Kellys Wedding Journal - 6th July 2013... Countdown begins!!

[candeur]

Ohhh I think I've decided on gifts for best man/bridesmaids too....
Best man I'm getting this:
https://m.firebox.com/product/5430/3D-Printed-Heads
And puttin it on a little Lego man body, putting a little goody bag together with various bodies and vehicles aswell! Lol, he loves Lego, he's a bloke and he's his biggest fan as I know he'll love this lol.
Bridesmaids:

I'm sooo umming and ahhinh over this one... My initial idea was to get them each a pandora bracelet with a wedding charm but now I can't! MIL got married last year and she gave SIL to be (whos one of my bms) a pandora bracelet for her gift!! AFTER I told her about my idea!!! Still reeling over it!!

I can't think of anything else that they'd like so I'm thinkin of going completely random and booking indoor sky diving for the 3 of us in those wind tunnels an putting the booking confirmation in little envelopes for them!
Now this could go either way, most likely scenario is that they're both going to hate me as one hates rides etc but I know she won't turn it down (mwahaha) and I also know they'll come out of it absolutely loving it and hopefully will love the experience
Too risky or? Lol x

 

[Mummy May]

I think thats a fab gift for the girls, you don't wanna just buy them something that they won't use or anything xxx

 

[candeur]

Hi guys hope all your plans are going well!
I haven't been up to much over the last few weeks but started to pick stuff up again today
Had a meeting with our florist and put a deposit down, she's really lovely and understood exactly what I'm looking for.
Also....
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/12BA8A7E-436F-4C9D-A27F-39C680D20597-243-0000001F3D972573_zpsab0ec34c.jpg

Invitations have been written out ready to be sent out at the end of the month!
Seems so real now, eeek!

I ordered some placecard samples off eBay aswell which came today, thinking of clipping them to the wine glasses like this:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/0814922A-028D-40A6-98DC-F15C7382213A-243-0000001F3635A90F_zps0d514f97.jpg

Chose my daughters flower girl present:
https://www.lilybelle.co.uk/shop/personalised-girls-pearl-friendship-bracelet/

And goody boxes for the kids from here:
https://www.yoyome.co.uk/wedding.htm#

Next step is to sort out picking suits for the boys and at the end of march/early aprilgo for my dress fitting which I'm sooo nervous about!!
Is anyone else worried about that? I'm so scared I won't love the dress like I did the first time!

 

[DonnaBallona]

Candeur that's so weird, I was just wondering about you yesterday, thinking I hadn't seen you around in a while! hope you're well.

your invites look lush, they've turned out beautifully. and that lilybelle website is gorgeous!!!! I'm considering getting my bridesmaid jewellery from there too, it's lush!

which flowers did you decide on?

it's all coming together now! x x

 

[candeur]

Candeur that's so weird, I was just wondering about you yesterday, thinking I hadn't seen you around in a while! hope you're well.

your invites look lush, they've turned out beautifully. and that lilybelle website is gorgeous!!!! I'm considering getting my bridesmaid jewellery from there too, it's lush!

which flowers did you decide on?

it's all coming together now! x x

Aw I know, I'm good thanks Hun, the hen party has taken over my life for the last month and I've completely neglected the wedding

For the flowers I'm having large ivory roses, the bouquet I showed the florist was this one:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/95149575-67DB-4BA2-A8C2-12FC72E51D44-3720-000003140543F244_zpse97d8461.jpg

I really want the pink in there as its the middle of summer and its all black and white so need some colour somewhere!
The boys are just having ivory rose buttonholes and she said she'll make up something small for seren to carry for free

 

[candeur]

Final decision on my hair
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/C9DAFDE1-A016-49C1-B663-1F96581D8D37-1298-0000013E750F4A7F_zps084d6d31.jpg

 

[Lauren25]

The invites look great and I love those place cards!

The flowers look lovely too, I really like the little bit of pink in there too!

And the hair is lovely, are you having someone do it or are you doing it yourself ?

 

[candeur]

The invites look great and I love those place cards!

The flowers look lovely too, I really like the little bit of pink in there too!

And the hair is lovely, are you having someone do it or are you doing it yourself ?

Definitely having someone to do it because I'm useless with hair! Lol. I've booked a hairdresser to do mine and the bridesmaids who will be having something like this:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/0C02A148-EA49-47EA-A457-5A7510920D37-3022-000003174903C2A4_zps29eb47e0.jpg

How's everyone else plans coming on?

 

[candeur]

Cake toppers:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/ED9078B3-B9D9-4F1D-BDBE-3132C2BAFB9D-229-00000022B8CE64B3_zps27ba5d2b.jpg
Needed something small as the top of the cake is really small and I found these hilarious as OH is bald and the peg just gives me a good giggle!

Bridesmaid shoes:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/C89BB3AE-A77D-431D-A725-5D8C9417275C-229-00000022C137103F_zps48bb4f90.jpg

They're slightly different to the ones in the shop and I only realised after looking back at the pics! They love them though.

List of things left to do:

Me:

- Underwear
- Book trial for hair and make up in April/May
- Early April go for first dress fitting
- Start going for manicures to sort my nails out

OH and BM, Usher:

- Chose suits and sort fittings
- Get OHs ring

Bridesmaids:

- Jewellery - waiting for stock in next, order placed last year
- Alterations x2

Jack:

- Shoes
- Suit fitting

To buy:

- Favours
- Thank you gifts
- Evening invites
- Menu Cards
- Kids favours
- Guest book

To do:

- Take marriage notice to registrar

- Book appt with wedding co ordinator to get more info about the day and approx table layout so can start working on table plan

- Send out invites
- go through ceremony options
- sort out home hen party

Am I missing anything?? Lol buying the big things is so easy compared to this!!

 

[candeur]

Just ordered Serens Flower girl gift £19 with a discount code.
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/32DB2832-1F19-423A-B59B-B59C139C5ABB-437-0000003D81EB9747_zps85471e6a.jpg
I chose a star charm as her name means star in welsh.

 

[candeur]

Second purchase of the day Serens cardigan £12 in next
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/82000DDA-B840-494D-9724-384620B652DD-500-00000048EC69C26D_zps997f240f.jpg

 

[candeur]

Just bought some bits and pieces for Jack
He's only going to be 11months on the day so been stuck as to what to do so I've just got him some crayola beginnings crayons and a baby colouring book and some twine to present it nicely.
Also got this for him to carry down the aisle:
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/3EAA8ADE-61F5-418D-93BF-31CA891414E4-822-00000078D28C7A48_zps9a8796c0.jpg

Our HV thinks he could be walking before he's 1 but if not ill prob get the usher to carry him down the aisle holding it

 

[candeur]

Okay I'm on a roll today, need to stop now as I'm one overdraft lol
Just ordered our table nos of eBay, £10
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/8D059477-BC6F-4B32-B308-6F4489583D55-963-0000008B8EEAA6E3_zps16cd17d1.jpg

 

[aly888]

I love those 'here comes your bride' signs. I think they are super sweet!

I know what you mean about getting on a roll but having to stop and wait for payday I've spent so much in the last few weeks. I've not even dared look at the bank balance. Thank goodness our wedding account is a complete seperate account. Otherwise I could go mad and leave us with no money for food

 

[candeur]

I love those 'here comes your bride' signs. I think they are super sweet!

I know what you mean about getting on a roll but having to stop and wait for payday I've spent so much in the last few weeks. I've not even dared look at the bank balance. Thank goodness our wedding account is a complete seperate account. Otherwise I could go mad and leave us with no money for food

I think I should've done a seperate account! Definitely! I get shares in my end of march pay so I just keep telling myself that it's all stuff ill buy then anyway and ill just cover it with my pay! Excuses excuses lol

 

[aly888]

Haha, that's dangerous. I did that at Christmas. They tell us what our Xmas bonus is weeks before we get it, so I just spent like mad knowing that I'd be gettin the money back anyway. Lol!!

 

[Mummy May]

We have a seperate account too but we pay for everything on credit card then pay it off straight away because we get more protection from our credit card. I can't see your photos on my phone but I'm coming back on my comp to look because I like the sound of these signs haha! Xx

 

[Lauren25]

You've been busy, loving all your new purchases

We have a seperate account too but still then we end up crossing money and getting confused! The amount of times we're like where is our money going haha!

 

[candeur]

Ohh you sound so much more money organised than I do! We have paid for things out of our monthly wages so far and now we are waiting for about £9k between us from share payments up until may, let's just hope our company does crash in the stock market before then! Lol xx

 

[candeur]

Serens gift came today
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/3877CA65-31CA-4E87-A3A8-628416E3F946-721-000000CEF95E8B67_zps0417c0e1.jpg
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/DA1D0B70-F88C-45E2-89B8-70700FF6E391-721-000000CF007CFE30_zps90813512.jpg

So happy with it.

Also received my hen party costume, it's 90s weekend in butlins and I'm going as mario Lol.
https://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b583/katurner63/59D76C99-2287-4E2D-AFE5-EA937FB3C8B9-721-000000CF0D93C1F1_zps0b4f7666.jpg

Excuse state of my mirror and room etc, cleaning day tomorrow!