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30th Wedding Annv
My mum has just reminded me that it is her and dad's 30th wedding annv next month! I don't even know what special metal etc. that is. I'll have to look that up. They are thinking of going New York for it, but I think they are leaving it a bit late. Not sure if I can get them anything that will help them in New York or if I…
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Children's Entertainment for Weddings
I've got about 13 little horrors (darlings) coming invading my wedding (on the insistance of grumpy relatives) ranging from 5 months old to 14 lovely years of age. I thought perhaps I could shove them all into a marquee which will be attached to a conservatory where the parents can sit, and get some sort of entertainer to…
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Hen Night Ideas
Hi All, I'm looking for some different Hen night ideas - I've tried searching google but it just seems to come up with package weekends that cost far too much for what they are! I live in Reading and will have people travelling from all over the UK so don't want to make it too costly. I don't mind some travel and an…
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Booked my honeymoon!
Very, excited, just booked my honeymoon! It's a Virgin package; fly to Barbados, stay there all inclusive for the week followed by a cruise of the Caribbean on the Carnival Destiny for a week Managed to knock them down a hundred quid.. not massive reduction but it helps. It was still 200 quid cheaper going direct with…
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Help - Vegan on a Hen Weekend and I'm catering!
I've managed to get her main meals and breakfast sorted, but I'm a lunch short. The other girls are having sandwiches (apart from the gluten free person who is having ricecakes and ham and cheese). I've got some salady bits but I'm worried all she'll eat all weekend is salad as I think that's pretty much what she'll end up…
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E-baying for honeymoon & wedding challenge!
Well as you wil see on wednesday if you watch Martin on "It pays to watch" then we already have a bunch of vouchers towards our honeymoon courtesy of Tesco club card vouchers. But I am wondering how much I can raise in the next 4ish months by e-baying stuff we no longer need! I still have bridesmaid dresses to get and also…
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Hen Night (W/End) in Blackpool
Hi Guys My friends are planning my hen night in Blackpool in the middle of April. Just wondering if anyone has been there or has any tips on where to stay or where to go . . . . :j Any info gratefully received. Cheers Loops
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Brilliant FREE Wedding Planning Tool
All of us use Google right? Well have you tried iGoogle? iGoogle allows you to create your own themed home page & add content to suit your interests, but even better than that it allows you to section your page into tabs. I've been using it for home & for work for a while today I added a 'Wedding' tab. As soon as I created…
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Topiary trees
Hi all Does anyone know where I can buy artificial topiary trees? I am on a limited budget and thought this would be the first place to ask! Thanks :D
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Best prices for helium????????
Hi,me again:o Does anyone have experience with doing their own balloons with helium? Need to do 100 balloons for the in-laws ruby wedding party,most of then indoors but some outside on the stairs(will that be a problem?) Where does the best price on hiring the helium????????
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Beatties (House of Frazer) Sale dresses.
I popped into Beatties in Wolverhampton yesterday (I think it might be House Of Frazer now, not sure) and they had a corner crammed with dresses on sale, I'm assuming ex-display as some of them were a little grubby... But the reductions on them were rediculous! Some from £800 reduced to as little as £50. If you don't mind…
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Anyone know where I can sell my wedding dress?
Hello there. I'm normally only on the debt free wannabe section, but I thought I'd pop in here to ask this as you're all far more likely to know. I'm trying to sell my wedding dress and shoes (maggie sottero - julie size 10-12) and I don't know where to start really. I don't want to put it on ebay because they've blocked…
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Any wedding breakfast menu ideas????
Does anyone have any cheap ideas for the food at the wedding breafast. The orginal plan was to have fish and chips wrapped in a newspaper style with photos of me and my wife to be so be can browse at them when they want. However, my evil mum has put a stop to that saying that she dosn't like chips and that they will be all…
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Cheap dresses: Have you considered Indian fabric shops?
I am doing my wedding on a mega budget (Around £3000 for a wedding with 100 people!) so did not want to spend a lot of money on my wedding dress. Thankfully my Mum is handy with the sewing machine and offered to make one. However I was worried that the dress would look plain, after seeing gorgeous beaded/sequined ones in…
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Wedding Photography.. On A Budget?
Im in the West of Scotland.. I have found that photographers will end up being the most expensive part of my wedding!! anyone kno any gd deals or even any tips?
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Coral/35th Wedding Anniversary ideas?
Do any of you inventive types have any suggestions for something special for my parents 35th WA - I believe it's coral. I did have a good idea - Caithness glass did a paperweight in 1973 (the year they were marrid) called "coral" but the few that I have seen on a well known auction site have gone for silly money -so I…
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Wedding budget help needed
My finacee and I are looking to get married in July 2009 and as a result are starting our wedding plans now. My parents (who have recently gone through a divorce) live in the USA and would like to pay for the majority of the wedding. Whilst I know I am very lucky to have a nice contribution, I am already finding myself in…
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Wedding rings
Where did you get your rings from? Did you get matching ones? I have my engagement ring which i chose and love! the jewellers have the matching wedding band which is very simple white gold and compliments the engagement ring perfectly BUT Df says we should maybe buy cheaper one and then save for these when we gat back (we…
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Trouser suit
Hi, we're getting married in march and though I'm not flapping yet I've been looking around for a nice trouser suit to wear. We're getting married at the registry office and I'm not a dress type person. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas as to where i might be able to find one.. seen a few, but they're just not me,…
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DJ and venue decorator in w. mids
My mum is getting married in August and she wants to find a decent DJ and venue decorator at reasonable prices, but is struggling. Anyone got any recommendations for people in the west midlands or know of any good websites where I can ask the question? Thanks
