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Stressed already.
Hiya Guys, I am out of my head with this wedding lark, could this be the first time in history where the man wants the big wedding? I suggested we got married in the registry office with just parents best man etc and then hire a reception somewhere...he agreed then kept adding people to the list so in the end my sister…
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Bridesmaids wearing their own dresses
I've have an idea for the bridesmaid dresses and wouldn't mind a bit of input from anyone who has done this or considered it. Firstly our aim is for a very low key, relaxed and fairly small wedding, we've no colour scheme as yet (for the flowers I've just asked for colourful and in season for a June wedding) and not having…
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Beauty Regime Tips
Hi Brides! I'm getting married in July and want to start a proper beauty regime so I was hoping for some suggestions on products that you ladies have been using for flawless skin and shiny hair! e.g Face scrubs/cleansers, facial moisturisers, body Moisturisers, hair serums/masks. Pretty much anything that'll make me…
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wild flowers for august wedding?
Hi! My daughter wants wild flowers in yellow, green and brown colours for her august wedding. She lives in Sleaford Lincs, has anyone any recommendations for where to get some? Dont really want to pay really steep prices at florists, we only need to put some in jam jars on the tables and a bunch for the bride to hold, she…
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Zoara.com vs bluenile.com vs jamesallen.com vs other
I am just after an unbiased review on these websites. I'm after an engagement diamond ring at around 0.5ct at around $2000 (very roughly). However it's been difficult to decide. I'm more inclined towards Zoara since I haven't found many negative reviews, whereas for the other two I've found a mixed of sentiments, plus I…
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wedding stationery
I wonder if anyone would be able to help me I'm not trying to sell anything I promise , I make handmade cards and have recently started to venture into making handmade wedding invitations but it is the pricing bit I'm not very good at I was just wondering how much you paid for your wedding invitations , favour boxes ,…
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invitations help
hi, we have bought some fancy wedding invitations for the day guests which are lovely. we are having the ceremony at the registry office so numbers are limited and we didn't need too many. now my problem is the evening reception,,,,, we need around 60 invitations and refusing to pay a lot for these. im just wanting the…
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High street wedding dresses- value for money?
Just been looking at the Phase Eight website wedding dresses...some of them look amazing! Also, the Monsoon dresses look great. Did anyone buy a high street wedding dress in the end? Initially I presumed I'd be getting a dress from a bridal shop but realistically the prices are way beyond what I can/want to afford. The…
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Pom-Poms...where to buy/how to make?
Hello all Planning to have lots of pom-poms hanging as decoration at our wedding venue....would like them in blue/turquoise and beige/white. Does anyone know where you can buy these in bulk/wholesale...no idea how many we should be buying... ...also are they quite easy to put together? Thank you in advance!:j
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i-florist - avoid this company
£80 flower arrangement for 60th anniversary ordered for delivery to Australia - didn't arrive. I-florist response. It was a forwarding error there's nothing we can do - the flowers will arrive after the date. I pointed out that the date was important as it was a 60th wedding anniversary. Again no movement - there's nothing…
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mother of the bride
I know its mainly brides on here but could use some help with ideas re mother of the bride outfit. My daughter having a traditional wedding (white dress etc) in a civil ceremony. Quite small, 50 guests plus another 20 or so in the evening. When her brother got married ten years ago I had quite an expensive outfit - it was…
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Anniversary Cufflinks/Tie Bar, but...
Our 3 year anniversary is coming up next week, I was planning on getting the OH a nice tie bar/cufflinks set, especially as he has a big interview coming up, so I want to get him smartened up! Boring I know, but he'll get a new train set as well to make up for it. The thing is his watch is gold (well, it has gold plated…
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Fab Silversmith on Etsy
Hi All EXCITING NEWS: our wedding rings arrived today. And OH MY GOODNESS they are PERFECT. Seriously, I could not be more happy. If you are wanting your rings in silver, I suggest you seriously consider looking at Alexs Dream Factory Our rings cost under £40 for the pair, they were CUSTOM MADE to our own design, and…
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Cutting flower costs
Hi all, I'm trying to sort out my bridesmaids flowers atm but struggling. I'm after calla lily bouquets which I understand are quite expensive but I didn't think they'd be £60 a pop. Really want the girls to have real flowers so I can put them on graves after but I can't justify paying that much. Any ideas on how to bring…
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Silk fabric suppliers
Hi Has anyone got any suggestions for suppliers of silk fabric? I am looking for a dusky/dusty pink colour for flowergirl dress - the ones I have seen are silk dupion fabrics but it is hard to find the right colour looking online. Does anyone know of any suppliers/shops - I am based in East Yorkshire but can travel. I…
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Guest Book
Was having a general browse around The Range today when I came across a lovely Guest Book at just £2.99! I hadn't even considered having one at our reception - it will be an informal party at a pub - but thought it would be lovely if guests could pass it around and leave messages etc. It's a white hardback book with…
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Parents Silver Wedding Hamper Ideas
So it's my parents silver wedding anniversary next month and as me and my brother are a bit tight on cash we've gone for the idea of creating a hamper for them. We're running with two ideas at the minute; 1. a hamper filled with regular hamper things ie champagne, chocolates, maybe a photo from there wedding day. 2. since…
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White flower girl dresses
Hi everyone I'm on the hunt for some white flower girl dresses and having a nightmare! I've found loads of gorgeous ivory but with my dress being white I'm not sure it will look right. Does anyone have any advice of where I can look? A lady at work said I should try looking for Holy Communion which I did and did find more…
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Wedding Dress from Dressilyme, China
Hello All, I just posted on the June 2014 weddings thread, but I thought this information could be useful for everyone, so I'm re-posting here. So, I ordered my dress online from China (Dressilyme), which as everyone knows, is a bit of a risk. It was a risk I was prepared to take however as (i) I absolutely hate trying…
