northcadburycourt.com
I chose it because it is self catering, which saves us so much money and allows the creativity with food and drink that I wanted. We are also getting it incredibly cheaply (for less than £3k) because we have chosen a midweek winter wedding. The venue has 21 rooms, which are all breathtaking, and we are charging guests £100 for a double room for two nights, and four meals, bringing the cost down to about £1k for the venue alone, leaving food, furniture hire, and little extras.
My dress is Kristene by Claire Pettibone (https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/b...e-pettibone-kristene-update-got-my-dress.html) which I bought second hand for a fraction of the price.
As we are already married, we are asking BIL to be the registrar at the ceremony, as of course it doesn't need to be legal. This will be very casual and personal to us. My little sister, who trained as a singer, is going to sing in Italian before and after the ceremony.
We are not having a wedding car as see no need. We are also not having a DJ or band as we can't afford it. Instead we are putting out our own vinyl player and collection of records, and inviting guests to chose their own music and keep the party going themselves. We also cannot afford a professional photographer, but I am hoping to get in touch with the local university and ask if any photography students are interested in return for a small fee and reference. If not we will rely on friends and family!
My wedding is on the 6th November 2013. We actually got married at a registry office on the 17th October of this year. It was a very casual ceremony with only two witnesses, and we all wore casual clothes and then went to Nandos afterwards (keeping it classy). Our wedding in November will be our real celebration. The wedding itself will be relatively cheaply done compared to the average wedding, but I am hoping that it will be unique and personal and spectacular. Both me and OH are designers at heart, and when we met at university two years ago we were both studying design courses. I quit my course in favour of a teaching degree as I was pregnant unexpectedly and wanted a career with more security than I would have with a job in the fashion and art world. My OH carried on and is now a graphic designer, and as he gets to design full time I have completely taken over the wedding planning and it is designed and hand made to within an inch of it's life
We have no real theme or colour scheme, only things that we love. Hopefully, there will be a lot of quirk, but it will still be classy and beautiful.
This is our venue: www.northcadburycourt.com
I chose it because it is self catering, which saves us so much money and allows the creativity with food and drink that I wanted. We are also getting it incredibly cheaply (for less than £3k) because we have chosen a midweek winter wedding. The venue has 21 rooms, which are all breathtaking, and we are charging guests £100 for a double room for two nights, and four meals, bringing the cost down to about £1k for the venue alone, leaving food, furniture hire, and little extras.
My dress is Kristene by Claire Pettibone (https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/b...e-pettibone-kristene-update-got-my-dress.html) which I bought second hand for a fraction of the price.
As we are already married, we are asking BIL to be the registrar at the ceremony, as of course it doesn't need to be legal. This will be very casual and personal to us. My little sister, who trained as a singer, is going to sing in Italian before and after the ceremony.
We are not having a wedding car as see no need. We are also not having a DJ or band as we can't afford it. Instead we are putting out our own vinyl player and collection of records, and inviting guests to chose their own music and keep the party going themselves. We also cannot afford a professional photographer, but I am hoping to get in touch with the local university and ask if any photography students are interested in return for a small fee and reference. If not we will rely on friends and family!