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help with wording please!
ok so we are only having 30 max for the sit-down meal those will be the people in the wedding party and a few very close friends my prob is with the invites for the night do! im not sending out invites for the day do as everyone i want there will be there but i think there'll be a few family/frends that would like to just…
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Shocking Prices!!
Just got back from a local wedding fair (run by the local newspaper) really only went for fun and to see if we were inspired by anything.............i dont know about inspiration it nearly put me into shock lol spoke to a photographer £2000 with an album......cake (very simple nothing fancy) £700.......chocolate fountain…
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dont know wot to do about ma chair covers :-(
i found a nice lady on ebay who listed chair covers for 99p plus sesh for 57p so for £157 she was going to travel from doncaster the day befor(thursday)and fit them then travel back(its a 2 hour round trip)then come back on saturday and collect them all for £157 she wants paying now which im not happy with :o ive heard all…
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Length of best man's speech.
I'm busy preparing and rehearsing my speech. I was aiming for 10 minutes. Do you think this is about right, or should I be going for less?
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Shabby Chic/Vintage style wedding
Anyone else having a shabby chic/vintage style weddding? So far I've thought of vintage tea cup candles, flowers in vintage teapots/jugs, bunting, cupcakes in cute cake cases and spotty invites. For the female favours I'm going to sew some lavender hearts in Cath Kidston fabric. The men will get chocs in a plan favour box…
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Swap Photography for Mechanic
This morning, I've had to drive 2 hrs to Scarborough (and 2 hours back) to collect my sample albums from a Hotel. Foolishly I left them there last weekend when I went to visit a couple. During this time I was thinking of how un-economical the whole process was and that if I'd have though more beforehand I could have…
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All the templates in one place
Hi everyone, I thought it would be really useful to put the links for the templates we have used altogether in one thread. This is the one I have used for my table plan, it is from confetti. You have to be a member to use it but it is free to join up. There is a template for square and round tables and you can edit it how…
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2 Wedding dresses???
Hi :hello: I've been thinking i may buy another wedding dress for my evening do that i can dance in. The dress i'm wearing for the cermony and wedding breakfast is beautiful but very snug and has a long train. Anyone know where i can get a nice little white or cream dress for around £100?
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Honeymoon Fund Website
Hi, We're getting married in January but as we've lived together for many years don't need a wedding list. We've decided that we'd like people to fund part of our next holiday instead, so have considered a cheap wishing well, however I realise that some will find that tacky. I had heard of a website for funding travelling…
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Maggie sottero sizing
Hi I was hoping someone could offer me some advice on Maggie Sottero sizing. I can't find the dress I like anywhere in the UK so I'm considering ordering off Ebay from the US. My measurements are 36, 26.5, 35. The sizing chart on the website says a size 6 is 34.5, 26.5, 37 so this should fit on the waist. As it's corset…
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Toastmaster
Is it really worth hiring a toastmaster?
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What is your normal dress size & what is your wedding dress size?
Do they really come up so small?? Just been looking on preloved and can't get over the difference! Someone is a 10 and wore a 14 and someone else is an 18 and wore a 22! I've got my dress and with me needing to lose weight anyway, didn't think too much as I got my normal pre pregnancy size (trying to shift the baby weight…
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Gift giving for a wedding - ££
If you are giving ££ for a wedding gift, how much do you normally give? Off to a wedding this weekend & I *think* I know how much I'm planning on giving but wondered if I was being realistic about what "normal" is nowdays?!!
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Inviting the ex....
We've got 3 children. Son is 13, daughter is 11 (they will be 14 and 12 when we get married) and our darling little cherub, he is 20 weeks old. The oldest 2 are to my ex. The kids want their Dad to come to the wedding in the evening, I don't have a problem with that at all as it would be lovely for him to see them in their…
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Advice for giving notice...and ouch!!!
I'm such a dozy cow :rolleyes: Had my shopping delivered before, bent down to pick up some bags from the crate, lost my footing and ended up head down in the top crate, scraping my knees on the way down :o good job the driver was getting more crates out of the bank of the van because as I went down, I went 'arrghhhh' so…
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Don't want disco/band - will guests be bored?
Hi everyone! :wave: I'm a regular MSE'r but am new to this particular board. My BF and I are getting married in summer 2011 and hope to keep to a budget of around £7,500. As I'll be nearly 40 and he'll be 42, we don't want a disco or band - we'd rather have background music (MP3 playlist) and spend the evening chatting to…
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Upset over cake.
My SIL got married last saturday and her day went really well but I'm so upset! My husband and I paid nearly £300 for the wedding cake which was our present to them and nobody got any! After the reception and speeches I asked her if they were going to cut the cake and she said they would do it when the evening "do" was set…
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Surprise for my fiancee ... need your help!!
The more I think about this, the more determin I am to do it!! :o :rolleyes: Background: My fiancee has always dreamt of being a fire fighter and having a hard two years, he finally managed it, and is now a retained fire fighter... so.... I was thinking I would love to book a fire engine (vintage or limo type) to collect…
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Wedding corset not arrived,dress fitting tomorrow!!!
My wedding lingerie,gok wan items from simply be,has not arrived yet and my dress fitting is tomorrow at 12 noon. I was so worried about it not being here yet after ordering last week that yesterday I ordered it again and paid for next day delivery.Still not here.Cut off was 12 for next day delivery and my order was…
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Money Tree instead of presents
My OH and I have lived togetherfor 5 years so dont really need presents..... but could benefit from money to save up for stuff. So we are having a money tree instead. The aim is to have a big branch sprayed silver for people to peg little envelopes with money on to. Has anyone done this? I need pics for inspiration!
