it's all official - saying "I do" on 20th July 2013 ** venue pics page 59 **

[EmmyReece]

ok, so there's a few wedding updates

Firstly I've found a site that do fairly reasonable pocketfold invites (£2.75 each instead of the £4.10 I was looking at). They can be made in our colours (pink and silver), and they have little butterflies on them - PF05

https://www.cardsbysamantha.co.uk/card-gallery/pocket-invites.htm

I have also bought Chris' cravat as I got £2 off by using a discount code from the debenhams website. He's having a very light pink shirt, silver cravat and silver waistcoat, then his ushers, best man, dad etc will be having white shirt, silver waistcoat and pink cravat

https://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wc...01_097010320897_-1?breadcrumb=Home~txtcravat]

We've also decided that as one of his usher's has a little boy who will be about 2 and a half, we're going to buy the little boy a matching cravat, waistcoat etc to his daddy as it'll look soooooooo cute

Now that Chris has finally chosen a best man (his brother, who he plans on asking at christmas), we've decided that we want to include his usher and his brother's gf in some way so we have asked the usher and his brother's gf to sign the register as our witnesses

 

[EmmyReece]

the invite sample arrived today and I'm in love

I think we have our invites

https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g126/emmyreece/SAM_0104.jpg

https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g126/emmyreece/SAM_0107.jpg

https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g126/emmyreece/SAM_0108.jpg

https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g126/emmyreece/SAM_0109.jpg

 

[cupcakekate]

they are gorgeous! fab choice! xx

 

[EmmyReece]

Thanks

They're so much better than anything I could have ever thought up

Am so excited as they're having a new website at the beginning of next year and apparently going to have some offers

 

[Gwizz]

They are lush!!!

Whats the website?

x

 

[EmmyReece]

https://www.cardsbysamantha.co.uk/

 

[Gwizz]

thankyou!!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful christmas hun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.studysols.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas-messages-2011-studysols.jpg

xxxxxx

 

[Smile181c]

Gorgeous invites! x

 

[Traskey]

I love those invites Emmy

 

[EmmyReece]

I've been so bad at keeping this updated

The theme has changed (for the final time I promise as I've spent £40 today on invitation stuff and headbands for my youngest flower girls), and we are back to yellow, white and green (though I think the green is only going to be in the invites, not 100% sure on that one yet) and the theme being centred around daisies

I figured that as this was what I originally wanted and that because it was only issues with bridesmaids dresses keeping me back, that now I have someone making the bridesmaids dresses from scratch, I should have the colour scheme that I want

Anyhoo, this is the pattern that we will be following for the dresses

https://butterick.mccall.com/filebin/images/product_images/Full/B5708.jpg

And then we're going to alter the top section so that it looks more like this, but not halterneck

https://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/7/8/AAAAAmZuIc0AAAAAAAeBgw.jpg?v=1158630011000

I've ordered pocketfold blanks, mounting card, white ribbon, paper daisies and stick on yellow gems ready to make a rough draft of the card once it all arrives

I've ordered these for my youngest 2 flower girls

https://jamieraehats.com/products/large/FB-YEL-YELD.jpg

And I want this dress for them

https://www.rococlothing.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/1/s/1small_25_3.jpg

I want these for the older two

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110694768736?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_600wt_958

And this dress

https://www.cindaclothing.co.uk/images/uploads/wedding%20dresses/（%20快乐星001)%20white%20dress%202.jpg

Ok, so I'm babbling now but this is my main update for now xx

 

[Lisa84]

Glad you have gone back to the original theme. I always like that one It goes so much better with a summer wedding too

Love the dresses and headband xxx

 

[leash27]

I did like the yellow theme when you first mentioned it (sooooo long ago now lol), its nice and summery and it will look great next to daisies too! Excellent choice my lovely! The headbands and dresses are super cute too! Your flower girls will look gorgeous!

You have inspired me to update my journal now, I have neglected it for months!

x

 

[Smile181c]

Lovely lovely!! Actually love all of it xx

 

[Gwizz]

Love the flowergirls dresses!!!!!!



x

 

[Tiff]

Glad you have your theme settled!

 

[EmmyReece]

The card has arrived for the invitations so I think I might spend monday making a rough draft one to copy for when I make the real things They're bigger than I was imagining, but for the price, I have to say I'm really impressed and can picture how they're going to look quite easily

We've ordered Chris' suit. I know it's super early, but he spotted a black suit that he really liked on the Burton's website and it should have been £159, but I got it for £49 and then 10% knocked off, so just under £45 really

With us having ordered the suit so early, if we hang it up in the spare room, when it comes to next year, would it be a good idea to send it for dry cleaning to freshen it up a bit?

 

[Traskey]

Yay for the green, white and yellow theme. Very fresh and it will look lovely!

 

[Traskey]

Oh and I don't know if this helps but I was told to put my wedding dress in a duvet cover rather than a suit protector as they can make it sweat

 

[Scamp]

I used an old duvet cover as well

Love the colours, it will look so pretty.

How close is Llandudno to you hun? We were thinking of going Llandudno on the Monday until Friday and then getting a B&B close to the venue on Fri x

 

[EmmyReece]

I'll text you now hun

I've made a mock up of the invites, so am going to take a piccy once the glue has dried and post it up here asap