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Possible reception venue not local?
Sorry couldnt think of a title! Basically I am engaged but havnt started any real wedding planning as I am waiting till after the birth of my baby due in Feb. However I was having a light hearted chat with my Aunt and she suggested if I was to have wedding near her she would happily hold reception at her house. No this is…
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At last I can join in!!!
Hello! I have been a partially contributing lurker for a while now, but now I can properly join in!!! We got engaged on New Years Day and planning on getting married in June! Just wanted to properly say hi! Hayley
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Karaoke machine?
Hi everyone. We've found a DJ (Shane Mosley from The Eye radio station! lol Apparently this is a good thing and he's famous :S No idea but the df likes him so I'm not fussed, we've got one! lol) but we did want karaoke too. Someone has told me you can get a normal karaoke machine (one in curry's for £50?) and wire it up to…
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California honeymoon ideas....
Hi, I'm organising a surprise honeymoon for my wife to be, and am thinking about a Californian fly drive. I've had a look around and reckon its cheaper to book it all yourself than to go through an agent. Here's what I'm thinking. Route:…
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Right then ladies.... help needed (again!)
More exciting this time though!! :rolleyes: Yesterday I went dress shopping for the first time:j tried several on and this was by far the best (posting link so OH doesn't see when looking over my shoulder!!) pic However, it's just not quite right. By this I mean: The shape I love, the waist line is what I need for my…
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M&S Wedding invitations 10 for 50p (down from £3.50)
I'm helping a mate organise her wedding & found M&S wedding invitations 10 for 50p (down from £3.50). In the first branch, they had the reduced sticker on for £1.50 and when I got to the till these were 50p - this was Thursday. They didn't have enough of the type I wanted and was passing another branch today and went in,…
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what have i forgot?
ok so far the list i have of things i need is * dress - BOUGHT ebay bargin £7 with £10 postage * reception venue - parents paying for half of what ever the cost may be but looking at £3000 for 80 people for sit down meal but fallen in love i think with another venue now which is £1500 which would be brillant. * rings - to…
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2010 - a big year for us!!!
ive been browsing the wedding forums for the last 2 days looking for advice & picking up tips so thought id share with you all apologies if long winded......... my fiancee & me had hoped to marry in Florida this summer when on hols with sis & hubby - it is 2nd time around for us both so we wanted low key and minimum fuss…
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Got my bridesmaids flowers :D
I asked someone on ebay to make me my own order as she only has a listing for a set of 3 bouquets. And she emailed to say they are done, i got 4 bridesmaids bouqets for £28 with £2.65 p&p. They are silk flowers, she's going to post monday :D :D:D This is them..
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Shoes!
Any ideas where I can find interesting shoes for my wedding? None of the bridal shoes I've seen are 'me'. I love the irregular choice ones on a recent thread...but they wouldn't go with my dress. I'm looking for mid-height heel (need to be comfortable as I expect to be on my feet all day!), dark ivory, maybe a bit vintage…
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Made a decision about whether to postpone and...
...just wanted to say a quick thanks to those who replied to my post the other day about me being worried we couldn't afford to get married. We've been doing some thinking and talking and have decided to... just go ahead :D Something that one of you wrote (sorry I can't remember off the top of my head who) was really the…
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HELP!! (Username456 r u out there??)
Right i have just seen my PERFECT wedding shoes - on someone elses avatar!!!!! If you look on the thread "Getting the party sorted just need cool buffet ideas", Username456 has some gorgeous shoes! And i haven't a CLUE where they are from, so long shot - has anyone seen them (or similar!) anywhere>!>!>!>!!>!?!???!!…
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Wholesale wedding dresses from China
Hi :o I'm only very recently engaged so I'm pretty new to all this but I've come across a site selling wedding dresses for ridiculously cheap prices. I've found my perfect dress for £79. :eek: The reviews are from all over the world and 99% good. I'm wondering what the catch is??? Has anyone here ever ordered from China on…
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Champagne bubbles in Poundland
Just in case anyone else is looking for these for their tables, Poundland is the place to go. 6 for £1. Also had some silver and white place cards and a few other wedding-y bits and bobs, may be worth a look.
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Metal prices and rings. Or by in USA
Hi We are getting married in August 2010. Being a saver (tight) I am looking at the rings (prices). Not really a good time to be buying metals. Are others thinking about holding off buying until prices drop/crash? Other though we had is we are on a cruise around the Caribbean in March 2010, so possibility of buying in a…
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The great BIG checklist!
Whilst reading through my recent copy of Perfect Wedding, February 2010 edition, I came across the good old wedding planner and The great BIG checklist. You know, those easy at-a-glance guide to planning the perfect wedding and the "months to go" checklist. Well, at 9 months to go it says, "choose and order your wedding…
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how many bottles of wine/water/juice to a table of 6?
just been looking at some venues on line that sell the drinks by the bottle how many bottles would you need for 6 people ? thanks
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I *WILL* book my wedding this year!!
I've been engaged since September and so far all I've done is decide on a venue and a date! Oh dear! Basically I just need to know we can afford it before we definitely book it. We've decided to go for the Holiday Inn £999 deal, and ours includes room hire for reception and service, wedding breakfast for 30, evening buffet…
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Excel Wedding Budget Planner
Got sent this and think it looks like quite useful (although you have to translate from american to english ;) !) Click on the computer image on the right of the page and it brings up an excel page which you can then save. http://miamiweddingplanner.com/weddingbudget-planner.htm I hope it helps someone :cool:. Sorry if its…
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just wedding rings left?
Can anyone help, me and the w2b are getting married in March 2010 and we have sorted out everything apart from the wedding rings. got some seriously good help here for engagement rings but stuck where to go and how much is reasonable for wedding rings she will need a platium one and i'm undecided on that or a yellow gold…
